Paprika
パプリカ
Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a revolutionary machine that allows scientists to enter and record a subject's dream. After being stolen, a fearless detective and brilliant therapist join forces to recover the device before it falls into the hands of a dream terrorist. (Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) Note: The film received an early premiere at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2006.
Paprika is a movie with 1 episode, from Fall 2006, produced by MADHOUSE, rated 7.9/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a revolutionary machine that allows scientists to enter and record a subject's dream. After being stolen, a fearless detective and brilliant therapist join forces to recover the device before it falls into the hands of a dream terrorist. (Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) Note: The film received an early premiere at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2006.
Main Characters
Tags
- Dissociative Identities — A case where one or more people share the same body.
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Philosophy — Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
- Body Horror — Features characters who undergo horrific transformations or disfigurement, often to their own detriment.
- Denpa — Works that feature themes of social dissociation, delusions, and other issues like suicide, bullying, self-isolation, paranoia, and technological necessity in daily lives. Classic iconography: telephone poles, rooftops, and trains.
- Crime — Centers around unlawful activities punishable by the state or other authority.
- Conspiracy — Contains one or more factions controlling or attempting to control the world from the shadows.
- Mythology — Prominently features mythological elements, especially those from religious or cultural tradition.
- Meta — Features fourth wall-breaking references to itself or genre tropes.
- Software Development — Centers around characters developing or programming a piece of technology, software, gaming, etc.
- Detective — Features a character who investigates and solves crimes.