RD Sennō Chōsashitsu
Real Drive ( jap. RD潜脳調査室 ), also often referred to as Real Drive called, is the title of a Japanese Anime - television series . Parallel to the ongoing series, an adaptation of the same name drawn by Momotarō Miyano will be published as a manga.
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At the end of 2012, the researcher Eiichirō Kushima ( 久 島 永 一 朗 , Kushima Eiichirō ) carried out various experiments on a new system for networking society. Since many principles of the system are related to diving , he conducts various experiments together with the diver and friend Masamichi Haru ( 波 留 真理 , Haru Masamichi ). However, one of these attempts resulted in a serious incident in which Masamichi, usually called Haru , was seriously injured and did not wake up again until about 50 years later in 2061. He is now an old man, 81 years old, and can only move around using a wheelchair. He receives support from Holon ( ホ ロ ン , Horon ) - a female-looking android - and from the 15-year-old student Minamo Aoi ( 蒼 井 ミ ナ モ , Aoi Minamo ), who has just arrived on the island .
Since he woke up from his coma, humanity has changed completely, because most people are connected to the meta-real network (also known as metal for short ) through an implant , which enables them to exchange information, thoughts and feelings and sensations with each other . This network is controlled and monitored by an organization called the EISF . People can immerse themselves in the virtual worlds created in this way to find out about all kinds of things or to try them out. Haru, on the other hand, initially refuses this network, although he has had the corresponding implant for 50 years. Minamo, on the other hand, did not receive an implant, which sometimes makes it very difficult for her to find her way in a world of networking. Nevertheless, she always tries her best and, in the event of an incident, manages to restore power to the island, without which the patients and those dependent on the network would have died. She was accompanied by Haru, who immersed himself in metal for the first time in 50 years and thus regained part of his joie de vivre.
Starting from this point of view, many smaller plot sections are told which accompany Minamo and Haru in their daily life. Haru now acts as a cyber diver on behalf of EISF to investigate various crimes and phenomena within this network, in which Minamo is repeatedly involved in the real world. They are not only supported by Holon, but also by Minamo's older brother Sōta Aoi ( 蒼 井 ソ ウ タ , Aoi Sōta ). He is also an employee of EISF and very fixated on martial arts. So he trains again and again with Holon, to whom he is inferior in most fights, which is ultimately also due to the fact that he sees a real woman in Holon, to whom he cannot give the final push or kick.
After the individual episodes give the person to be entertained a sufficiently deep insight into the fictional world, a final act follows. In this, some influential people who have already directed parts of the plot over and over again try to control the world's climate through a newly developed technology. Although not acting in bad faith, they come into conflict with Eiichirō Kushima, who is robbed of his artificial brain and dies as a result of an attack. However, part of his personality lives on in metal . Together, the people in the Circle of Friends of Minamo try the Dr. Kushima because of concerns about sabotaging a facility that was never operational. However, they do not succeed in preventing their start and a global catastrophe is looming. However, Haru Masamichi can track down the remains of Eiichirō and through him finds a way to restore the flow of the seas and the inner rhythm of the earth.
After the end credits of the last episode, a short scene is shown where Minamo finds Haru in a young figure who appears near the beach.
Conception
With RD Sennō Chōsashitsu , Masamune Shirow continues the ideas from the ghost-in-the-shell universe and once again formed a world in which people are connected to one another via a global network, which also harbors unpredictable dangers.
When it comes to character design, the female characters in particular play a special role, since in the year 2061 thick women will represent the ideal of beauty. Since this affects almost all female characters who are well proportioned, there was very divided reactions among viewers and fans of the series.
Origin and publications
Anime
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | RD Sennō Chōsashitsu RD 潜 脳 調査 室 |
| Country of production | Japan |
| Year (s) | 2008 |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Episodes | 26 in 1 season |
| idea | Masamune Shirow |
| First broadcast | April 8, 2008 - September 30, 2008 on NTV |
The series was the result of a collaboration between Production IG , the well-known mangaka Masamune Shirow and the largest private Japanese television station Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV). Masamune worked with Production IG on the concept of the series that Production IG filmed under the direction of director Kazuhiro Furuhashi . The director's previous works included the anime adaptations of Amatsuki , Chevalier: Le Chevalier D'Eon , Rurouni Kenshin and You're Under Arrest! . For the scene images was Junichi Fujisaku responsible, previously director of Blood + and author of many episodes of Ghost in the Shell: SAC Solid State Society was. The appearance of the characters was designed by the mangaka Tetsuro Ueyama . The music used within the series was produced by Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi .
Since April 8, 2008, the series ran weekly on NTV, GyaO and Sapporo Television Broadcasting . About a month later, on May 9, 2008, Animax also began airing the series. The broadcast of the 26 episode series ended on September 30, 2008.
The series has also been released on DVD since August 27, 2008. So far, 3 issues have appeared, each containing two episodes.
Voice actor:
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Masamichi Haru | Katsuji Mori |
| Minamo Aoi | Kanae Oki |
| Sōta Aoi | Hiroki Takahashi |
| Holon | Ayako Kawasumi |
| Eiichirō Kushima | Keiji Fujiwara |
Manga
Since 26 April 2008, is manganese within the by Kodansha published magazines Z released. The first Tankōbon edition, RD Sennō Chōsashitsu (1) ( RD 潜 脳 調査 室 (1) ), of the manga drawn by Momotarō Miyano , was published on August 22, 2008 and summarized individual chapters previously published in the magazine.
With Chokkan Shōjo Minamo - RD Sennō Chōsashitsu ( 直 感 少女 ☆ ミ ナ モ 〜RD 潜 脳 調査 室 〜 ) an offshoot of the manga was presented on August 22, 2008 , which is offered by the publisher Mag Garden . The first edition was offered online for free.
Light novel
On August 4, 2008, the light novel RD Sennō Chōsashitsu: Redeemable Dream ( RD 潜 脳 調査 室 Redeemable Dream), which was written by Yoshinobu Akita , was released.
music
Based on the music of the anime series, the album RD Sennō Chōsashitsu: Original Soundtrack ( RD 潜 脳 調査 室 オ リ ジ ナ ル ・ サ ウ ン ド ト ラ ッ ク ) was released on August 27, 2008 . The two-CD album contained a total of 65 different pieces of music, the average length of which is just over two minutes. In addition to many background music pieces from the anime, the titles from 9mm Parabellum Bullet and Last Alliance are also included.
Individual evidence
- ↑ ＲＤ 潜 脳 調査 室 （１）. Kōdansha , accessed October 9, 2008 .
- ↑ Link to the first edition published online. (SWF) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 5, 2009 ; Retrieved October 9, 2008 (Japanese, requires Adobe Flash Player ). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ＲＤ 潜 脳 調査 室 Ｒｅｄｅｅｍａｂｌｅ Ｄｒｅａｍ. Kōdansha , accessed October 9, 2008 (Japanese).
Web links
- Official website of Production IG for anime implementation
- Official website of NTV (Japanese)
- Anime News Network on the anime and manga (English)