TV series

Blue Birthday

2023 · 2 seasons

A bittersweet time-travel mystery that blends teenage romance with the ache of loss, pulling you into its emotional puzzle.

Created by: Osamu Minorikawa, Yoshimasa Fujie
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Shion Tsurubo, Airi Matsui, Shogo Hama

Overview: On her 17th birthday, Ozaki Karin suddenly lost her childhood friend and first love, Soma Jun. Ten years later, on her 27th birthday, Karin happens to find a film camera left behind by Jun and the photos he took of her. This causes her to remember all the feelings she had for Jun. Unable to control her emotions, Karin burns all the photos and is transported back in time to the day the photo was taken 10 years ago. As Karin travels back and forth between the past and present to stop Jun's suicide, she slowly discovers the shocking truth behind her childhood friend's death.

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Created by: Osamu Minorikawa, Yoshimasa Fujie
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Shion Tsurubo, Airi Matsui, Shogo Hama

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
love
death
memory
fate
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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