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Mononoke Trilogy: Netflix's Psychedelic Anime
Netflix's trippy Mononoke trilogy redefines anime with psychedelic crime stories in Edo-period Japan.
In brief
Netflix's trippy Mononoke trilogy redefines anime with psychedelic crime stories in Edo-period Japan. Netflix's Mononoke trilogy features a feminist crime anime set in Edo-period Japan with psychedelic visuals and supernatural mysteries. Originally reported by AV Club.
Mononoke trilogy
Netflix's trippy Mononoke trilogy is some of the most adventurous filmmaking platformed on the streamer.
Psychedelic crime anime
A feminist period-piece crime anime unfolds over three overwhelmingly psychedelic movies.
Kenji Nakamura's Netflix trilogy
Phantom In The Rain, The Ashes Of Rage, and The Curse Of The Serpent form Kenji Nakamura's Netflix trilogy.
Edo-period Japan setting
The films take place in Edo-period Japan's women-only Ōoku quarters where maidservants vie for high-ranking concubine status.
Medicine Seller's mystery
The enigmatic Medicine Seller solves supernatural mysteries with an Agatha Christie-like approach.
Women's power struggle
Women in the Ōoku compete to become high-ranking concubines while men plot behind closed doors.
Visual style
The trilogy features painterly animation with color explosions and wrinkled-paper textures.
Climactic confrontation
The trilogy culminates with a confrontation of Edo-period sexual politics and dire consequences.
The bottom line
Netflix's Mononoke trilogy features a feminist crime anime set in Edo-period Japan with psychedelic visuals and supernatural mysteries.
