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Mima had it all. She was a good singer, and a pop idol in the group Cham. That is until Mima decided she wanted to be an actress... Then things began to change. It seemed as though she was digging herself into a hole. Her acting career which had hardly started wasn't going anywhere. Cham suddenly became successful without her - and she couldn't go back anyway, with her tarnished image she had received from her somewhat smutty roles as an actress. Then the really frightening things started to happen. A web site appeared, and seemed to read her thoughts... as if it knew her better than she herself did. And the gruesome killings that began to take place around her... Is she dreaming? Is this a role for her as an actress? Or is this a grim reality where she is taunted by a mirage of herself as a pop singer? Mima needs to sort things out not only because she needs her life in order, but because her life depends on it.

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Before it was released, I heard lots of hype about it. After it was released, I heard a lot of people didn't like it. Truth be told, I could care less. Eventually I did check it out, and I found Perfect Blue to be a fantastic film. Extremely well produced - with even exceptional dubbing - this is about as seamless as dubbed anime gets. The best summation I've heard of this film is "Alfred Hitchcock meets anime". A terrific surrealistic anime I haven't seen the likes of for a LONG time. If your looking for a story with lots of twists, and that practically oozes suspense, this is your film. Probably one of the more interesting anime I've seen in a long time.

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