When the Fireflies Glow

Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni
蛍火の灯る頃に

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It's July 2016, and the Tadamura family gathers in the Hirasaka village for the funeral of the grandmother and head of the family: the young man Yukito, his step-sister Yue, his father Masashi, his uncles Nobuteru and Tsunemasa, and his cousins Terumi and Teruya, all come to pay their last respects. But on that evening, Yue witnesses an incomprehensible scene: the grandmother's dead body starts to move and disappears into the night! The morning after, the family wakes up in a strange world, seemingly cut off from reality, where two suns shine… (Source: Batoto)

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It's July 2016, and the Tadamura family gathers in the Hirasaka village for the funeral of the grandmother and head of the family: the young man Yukito, his step-sister Yue, his father Masashi, his uncles Nobuteru and Tsunemasa, and his cousins Terumi and Teruya, all come to pay their last respects. But on that evening, Yue witnesses an incomprehensible scene: the grandmother's dead body starts to move and disappears into the night! The morning after, the family wakes up in a strange world, seemingly cut off from reality, where two suns shine… (Source: Batoto)

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Drama Horror Mystery Supernatural
Activities
Crimes Murder
Character Types
Female Lead
Hot-Blooded Female Lead Kind female Lead Smart Female Lead Strong-Willed Female Lead
Male Lead
Smart Male Lead Strong-Willed Male Lead
Relationship > Family
Extended Family Cousins Siblings Stepsibling
Themes
Folklore Guns Religion Violence Pregnancy Violence Gore
Time Period > Period Piece
Late Modern & Contemporary 21st century
Narrative Tropes
Dead Family Member Family Drama Survival
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Monsters Supernatural Beings Demons
Animals
Dogs Insects
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Afterlife
Audience Demographics > Male Oriented
Seinen Male Demographic with Female Lead
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Countryside Forest Asia Japan Fictional Hell
Sexual Content
Nudity Intensity Mature