Perfect Blue (English Wikipedia)

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"サイコホラーアニメ『Perfect Blue』を世界のアニメファンが観られたのは、"海外セールス素人"のおかげ!? (1/2)". Banger!!! (in Japanese). ジュピターエンタテインメント株式会社. February 6, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
"ロジャー・コーマン監督が惚れた『Perfect Blue』、南阿佐ヶ谷の机の上からベルリン映画祭へ!（2/2）". Banger!!! (in Japanese). ジュピターエンタテインメント株式会社. February 10, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

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Garner, Bianca (June 20, 2018). "Feeling Blue: The deeply disturbing Perfect Blue". Filmotomy. Retrieved April 4, 2026.

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"Kulttianimaatio Perfect Blue tulee vihdoin Suomen teattereihin". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). July 24, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

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"Perfect Blue". Rotten Tomatoes. Los Angeles, California: Fandango Media. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

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"Interview 04 1998年1月ドイツから「パーフェクトブルー」に関するインタビュー". Kon's Tone (in Japanese). 今敏. March 16, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
"Interview 05 1998年2月アメリカから「パーフェクトブルー」に関するインタビュー". Kon's Tone (in Japanese). 今敏. March 16, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
"Interview 09 1999年12月アメリカから「パーフェクトブルー」に関するインタビュー (オマケ付き)". Kon's Tone (in Japanese). 今敏. March 16, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
"Interview 01 2002年12月オーストラリアから、主に「千年女優」に関するインタビュー". Kon's Tone (in Japanese). 今敏. February 4, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
"Interview 06 1998年3月フランスから「パーフェクトブルー」に関するインタビュー". Kon's Tone (in Japanese). 今敏. March 16, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
"Interview 07 2004年6月アメリカから、監督作品全般に関するインタビュー". Kon's Tone (in Japanese). 今敏. March 16, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
"Interview 10 2001年11月アメリカからと2002年4月イタリアからの二つのインタビューの合成 (未発表)". Kon's Tone (in Japanese). 今敏. March 16, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
"Interview 12 2001年7月カナダから、主に「千年女優」に関するインタビュー". Kon's Tone (in Japanese). 今敏. March 16, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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Hurtado, Josh (March 2, 2014). "Now on Blu-ray: PERFECT BLUE Gets Some Much Needed Attention From Anime Ltd. (UK)". Screen Anarchy. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

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Cinquemani, Sal (September 10, 2001). "Madonna: Drowned World Tour Review". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2015. Though her Cowgirl image is easily her least significant incarnation to date, Drowned World proves that Madonna is still unmatched in her ability to lift cultural iconography into the mainstream. The Geisha cycle is epilogued with hard techno beats and violent imagery taken from the groundbreaking Japanese anime film, Perfect Blue. The story's main character, Mima, a former pop star haunted by ghosts from her past, dreams of becoming an actress but resorts to porn gigs in her search for success.

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O'Neill, Phelim (November 23, 2013). "Perfect Blue, out this week on DVD & Blu-ray". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

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Kinnear, Simon. "50 Greatest Animated Movies". Total Film. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2013.

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Harvey, Dennis (October 31, 1999). "Film Review: "Perfect Blue"". Variety. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

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Vilas-Boas, Eric (September 28, 2024). "The 22 Scariest Horror Anime of All Time". Vulture. Retrieved September 19, 2025.

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"Satoshi Kon, Anime's Dream Weaver". Washington Post. June 15, 2007. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.

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"Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)". World Bank. 1998. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
"Pâfekuto burû (1999) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
Harvey, Dennis (October 31, 1999). "Film Review: "Perfect Blue"". Variety. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
Chapman, Paul (August 9, 2018). "Satoshi Kon's Psychological Thriller "Perfect Blue" Heads to U.S. Theaters". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
Crow, Jonathan. "Perfect Blue". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
McDonald, Chris (January 21, 2022). "Extreme Cinema: The 40 Most Disturbing Horror Movies Ever Made". PHASR. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
"Satoshi Kon, Anime's Dream Weaver". Washington Post. June 15, 2007. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
"Original Animation". kirkthornton.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
Napier, Susan J. (2006). "'Excuse Me, Who Are You?': Performance, the Gaze, and the Female in the Works of Kon Satoshi". In Brown, Steven T. (ed.). Cinema Anime: Critical Engagements with Japanese Animation. London, England: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4039-8308-4. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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"PSP Perfect Blue". Archived from the original on January 25, 2006. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
Hurtado, Josh (March 2, 2014). "Now on Blu-ray: PERFECT BLUE Gets Some Much Needed Attention From Anime Ltd. (UK)". Screen Anarchy. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
O'Neill, Phelim (November 23, 2013). "Perfect Blue, out this week on DVD & Blu-ray". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
Mateo, Alex (August 3, 2018). "Fandango Lists Fathom Events Screenings of Perfect Blue in U.S." Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
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"Perfect Blue". Animerica. April 7, 2000. Archived from the original on June 13, 2004.
"Perfect Blue". Rotten Tomatoes. Los Angeles, California: Fandango Media. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
"5 Top Anime Movies on DVD". Time. July 31, 2005. Archived from the original on January 13, 2008.
Kinnear, Simon. "50 Greatest Animated Movies". Total Film. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
Hoai-Tran Bui (October 26, 2018). "Ranking The 13 Scariest Animated Movies Ever". /Film. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
"50 Best Movies You've Never Seen". Entertainment Weekly's. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
Henderson, Tim (August 12, 2010). "Perfect Blue Review". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 22, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
Cinquemani, Sal (September 10, 2001). "Madonna: Drowned World Tour Review". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2015. Though her Cowgirl image is easily her least significant incarnation to date, Drowned World proves that Madonna is still unmatched in her ability to lift cultural iconography into the mainstream. The Geisha cycle is epilogued with hard techno beats and violent imagery taken from the groundbreaking Japanese anime film, Perfect Blue. The story's main character, Mima, a former pop star haunted by ghosts from her past, dreams of becoming an actress but resorts to porn gigs in her search for success.
Denney, Alex (August 27, 2015). "The cult Japanese filmmaker that inspired Darren Aronofsky". Dazed. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
高橋かしこ (June 22, 2011). "コンズ便り"コンズ便り» ブログアーカイブ" 雑食日誌2000 – Kon's Tone". Konstone.s-kon.net. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
Ressler, Karen (April 10, 2017). "Seven Seas Licenses Yoshikazu Takeuchi's Original Perfect Blue Novels". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2017.

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