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Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night

2024 · 1 season

A gentle, earnest slice-of-life about creative self-discovery, with warm friendships and a bittersweet undertone.

Created by
Ryohei Takeshita
Genres
Animation, Drama
Starring
Miku Ito, Rie Takahashi, Miyu Tomita
Overview
In the bustling heart of Shibuya, four young women—an artist, a retired idol, a V-tuber, and a composer—form JELEE, an anonymous artist group. United in their quest for self-expression, they journey towards self-discovery and finding their voice.

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Created by
Ryohei Takeshita
Genres
Animation, Drama
Starring
Miku Ito, Rie Takahashi, Miyu Tomita
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • art
  • music
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, drama
Created by
Ryohei Takeshita
Written by
Yuki Yaku
Starring
Miku Ito, Rie Takahashi, Miyu Tomita, Miyuri Shimabukuro, Sumire Uesaka, Miho Okasaki, Yukina Shuto, Sally Amaki
Music
Masaru Yokoyama
Cinematography
Takafumi Kuwano
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 24 min each
Network
TOKYO MX, BS11
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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