Crying Freeman Cryingフリーマン
Toei Animation · Fall 1988
Finished OVA Synopsis Yo Hinomura was an ordinary Japanese potter when a run-in with a Chinese mafia changed his life forever. Now an assassin for the 108 Dragons, Yo is the perfect killing machine. As a sign for remorse over his victims, he sheds tears after eliminating his targets. Because of this, he is infamously known by the Dragons and every crime syndicate in the world as "Crying Freeman."
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Gangs88% Triads84% Assassins84% Seinen79% Male Protagonist75% Primarily Adult Cast75% Nudity60% Foreign50% Female Protagonist40%
Aired Nov 1988 – Feb 1994
This series has finished airing — Feb 1994.
Characters & Voice Actors All16 Main2 Supporting14 Background0
Chiharu Kataishi
片石千春
Japanese Toshio Furukawa
古川登志夫
Japanese Gara Takashima
高島雅羅
Japanese Ryuusei Nakao
中尾隆聖
Japanese Shouzou Iizuka
飯塚昭三
Japanese Norio Wakamoto
若本規夫
Japanese Ichirou Nagai
永井一郎
Japanese Show all 16 characters
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Staff Daisuke Nishio
Director (ep 1)
Nobutaka Nishizawa
Director (ep 2)
Jouhei Matsuura
Director (ep 3)
Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Director (eps 4-6)
Akira Kugimaru
Assistant Director (ep 1)
Noriyo Sasaki
Assistant Director (ep 2)
Harume Kosaka
Assistant Director (ep 3)
Kazutoshi Mori
Assistant Director (ep 3)
Haruhisa Okamoto
Assistant Director (eps 4, 5)
Ryouichi Ikegami
Original Character Design
Kazuo Koike
Original Story
Ratings Average 5.7 / 10
Mean 58%
Popularity #3,976
Favourites 35
Score Distribution
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User Activity 3,976 total users
Details Format OVA
Status Finished Airing
Episodes 6 episodes
Duration 52 min per episode
Aired Fall 1988
Aired Nov 1988 – Feb 1994
Source Manga
Country JP
Studio Toei Animation
Producers SEGA, Toei Video, Victor Entertainment, Pioneer LDC
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