Beatless

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:

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

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