Is Kurenai plot-driven or character-driven?
CharactersPlot
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (10 of 10) and pathos (10 of 10) more than on its plot.
Kurenai
1998Show1 season11 episodes
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After having aborted her lover’s baby, thirty-four year-old Fuyuko undergoes an emergency hysterectomy and feels a loss of womanhood as she gives up her dreams of marriage and children. Kishi is caught between his enduring love for Fuyuko and his wife’s desire to keep their family together.
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- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
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- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.
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7 of 7 · most episodes first
Crew
- Written by
- Machiko Nasu
- Music by
- Nanpei Iwama
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Facts
April 13, 1998 · June 22, 1998 · Ended
- First aired
- April 13, 1998
- Last aired
- June 22, 1998
- Status
- Ended
- Length
- 1 season · 11 episodes
- Content
- Sexual Content
- Original language
- Japanese
- Made in
- Japan
Tropes
Spared by the Adaptation, Art Shift, Big, Screwed-Up Family +9
Q&A
4 questions, like "Is Kurenai plot-driven or character-driven?"
Questions about Kurenai
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Will I feel good after watching Kurenai?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for melancholy and 7 for bleakness, against 2 for hopefulness.
Is Kurenai in English?
Japanese
No, it was made in Japanese.
What tropes does Kurenai use?
Spared by the AdaptationArt ShiftBig, Screwed-Up FamilyBodyguard CrushXanatos GambitBlessed with SuckCrouching Moron, Hidden BadassTomboy with a Girly StreakChildren Raise YouSink-or-Swim MentorBittersweet EndingDangerous Forbidden Techniqueand 29 more
TV Tropes lists 41 tropes for it, including Spared by the Adaptation, Art Shift, and Big, Screwed-Up Family.