Add to My List Add to Favorites Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Maiden Camellia, Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show Japanese: 地下幻燈劇画 少女椿 English: Midori More titles InformationType: Movie Episodes: 1 Status: Finished Airing Aired: May 2, 1992 Producers: Imagica Licensors: None found, add some Studios: Mippei Eigeki Kiryuukan Source: Manga Genres: Drama, Horror Themes: Gore, Historical Duration: 47 min. Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity StatisticsScore: 4.731 (scored by 35,517 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #132882 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #2719 Members: 69,039 Favorites: 419 Resources |
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Mar 20, 2008 dvlsweet666 Recommended The movie was really great. Some people might be a little disturbed by some scenes and how the story plot goes or might not feel comfortable with the artwork, but it is to know that the director, Hiroshi Harada, drew the entire movie by himself and he wanted to make it look like a sort of japanese paper play. At first I was being dissapointed about the animation, but later it gets better and really breath takes you for some scenes. The story is wonderful , the characters are wee thought. After seing some drawings from the graphic novel it was based on ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 9, 2013 ktulu007 Not Recommended Welcome back, my friends, to horror anime month. This week I'll be looking at Midori: Shoujo Tsubaki. Yes, I know that it was supposed to be Blue Gender. My apologies, but I lost Internet service for several days and wasn't able to quite finish it. So it'll have to wait for next week. In the meantime, let's take a look at this film that was banned in Japan when it came out on account of its imagery. The film was crafted by a single man, Harada Hiroshi. Supposedly he found it impossible to gain sponsors for it and spent his life savings on the project. ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jul 14, 2012 Solemnmind Mixed Feelings Story: 4/10 The world is not beautiful, therefore it is; a thought-provoking proverb popularized by Kino's Journey that nonetheless leaves its trail in lots of anime. Midori is in this sense the ultimate combo breaker in its determination to depict a cruel world whilst rejecting the vaguest of indications that beauty may lie around the corner. Its unpleasant worldview manifests itself perfectly in young Midori who is taken in by a group of deformed circus artists after the death of her beloved mother. Her various experiences with these individuals are as far from beneficial as they are from being mutual and the movie is eager to explore ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 22, 2018 gabrielrroiz Recommended Have you ever experienced a perfect movie? As an avid anime watcher I am always looking for these titles, the one where seemingly everything clicks. Works of such transcendental quality, with impeccable theming and symbolism, that join extremely effective storytelling with gigantic personal and emotional impacts. Shoujo Tsubaki is for me(and for everybody who does not have shit taste) one of those, a piece of fiction without an equal in any media. This review basically is my embarrassing attempt to spread my love for the work, while also trying to prove as flawed, many of the retarded claims made by most of its detractors. Also ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jul 1, 2019 literaturenerd Not Recommended Overview: The first thing you probably noticed was the 2 rating I gave this OVA. So that means I think this is objectively a piece of dog shit right? Well...no I don't. I tend to dislike ratings in general because as critics our best attempts at being objective often fall short. If I watch a movie alongside my GF or a best friend and I'm having a really good time that night, my rating will likely be inflated. Likewise, if I watch a comedy in a bad mood and didn't laugh, my rating will probably be too low. Let's say I watch a movie at a ... Read more Open Gift Report
May 6, 2012 octal9 Recommended being a huge fan of the dark genius of mangaka suehiro maruo, i decided to check out the anime version of his masterpiece of guro/psychosis shoujo tsubaki. the story takes place in the ramshackle underbelly of early showa period japan. it's the story of a young girl named midori who loses her family and is tricked into traveling with a truly gruesome freakshow circus a la tod browning's 1932 movie freaks (armless man, mummy, sword swallower, strongman, human worm, etc.) and her journey through misery to love and back to misery again. it's definitely not a story for people who don't revel in the dark ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jun 24, 2024 MichaelMorbius Not Recommended This is one of the most controversial animes ever created and has even been banned in several countries. I've decided to watch it due to its fame of being disgusting and horrible due to the amount rape, violence and body horror present within the anime. And man, was I disappointed. Don't get me wrong I wasn't expecting much from a technical standpoint, I knew the movie kinda sucked in that sense but, at least, I was expecting to get horrified by looking at it and, instead, nothing. There were a couple of scenes which were a little hard to watch but even the parts who ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 23, 2016 turnthescorpion Mixed Feelings This is a somewhat typical story of a girl who unintentionally ends up in a freak show against her will. But of course, what goes on behind closed doors is vastly different from what the audience probably imagines. While thematically and sometimes visually disturbing, the plot falls short and, in my opinion, isn't very interesting or entertaining. I more watched it for the shock fact than anything. Even that mostly fell short, save for a couple scenes. Overall, it may be worth a watch if you're into the freak show/macabre scene. But don't expect a profound or particularly interesting plot. Read more Open Gift Report
