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Cat-Eyed Boy

1976 · 1 season

A haunting, atmospheric dive into Japanese folklore, with eerie tales that linger and unsettle.

Created by
Kazuo Umezu
Genres
Animation, Mystery
Overview
The story is told by the cat-eyed boy, hated by humans and demons, who engages in tales of terror, including monsters and children.
How it feels
Eerie, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, fate, death, identity
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Created by
Kazuo Umezu
Genres
Animation, Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
Places
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
animation, mystery
Created by
Kazuo Umezu
Written by
Kazuo Umezu
Starring
Koji Yada, Junko Hori, Katsuhiko Iida
Length
1 seasons, 25 episodes, 25 min each
Network
Tokyo Channel 12
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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