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RD Sennou Chousashitsu

RD Sennou Chousashitsu

2008

Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi · Nanako Shimazaki · Kouichi Hatsumi

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RD Sennou Chousashitsu

RD 潜脳調査室

Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi · Nanako Shimazaki · Kouichi Hatsumi

2008

2061 AD. Fifty years have passed since mankind developed the Network society. It was anticipated that this new infrastructure would realize a utopia where people connected with each other at the level of consciousness. However, new social problems such as personal data leaks and proliferation of manipulated information began to surface. Nevertheless, people still relied on the Network to exchange information, and proved unable to opt to abandon it.

In due course, a new Network realm with more effective security measures was developed. This was called Meta Real Network, usually abbreviated as "the Metal."

The Metal accommodated personal memory data within protected virtual stand-alone organic cyber enclaves called bubble shells and eventually pervaded the everyday lives of people.

However, people gradually learned to release and explode their instincts within the secure environment of the Metal. The unleashed instincts pushed each individual's consciousness to drown in the sea of information and to be exposed to the pressures of desire. Meanwhile, norms and regulations continued to bind their real world lives. Thus, strange friction between the two worlds began to manifest themselves as aberrations beyond the bounds of the imaginable.

Experts who challenged the deep sea of the Metal to investigate and decipher such aberrations were called cyber divers.

This is a story of a cyber diver, Masamichi Haru, who investigates the incidents that lie between Reality and the Metal.

(Source: Production I.G)

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Underwater Island Drive

E1. Underwater Island Drive

Apr 9, 2008 · 23m

Construction of an artificial island is disrupted by an unexplained phenomenon known as "burning sea". Masamichi Haru is injured by burning sea during a test of early Meta-Real technology, leaving him comatose for fifty years. Now elderly and wheelchair-bound, he still hopes to solve the mystery of burning sea. His friend Eichiro Kushima now hopes to use the Meta-Real, also known as the Metal, to research the burning sea phenomenon.

Girl

Apr 16, 2008 · 23m

Aoi Minamo is hired to be Haru's assistant. When burning sea causes a power outage that threatens life support systems on the artificial island, Minamo rushes to the electrical substation, while Haru uses his cyberbrain to dive into the Metal Network.

Re-dive

Apr 23, 2008 · 23m

Haru struggles to become proficient enough at Metal diving to help Kushima's research. During his final test, he experiences braindown.

Atoll of Desire

E4. Atoll of Desire

Apr 30, 2008 · 23m

Haru has become an official investigator and is asked to dive into the Metal to rescue the consciousness of an Artificial Island shareholder who has experienced braindown.

Sous Marin

May 7, 2008 · 23m

Minamo searches for a pair of antique Sous-Marin sunglasses as a gift to congratulate Haru on becoming an official investigator. During the search, Minamo and Sota have a run-in with champion fighter Iron Schwartz.

Love Letter

E6. Love Letter

May 14, 2008 · 23m

Because of her lack of a cyberbrain to read online texts, Minamo must find a physical book for a book report. Her discovery reveals the true story of a lost love.

Hand in Hand

E7. Hand in Hand

May 21, 2008 · 23m

Minamo and Haru discover a dog whose consciousness was swapped with that of his owner. They hurry to find the owner's body before it becomes too late for them to switch them back.

No Friend

May 28, 2008 · 23m

Minamo and Sota investigate reports of ghost sightings at Minamo's school.

Employment

Jun 4, 2008 · 23m

Minamo and Sota's father shuts down the core server to minimize damage from a virus intrusion, putting his job on the line.

Supremacy Negotiations

E10. Supremacy Negotiations

Jun 11, 2008 · 23m

Those who contact a mysterious oracle in the Metal named Eliza end up with lost memories. During the investigation, Minamo realizes that Haru has been talking to none other than Eliza.

Just Intonation

E11. Just Intonation

Jun 18, 2008 · 23m

Minamo tries to help violinist Ichinose, who has been discouraged ever since Kushima suddenly quit playing violin long ago.

Morning Without Light

E12. Morning Without Light

Jun 25, 2008 · 23m

Minamo meets Amy, a girl who has just received cybernetic eyes to cure her blindness, but learns that Amy is struggling to adjust to being able to see. Meanwhile, Haru is asked to investigate the disappearance of a highly sought-after artist in the Metal.

