Modern audiences often find themselves torn. On one hand, the animation is impressive given its DIY origins, and the soundtrack is effectively eerie. On the other hand, the content is so distressing that it is difficult to recommend to a general audience. It sits alongside works like Belladonna of Sadness or Angel’s Egg as an example of anime as high art, albeit a very dark one.
: It has been banned or heavily censored in dozens of countries, including its home country of Japan, shortly after its initial release. midori shoujo tsubaki anime
The "freaks" in the circus are both victims and victimizers, creating a cycle of relentless misery. Modern audiences often find themselves torn
, a 12-year-old girl who joins a traveling circus after her mother dies of a severe illness. Rather than finding a new home, she is subjected to relentless ritual abuse, humiliation, and harassment by the other performers. Her situation changes slightly with the arrival of a mystical dwarf magician It sits alongside works like Belladonna of Sadness