Red Garden (レッド ガーデン Reddo Gāden) is a Japanese animated television series produced by Gonzo studios and broadcast in Japan on TV Asahi since October 3, 2006. The plot revolves around four girls who become involved in a series of supernatural murders happening throughout the vicinity of a fictional depiction of New York City. It combines elements from typical American movie productions like horror, drama, mystery and musicals. An OVA sequel called Dead Girls was released in Japan, on August 8, 2007.
A manga of the same title began serialization in the seinen manga magazine Comic Birz on August 30, 2006. The first tankōbon was released on February 24, 2007.
Red Garden employs a technique often used by animated productions outside Japan, but rarely used in Japanese animation. The characters' dialogue is animated after the work of the voice cast, synchronizing the animation with the voice actors' voices. The synchronization is particularly evident in scenes where characters are singing (occurring in some of the earlier episodes).
Kihon wa nori no warui watashi ga sanka suru
Hisabisa no doraibu de minna hai tenshon kare mo kuru no!
Myaku ga ima wa naku to mo zettai ikimasu to mo!
"Suggoi suggoi pookaa feisu datoshitara... aru yo" nante
"Umi wa hiyakesuru kara yama ni shiyou" tte
Kooto no kisetsu nanoni kanchigai shiteru
Doushite nano? Konna ureshikute chigiresou na hodo waratteiru no ni
Kare no senaka mite wa mune tsumaru taenai egao no uzu no naka de
Muda ni hoshuteki na toko dahashitaindakedo
Sukaato wa kekkyoku hakazu jimai na no jikai koso wa
"Teein oobaa shitemasu mado kumotterushi"
Kare ga sou warai nagara hansode ni natteru
Mado wo akete koe wo houri nageta konna tanoshii koto hoka ni wa nai noni
Kare no egao mite wa mune tsumaru ukareta onna no uzu no naka de
Samui yotte monku iinagara udekunde tobidashita
Tsumetai hoshi kudaite chiribameta sora miagetara
Doushite nano? Watashi no tonari ni totsuzen kare ga ite omowazu damaru
"Kirei" tte iu kare no yasashii koe burete uragaette hontou ni waraeta
Yosougai no samusa datta keredo hisabisa ni aete kikakusha erai erai