If you loved Ao Oni The Animation, try Aragne: Sign of Vermillion

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2017 · dir. Toshirou Hamamura

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Theyboth carry the dread mood tag, and they sit in Animation / Horror territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ao Oni The Animation, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Aragne: Sign of Vermillion is

Crumbling apartment block, dead summer air. A woman sees moths erupting from beetle husks, flesh splitting open. She traces the grotesque pattern to a citywide murder spree. Sakamoto’s CG-lit nightmare feels like J-horror directed by Mamoru Oshii.

If you loved Ao Oni The Animation, try Aragne: Sign of Vermillion

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