Pupa: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Growing up with an abusive father, Utsutsu is highly protective of his younger sister Yume. One day, Yume sees a red butterfly and contracts the strange Pupa virus. She begins to sprout grotesque wings and to indiscriminately attack both animals and humans. Hoping to find a way to stop the advance of the virus, Utsutsu seeks out Maria, a researcher who knows the secret of Pupa. He decides to sacrifice his own body as live bait for the sake of saving Yume.

Series details

• Title: Pupa
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2014-01-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-03-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 4 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16164
• IMDb ID: tt3185682
• TVDB ID: 272130

Cast and credited roles

• Nobunaga Shimazaki — Utsutsu Hasegawa
• Mariya Ise — Utsutsu Hasegawa [Child]
• Ibuki Kido — Yume Hasegawa [Child & Adult]
• Kōdai Sakai — Yuuhei Arita
• Shiori Mikami — Yuuhei Arita [Child]
• Mamiko Noto — Sachiko Hasegawa
• Koji Yusa — Shirou Onijima

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-01-10; final listed air date 2014-03-28; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Pupa on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.