A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
March 21, 1987
Original Title:
る~みっくわ~るど 笑う標的
Alternate Titles:
La sposa demoniaca
Rumic World 3
Rumic World: The Laughing Target
Rumic World: Warau Hyōteki
Warau Hyouteki
Warau Hyōteki
Genres:
Animation | Horror
Production Companies:
Pierrot
Shogakukan
Victor Entertainment
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 47
Things couldn't have seemed better for Shiga Yuzuru, your average teenage high-schooler. The captain of the school archery team, he's going steady with teammate and classmate Satomi. He had almost forgotten that he had been betrothed to his cousin, Shiga Azusa, when he was only 6... but all this changes when his aunt dies a peculiar and unnatural death. Now arriving to claim what she feels is rightfully hers, only Satomi stands in Azusa's way... and with the mysterious and frightening powers that Azusa brings, Satomi won't stand in her way for long!
Art Direction:
Torao Arai
Character Designer:
Hidekazu Ohara
Director:
Motosuke Takahashi
Director of Photography:
Takeo Kobayashi
Editor:
Seiji Morita
Kiyotsugu Morita
Music:
Kuni Kawachi
Original Story:
Rumiko Takahashi
Producer:
Hajime Tachihara
Ren Usami
Isamu Asami
Asami Takeshi
Yuji Nunokawa
Sound Director:
Shigeharu Shiba
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