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Cicada Boy (2019)

Original title: セミオトコ

2019-07-26 · 1h 0m · JA
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Okawa Yuka is living out the daily motions of life but doesn't understand her reason to keep living. After a confrontation with a co-worker, she decides to end it all but fails when she stops herself from squishing a cicada. That cicada returns the favor by transforming into a man, named semi, for seven days because he thinks it will make her happy. The downside is, he has no idea how to live as a human.

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Ryosuke YamadaRyosuke YamadaSemiHaruka KinamiHaruka KinamiOkawa YukaFumi DanFumi DanShono KugikoSawako AgawaSawako AgawaShono NejikoYukiya KitamuraYukiya KitamuraOgawa KunioMio ImadaMio ImadaKumada MinakoIchiro YatsuiIchiro YatsuiIwamoto MasaShizuyo YamasakiShizuyo YamasakiIwamoto HaruAi TsubakiharaAi TsubakiharaAida Naomi

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyPacingShortActor preference264158 · 303578 · 283050Country preferenceJpDecade preference2010

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Frequently asked questions about Cicada Boy

What is Cicada Boy about?

Okawa Yuka is living out the daily motions of life but doesn't understand her reason to keep living. After a confrontation with a co-worker, she decides to end it all but fails when she stops herself from squishing a cicada. That cicada returns the favor by transforming into a man, named semi, for seven days because he thinks it will make her happy. The downside is, he has no idea how to live as a human.

How long is Cicada Boy?

Cicada Boy has a runtime of 60 minutes.