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Beatless is a Japanese science fiction serial novel written by Satoshi Hase and illustrated by Redjuice. The series has inspired three spin-off manga series and a 24-episode anime television series by Diomedéa, which aired from January to September 2018 in the Animeism programming block on MBS.
| Beatless | |
Cover of the novel | |
| Genre | Science fiction[1] |
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| Serial novel | |
| Written by | Satoshi Hase |
| Illustrated by | Redjuice |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Newtype |
| Original run | June 10, 2011 – July 10, 2012 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kila |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Comics Ace Extra |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | June 10, 2011 – July 10, 2012 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Beatless: Dystopia | |
| Written by | Kagura Uguisu |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Ace |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | September 22, 2012 – February 21, 2013 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Ptolemy's Singularity | |
| Written by | Gun Snark |
| Illustrated by | Mitsuru Ohsaki |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Famitsu Comic Clear |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | April 11, 2014 – January 15, 2018 |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Seiji Mizushima |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | |
| Music by |
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| Studio | Diomedéa |
| Licensed by | Amazon Video (streaming) |
| Original network | MBS, TBS, BS-TBS (Animeism B2), BSN, AT-X |
| Original run | January 13, 2018 – September 28, 2018 |
| Episodes | 24 |
In 2105, with the large scale advancement of technology, hIE's (Humanoid Interface Elements) are human-like-robots invented in the year 2057. hIEs are used as public and personal servants for society. One person, a high school student named Arato Endo, treats hIEs like humans and sees them as equals, and though he wished to buy one, his financial situation hinders him from doing so. In the middle of the night, while returning home from a grocery store run, he is violently attacked by a hIE. Seconds from death, Lacia, an abnormal hIE equipped with a weaponized coffin, comes to his aid and saves his life. In the chaos that follows, a hacked electric car threatens to run them over, and Lacia makes a deal with Arato, to assume ownership of her in exchange for her saving his life. The deal requires him to take full responsibility for her actions, to which he reluctantly agrees. Lacia warns the entranced Arato she, like all hIE's, doesn't have a soul. After owning Lacia, and bringing her home, Lacia enjoys her new, peaceful lifestyle, while Arato is dragged into a series of major events; from being hired by a company that hosts an online fashion modeling audition, to being dragged into the fighting between other escaped hIE's from Memeframe.
Satoshi Hase serialized the novel, with illustrations by Supercell member Redjuice, in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype magazine in from 2011 to 2012.[1][3] The novel was compiled and published in book form on October 10, 2012 (ISBN 978-4-04-110290-9).[4] In 2013, Tokyo Otaku Mode began hosting an English translation of the novel, with animated versions of Redjuice's illustrations done by Wit Studio and animator Satoshi Kadowaki.[3] During their panel at Anime Expo 2019, J-Novel Club announced a partnership with Tokyo Otaku Mode to release the novel in North America.[5]
The novel has inspired three separate manga series. Kagura Uguisu published the two-volume manga series Beatless: Dystopia in Kadokawa's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace between 2012 and 2013.[1][3] A single-volume four-panel spin-off manga, titled Beatless, was published by Kila.[3] Ptolemy's Singularity (天動のシンギュラリティ), a spin-off manga series written by Gun Snark and illustrated by Mitsuru Ohsaki, was launched on Kadokawa's Famitsu Comic Clear website on April 11, 2014, with a preview chapter having been published on March 14.[1][6] It has been compiled into eight volumes.[7]
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 22, 2012[8] | 978-4-04-120399-6 |
| 2 | February 21, 2013[9] | 978-4-04-120605-8 |
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 14, 2014[10] | 978-4-04-729989-4 |
| 2 | February 14, 2015[11] | 978-4-04-730224-2 |
| 3 | February 15, 2016[12] | 978-4-04-730964-7 |
| 4 | February 15, 2016[13] | 978-4-04-730965-4 |
| 5 | January 15, 2018[14] | 978-4-04-734999-5 |
| 6 | February 15, 2018[15] | 978-4-04-735000-7 |
| 7 | April 13, 2018[16] | 978-4-04-735101-1 |
| 8 | March 30, 2019[17] | 978-4-04-735101-1 |
A 24-episode anime television series adaptation aired from January 13[1][18][19] to September 28, 2018.[20][21] Episodes 21-24 are also referred to as Beatless: Final Stage. The series is directed by Seiji Mizushima at Diomedéa and written by Tatsuya Takahashi and Gō Zappa, with character designs by Hiroko Yaguchi.[1] The first opening theme is "Error" by Garnidelia and the first ending theme is "Primalove" by ClariS.[22] The second opening theme is "Truth." by TrySail,[23][24] and the second ending theme is "Shapeless" by Tokyo Performance Doll.[25] The series is streaming exclusively on Amazon Video worldwide.[26]
| No. | Title [b] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Contract" | January 13, 2018 |
| 2 | "Analog Hack" | January 20, 2018 |
| 3 | "You'll be Mine" | January 27, 2018 |
| 4 | "Automatic World" | February 3, 2018 |
| 5 | "Tools for Outsourcers" | February 10, 2018 |
| 5.5 | "Intermission_01" | February 17, 2018 |
| 6 | "Higgins Village" | February 24, 2018 |
| 7 | "Boy meets Pornography" | March 3, 2018 |
| 8 | "Awakening of Sleeping Beauty" | March 10, 2018 |
| 9 | "My Whereabouts" | March 17, 2018 |
| 9.5 | "Intermission_02" | March 24, 2018 |
| 10 | "Dwellings and Surroundings" | March 31, 2018 |
| 11 | "Dystopia Game" | April 7, 2018 |
| 12 | "Slumber of Human" | April 14, 2018 |
| 13 | "The Prayer Within" | April 28, 2018 |
| 14 | "An Answer to Survive" | May 5, 2018 |
| 14.5 | "Intermission_03" | May 12, 2018 |
| 15 | "Edge Line" | May 19, 2018 |
| 16 | "Plus One" | May 26, 2018 |
| 16.5 | "Intermission_04" | June 2, 2018 |
| 17 | "A Reason of Our Own" | June 9, 2018 |
| 18 | "Protocol of Love" | June 16, 2018 |
| 19 | "Paper Tiger" | June 23, 2018 |
| 20 | "Our Error World" | June 30, 2018 |
| 21 | "Higgin's Silo" | September 26, 2018[21] |
| 22 | "Pygmalion" | September 27, 2018[21] |
| 23 | "Beatless" | September 28, 2018[21] |
| 24 | "Boy Meets Girl" | September 28, 2018[21] |
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