Pupa
ピューパ
The "life-and-death sibling" story follows Utsutsu and Yume Hasegawa, a boy and his little sister who find themselves all alone. One day, Yume sees a mysterious red butterfly and her body undergoes a strange metamorphosis—into a creature that eats humans. Utsutsu struggles to find a way to restore his sister. (Source: Anime News Network)
Pupa is a tv short with 12 episodes, from Winter 2014, produced by Studio DEEN, rated 2.7/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
The "life-and-death sibling" story follows Utsutsu and Yume Hasegawa, a boy and his little sister who find themselves all alone. One day, Yume sees a mysterious red butterfly and her body undergoes a strange metamorphosis—into a creature that eats humans. Utsutsu struggles to find a way to restore his sister. (Source: Anime News Network)
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Tags
- Body Horror — Features characters who undergo horrific transformations or disfigurement, often to their own detriment.
- Gore — Prominently features graphic bloodshed and violence.
- Cannibalism — Prominently features the act of consuming another member of the same species as food.
- Ero Guro — Japanese literary and artistic movement originating in the 1930's. Works have a focus on grotesque eroticism, sexual corruption, and decadence.
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.
- Incest — Features sexual or romantic relations between characters who are related by blood.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Vore — Features a character being swallowed or swallowing another creature whole.
- Orphan — Prominently features a character that is an orphan.
- Urban Fantasy — Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
- Crime — Centers around unlawful activities punishable by the state or other authority.
- Male Pregnancy — Features pregnant male characters in a sexual context.