Beatless
Beatless / BEATLESS
Genres: Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi | |
Studios: Diomedéa | |
Producers: Animatic, Good Smile Company, Kadokawa Shoten, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Sony Music Entertainment | |
Rating: 6.22 / 10 | |
Rank: #8911 | |
Popularity: #1455 | |
Users Listed: 180,117 | |
Users Scored: 56,121 | |
NSFW: No | |
Last Updated: 04/16/2022 | |
Aired: January 13, 2018 – June 30, 2018 (Winter) | |
Type: tv | |
Source: Light Novel | |
Age Rating: PG 13 | |
Episodes: 20 | |
Broadcast: Saturday at 01:55 (JST) |
Synopsis:
In a near-future world populated by sophisticated human-like robots known as hIEs, Arato Endou navigates life as a compassionate student while facing economic hardship. His world is irrevocably altered when he’s attacked by a rogue hIE and rescued by Lacia, an exceptional model who has recently fled the control of MemeFrame Corporation.
Lacia offers Arato protection in exchange for him becoming her registered owner, a proposition that thrusts him into a complex relationship with this advanced artificial being. As they attempt to evade pursuit, Arato grapples with the implications of Lacia’s existence—a powerful machine lacking a soul—and the responsibilities that come with her presence. The series explores themes of artificial intelligence, companionship, and the blurred lines between humanity and technology within a subtly unsettling atmosphere.
Trailer:
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Episodes:
- Episode 1: Contract (Aired: 01/13/2018)
- Episode 2: Analog Hacking (Aired: 01/20/2018)
- Episode 3: You'll Be Mine (Aired: 01/27/2018)
- Episode 4: Automatic World (Aired: 02/03/2018)
- Episode 5: Tools for Outsourcers (Aired: 02/10/2018)
- ... and 15 more episodes
Characters:
- Endou, Arato (Main) - Voice Actors: Yoshinaga, Takuto, Saitou, Aya
- Lacia (Main) - Voice Actors: Touyama, Nao
- Astria (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takagaki, Ayahi
- Burrows, Erica (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suyama, Emiri
- Endou, Yuka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Saki
- Kaidai, Ryou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishikawa, Kaito
- Kaidai, Shiori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satake, Uki
- Kouka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tomioka, Misako
- Methode (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Amamiya, Sora
- Saturnus (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimoji, Shino
- Snowdrop (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Igarashi, Hiromi
- Suguri, Olga (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wakai, Yuuki
- Suguri, Kengo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamashita, Daiki
- Tsutsumi, Mika (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanazawa, Kana
- Watarai, Ginga (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kamiya, Hiroshi
Staff:
- Aijima, Gouta (Producer)
- Amano, Shouta (Producer, Production Manager)
- Kamei, Hiroshi (Producer)
- Sekikawa, Hiroyuki (Producer)
- Tamura, Junichirou (Producer)
- Mizushima, Seiji (Director)
- Kikuta, Hiromi (Sound Director)
- Ibata, Shouta (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation)
- Kakuchi, Takudai (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
- Kochouran, Ageha (Episode Director)
- Kosaka, Harume (Episode Director, Storyboard)
- Kuji, Gorou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
- Mishio, Tenpei (Episode Director)
- Yamamoto, Yousuke (Episode Director)
- Yamashita, Shingo (Episode Director)
- Asaku, Kaworu (Script)
- Takahashi, Tatsuya (Script, Series Composition)
- Shimizu, Sorato (Storyboard)
- Tamaki, Shingo (Storyboard, Key Animation)
- ClariS (Theme Song Performance)
- GARNiDELiA (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Arrangement)
- Tokyo Performance Doll (Theme Song Performance)
- TrySail (Theme Song Performance)
- kz (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition, Music)
- toku (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
- Hase, Satoshi (Original Creator)
- Hattori, Masumi (Animation Director)
- Honda, Tatsuo (Animation Director)
- Ide, Naomi (Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Character Design)
- Ishikawa, Masakazu (Animation Director)
- Ishimaru, Fuminori (Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director)
- Kamagata, Eiichi (Planning)
- Katou, Tsurugi (Key Animation)
- Kikuchi, Takeshi (Planning)
- Kinoshita, Yumiko (Animation Director)
- Koyama, Kenji (Sound Effects)
- Kudou, Daijou (Planning)
- Maeda, Kyousuke (Layout, Key Animation)
- Makita, Michiko (Key Animation, Animation Check, Animation Director)
- Matsumoto, Mayuko (Chief Animation Director, Animation Director)
- Mori, Etsuhito (Animation Director)
- Moroishi, Kouta (Animation Director, Key Animation)
- NARASAKI (Music)
- Nakashige, Shunsuke (Key Animation)
- Nishida, Miyako (Key Animation)
- Nomura, Haruyoshi (Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
- Norisue, Miho (Background Art)
- Ogawa, Akane (Animation Director)
- Oizaki, Fumitoshi (Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
- Ookubo, Shuuichi (Background Art)
- ... and 9 more staff
News:
- Winners of the Newtype Anime Awards 2018 (10/07/2018)
- Winter 2018 Simulcast List [Update 1/24] (01/01/2018)
- Winter 2018 Preview (12/15/2017)
- Sci-Fi Anime 'Beatless' Announces Additional Cast Members (12/08/2017)
- Cast of TV Anime 'Beatless' Announced (11/25/2017)
- Novel 'Beatless' Receives Anime Adaptation (10/07/2017)
Forum Topics:
- Beatless Episode 20 Discussion
- Why does this have such a low average score?
- Beatless Episode 16 Discussion
- Beatless Episode 15 Discussion
- Beatless Episode 14 Discussion
- Beatless Episode 13 Discussion
- Beatless Episode 12 Discussion
- Beatless Episode 11 Discussion
- Beatless Episode 10 Discussion
- Beatless Episode 9 Discussion
- Beatless Episode 8 Discussion
- Beatless Episode 7 Discussion
- Beatless Episode 6 Discussion
- Beatless Episode 5 Discussion
- Beatless Episode 4 Discussion
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Related Anime/Manga:
- Beatless Final Stage (anime - Sequel)
- Beatless: Dystopia (manga - Adaptation)
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- Beatless Intermission (anime - Summary)