Narcissu

A quiet, sorrowful journey that lingers on fleeting moments of connection and the weight of mortality, asking for patience and emotional openness.

Created by

Kataoka Tomo

Genres

Drama, Animation

Starring

Rino Ayakawa, Natsumi Yanase, Yuko Goto

Overview

The anonymous protagonist is diagnosed with a terminal illness shortly after his twentieth birthday, and is admitted to a hospital in Mito, Ibaraki. There he meets Setsumi, a woman a few years older, who is also terminally ill. Finding that they both reject to die either in hospital or at home, they steal a car and run away together.

How it feels

Melancholic, bleak, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Death, isolation, freedom, grief

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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