Another Sea

E13. Another Sea

Jul 2, 2008 · 23m

Haru reminisces about his youth, from his parents' struggles with poverty that led to trouble with the yakuza, to his meeting a dolphin that inspired his fascination with the sea, and finally to his exploration of the ruins of his city, now underwater because of climate change, which led him to become a test diver for early Meta-Real experiments.

Wave and Wind

E14. Wave and Wind

Jul 9, 2008 · 23m

Minamo goes for a dive in the sea. This episode is a recap of the series so far.

Last Dinner

E15. Last Dinner

Jul 16, 2008 · 23m

Haru investigates cyberbrain deterioration in a group of food connoisseurs.

Clear Power

E16. Clear Power

Jul 23, 2008 · 23m

Sota tries to train enough to defeat Holon in battle. Meanwhile, Haru investigates a case of a female android being illegally used for prostitution.

Home Sweet Home

E17. Home Sweet Home

Jul 30, 2008 · 23m

Minamo's family comes to visit.

Green Rebellion

E18. Green Rebellion

Aug 6, 2008 · 23m

Haru, Minamo, Sota, and Holon go to a distant jungle island to investigate a mysterious background noise in the Metal. All seems well until ionization in the rainforest disrupts Holon's cyberbrain.

Returning Water Drops

E19. Returning Water Drops

Aug 13, 2008 · 23m

Holon collapses, and the others attempt to complete their investigation without her help.

With These Feet

E20. With These Feet

Aug 20, 2008 · 23m

At the jungle island, Haru realized that he can learn to walk again, and he begins to practice in secret to avoid jeopardizing his job as a Metal diver. Meanwhile, Minamo gets tested for suitability to receive a cyberbrain.

Eternity

Aug 27, 2008 · 23m

Following the success of weather particle experimentation, the Secretary-General and Jeni En want to install weather particle plants as soon as possible. Kushima is opposed to the plan, suspecting that the weather particles will cause complications that threaten the Artificial Island. Meanwhile, Sota goes on a date with Holon.

Peaceful Death

E22. Peaceful Death

Sep 3, 2008 · 23m

Kushima goes missing, and is later found without his cyberbrain. Brain death will occur within twelve hours, so Sota and Holon search for his cyberbrain while Haru searches the Metal for his consciousness. Meanwhile, with Kushima missing from the Trustee meeting, the Secretary-General has no choice but to approve Jeni En's motion to begin bringing the weather particle plants online.

Human Commandments

E23. Human Commandments

Sep 10, 2008 · 23m

With help from the Secretary-General, Sota deciphers the clues to bringing Kushima's cyberbrain back online, but instead of Kushima, an emergency AI awakens. The AI explains Kushima's suspicion that the weather particles cause the burning sea phenomenon, convincing the Secretary-General to halt weather particle production until Kushima can prove his theory. However, Jeni En temporarily revokes the Secretary-General's authority with a vote of no confidence.

Earth Commandments

E24. Earth Commandments

Sep 17, 2008 · 23m

Sota breaks into the weather particle facility with help from Haru in the Metal, but before he can reach the control room where the weather particle launch can be halted, Sota must fight Jeni En.

Last Dive

Sep 24, 2008 · 23m

After the spread of weather particles, drastic weather changes occur across the planet, and the burning sea phenomenon returns. Haru decides to use the experimental deep dive suit in an attempt to make contact with Kushima.

Real Drive

E26. Real Drive

Oct 1, 2008 · 23m

Haru makes contact with Eliza and receives Kushima's proof that the weather particles will cause worldwide disaster. Haru broadcasts the proof on the Metal, and the world's leaders quickly agree to shut down the Metal to kill the weather particle nanomachines. Kushima's consciousness then contacts Haru and explains that the ocean itself will replace the functionality of Metal via the salt water in the human body. Haru, restored to his younger self, is safely returned to the surface, where he reunites with Minamo.

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Release dateApr 9, 2008

End dateOct 1, 2008

Episodes26

LanguageJA

Original titleRD 潜脳調査室

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