Despair of the Monster
(Original Title : Zetsubou no Kaibutsu)
*Total runtime: 29 min 20 sec (Note: “29 min” and “30 min” labels refer to the same film).
Ratings
JP-EIRIN : G / US-TV : TV-14 (Violence)
*Note: While rated G in Japan, it is TV-14 in the US and not recommended for family viewing.
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DVD
OED-10672
《Specification》
Color / Main Story 29 min + Bonus Video / Vista / Linear PCM / Mono / Japanese / English Subtitles / Japanese Subtitles / Single-Layer / NTSC / Region 2 / Rating G (Eirin)
Manufacture and Sale : Junya Kotani Sales Cooperation(In Japan) : Odessa Entertainment
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Synopsis
That day, a 14-year-old girl learns her family are alien monsters. She and her little brother never knew because their parents hid it. They stay human with a medicine, but its effect starts to fade — only for her.
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MUSIC
| “Hosi no Owari” | |
| End of the Star |
| Yasasii hito ni naritaito omô |
| I want to be a kind person |
| Darenitaisitemo yasasikudekiru hito ni naritaito omô |
| I want to be someone who can be kind to anyone |
| Sonnakotoga dekiru hito ha kitto kokoro ga odayakade atatakai hito dato omô |
| I think the person who can do that is, a person with a warm and peaceful heart |
| Aa dôsite dôsite watasiha sô narenainodarô |
| Oh, why, why can’t I become like that? |
| kirai kirai kirai kirai |
| Hate, Hate, Hate, Hate |
| Nanimokamo nanimokamoga mukatuku |
| Everything and everyone are disgusting |
| Sekaiga nakunatte simaeba iinonito watasi ha negau |
| I wish the world would just go away |
| Watasiha yasasiihuriosuru Darenitaisitemo yasasiihuriosuru |
| I pretend to be kind I pretend to be kind to everyone |
| Kokoroga zôode mititeirunoni |
| Even though my heart is full of hate |
| Uso darakeno watasi |
| I’m full of lies |
| Aa kono usuikawao hagitai |
| Oh, I wish I could peel off this thin skin |
| Minikui watasio itukadarekaga bassurudarô |
| Someday someone will surely punish me for being ugly |
| Nisemonono watasio itukadarekaga azawaraudarô |
| Someday someone will surely mock me for being an imposter |
| Watasino namidaga tukihatete Watasino mukuroga moeru sonohimade |
| Until the day my tears run dry and my carcass burned |
| Dôka sekaiyo tuzuite hosii |
| Please, let the world continue |
※”my carcass burned” Japan, generally to cremate the deceased and bury only the bones after death.
Cast
| Aoi Hoshino | Makoto |
| Keigo Omiya | Risa Kagawa |
| Toshio Hoshino | Syun Ogawa |
| Kanae Hoshino , Noriko | Kaoru Kawasaki |
| Yuta Hoshino , Mao | Tomomi Kadokura |
| Male student , Others | Masashi Inukai |
Staff
Animation Production Junya Kotani
( Original / Writer / Director / Animator / Producer / All Others )
| Music | AKIKO |
| Sound Effects | Kiyotaka Kawata |
| Sound Mixer | Sakura |
Main Theme Song ”End of the Star”
| Lyriced | Junya Kotani |
| Composed & Played | AKIKO |
| Vocal | Makoto |
English Subtitles Ayumi Kageyama (Supported by Jonathan M.Hall)
©Junya Kotani 2019 (All Rights Reserved)