- Laughing Target
Infobox animanga/Header
name = Laughing Target
caption =
ja_name = 笑う標的
ja_name_trans =
genre = Fantasy, HorrorInfobox animanga/OVA
title =
director =Tohru Matsuzono
studio =Studio Pierrot
episodes = 1
released = 1987
runtime = 50 minutesnihongo|"The Laughing Target"|笑う標的, わらうひょてき is an
anime OVA released inJapan in 1987. It was licensed for North American release byCentral Park Media , but this license has since expired. It is based on amanga story byRumiko Takahashi , which was published in theRumic World anthology in the U.S.Plot
Yazuru and Azusa are descendants of the expiring Shiga clan. In order to preserve the family legacy, Azusa's mother and Yazuru's father agree to have cousins Azusa and Yazura marry each other when they are of age. Ten years later, Azusa's mother dies and Azusa goes to live with Yazuru's family. Azusa fully intends on claiming that promise of marriage from Yazura in spite of it being wrought during their childhood. She has been waiting, faithful, not so much speaking to another boy since that time. Yazura, however, has his own life as a high school student. He's the captain of the archery club, and he has a girlfriend named Satomi.
Even though Yuzuru has paid no heed to the betrothal, Azusa has taken it very seriously and expects Yuzuru to fulfill their family expectations. When he was child, Yuzuru also promised her directly that he’d stay with her, and she took it to heart. When Azusa sees Yuzuru with Satomi, she tries to scare Satomi off, in the hope that Yuzuru will return to her; but instead, he goes back to Satomi. Azusa then decides she has to take care of Satomi… permanently. And that’s no idle threat because; unknown to Yuzuru, Azusa is a demon because of a family curse, which first manifested itself after Azusa killed a group of boys who tried to rape her.
Satomi tries to tell Yuzuru that Azusa is after her, but she can’t do it directly because Azusa is stalking her. Worse yet, Yuzuru, while aware that something strange is going on, is somewhat oblivious to Azusa’s actions.
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*http://www.furinkan.com/rumictheater/manga/index.html
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