BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH

Set mostly within a claustrophobic six-square-meter Tokyo apartment, DON'T WATCH follows Shinji—a young man who has shut himself off from the outside world. In an effort to escape the overwhelming societal pressures, he becomes the embodiment of the hikikomori phenomenon - a state of extreme social withdrawal. His isolation, however, is challenged when a nightmare unfolds: a relentless, all-seeing terror from Japanese folklore. Inspired by the myth of Hyakume—a monstrous being with a hundred unyielding eyes—DON'T WATCH transforms the simple act of looking into a test of survival. In this world, locking eyes with Hyakume isn’t just a moment of dread—it’s deadly. Its gaze, as if wielding a blade, threatens to stab right into your very being, making it imperative to conceal your eyes at crucial moments.