Jun 23, 2022 italktowomen Not Recommended I saw this shit on a TikTok 2 days ago and decided to watch it and honestly after completing it I'm not surprised its banned in every country. Where the hell to start first off its disturbing as hell like way more then it has to be. Weird threesome scenes or rats coming out of a women's vagina or Midori's body contorting in weird ways. There is some horror anime out there with fucked up scenes like the one this has but this makes it way more disturbing due to the whole story and the old animation. It starts off with Midori who's ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 16, 2021 s4rka Not Recommended Shojo Tsubaki is easily the worst anime i've ever seen. Sure, the art is really beautiful, however anime is not supposed to be a powerpoint presentation, i can hardly say it was actually animated. But that's to be expected considering there was only one person working on it. Why was there only a single man working on this anime? Because no one else wanted to. If you want to start a new project and everyone you ask for help on it declines, maybe reconsider starting it at all. Now, the plot. There was hardly any plot. The storyline only seemed as an excuse to exhibit ... Read more Open Gift Report
May 8, 2017 KevinTignorVA Not Recommended the only things I give a pass on in this vile abomination is the artwork and animation because it was done by one man but the story and content has no excuse it's hard to excuse Animal Abuse, Torture, Rape and Pedophilia Harada made this project by himself because he couldn't get the support from a studio FOR GOOD REASON. Harada might be considered a genius for being able to create the project entirely by himself but if this is what comes from the man's mind than he is also a sick individual. The line between Genius and Insanity is a thin one and I guess ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 8, 2022 Abrar02 Recommended I'm gonna expose my feelings about this anime. Not gonna overreact like other people are doing after watching this. Honestly, this anime was not like what people are saying. You'll hear that this is sh*t, terrifying, worst, etc. I know, there were some disturbing scenes & maybe soft-hearted people won't gonna like this. But to me, it was just another normal sad story. In this story, Midori is the main character. I guess she is about 11/12 years old. In the beginning, her mom died. Then she joined a circus for money. But the people of the circus were not that good. They abused her, r*ped her, ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 23, 2023 amealworm Recommended Shoujo Tsubaki is wonderful! it is quite a surreal film with its visuals, but it may be quite disturbing for some as it contains lots of distressing topics. even if some don't like the film itself, they may still find themself appreciating the story behind it. which is equally, if not more interesting than the film itself. Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 21, 2020 sam_nko Recommended I don't get why people on TikTok made such a fuss about it. It's not that bad. Yes, it's gory & gross & cruel. But ultimately I liked the art style & I have a great deal of respect for the artist seeing as they did the frames' drawings by himself [ correct me if I'm wrong]. Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 29, 2020 emann Not Recommended This is by far the worst thing I have ever seen. I never write reviews this is I believe my first one, but this was so bad I had to say something. This movie is needlessly disgusting. The story is awful the characters are awful the audio quality is garbage. I did not enjoy this and I don't know why someone would. This movie made me feel physically sick. Nothing about this movie was appealing. I can not recognize anything of value within this movie. Do not watch this movie, and if you do be prepared for a needless amount of gore, sexual assault, and ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 22, 2023 jeffersondkid Mixed Feelings I'm kind of disappointed by it; I expected more. Maybe the manga is better; I will check it out. Read more Open Gift Report
May 5, 2022 akavish Not Recommended I think it's impressive that this was the work of one man. With that being said I don't enjoy violence for the sake of violence. Midori suffers just because. I did not find the violence extremely shocking- I think for violence to be shocking there has to be peace before violence, but the whole movie is just violence and there is no shock. For example the dogs. I did not expect the dogs to live, I expected them to be murdered because the movie wants to impress on the viewer what violence is like, therefore I was not shocked when about 15 seconds after the ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 10, 2014 Arisa_Lucifiria Recommended Such a crazy work there is it to be here. Disturbing, haunting, chaotic, terrifying - There's not much word that can fathom the disturbing level that this work could produced. Nothing much to say really, but this is just, too disturbing. I would not want to watch this for the 2nd nor the thrice, because that would driven yourself to the edge of a breakdown. This work isn't just about gore and mutilation, as there is something else need to be told by the director. It's telling about the reality, used to happened life issues in the past. This anime, no , this piece of ... Read more Open Gift Report
Feb 18, 2017 metem_psychosis Mixed Feelings How do you deal with social alienation? Born into circumstances where the rest of society deems you as abnormal, and forced to join a circus to "fit in" and make a living by performing odd and dangerous magic tricks and stunts. It's not an ideal life, but when someone's limbs are severed, or body mutilated, or the mind just isn't functioning right, it may be the only way to have a sense of identity. The Circus in Midori is made of a motley band of misfits, and Midori herself is tricked into joining them. Midori is seemingly normal, and juxtaposing her against the circus crew feels ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 10, 2013 WILDskf Recommended It's great metaphorically speaking, but a lot of viewers will likely find the content of this film very disturbing. There is lots of gore and sexual content. Just warning you ahead of time. I'm not sure if I'm glad I was able to see it (there are scenes that I am just outright abhorred with), but I can't say I've seen much like it and I found the execution of the story and the symbolism of the images selected very effective. It's an artistic / experimental film. HOWEVER I would not recommend this to a lot of people. Definitely not for the weak of stomach ... Read more Open Gift Report More Reviews |
