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Shadow Star Narutaru

2003 · 1 season

A deceptively gentle bond with a strange creature slowly curdles into something unsettling and quietly devastating.

Created by
Toshiaki Iino, Nobutaka Chikahashi
Genres
Drama, Animation, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Asami Sanada, Mamiko Noto, Sakura Nogawa
Overview
A girl named Shiina Tamai bonds with a starfish-shaped "dragonchild" whom she calls Hoshimaru.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Toshiaki Iino, Nobutaka Chikahashi
Genres
Drama, Animation, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Asami Sanada, Mamiko Noto, Sakura Nogawa
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • violence
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, animation, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Toshiaki Iino, Nobutaka Chikahashi
Starring
Asami Sanada, Mamiko Noto, Sakura Nogawa, Akira Ishida, Eiji Miyashita, Hideki Tasaka, Hisayoshi Suganuma, Kaori Tanaka
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 25 min each
Network
Kids Station
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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