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ID-0 (Japanese: アイディー・ゼロ, Hepburn: Aidī Zero) is a 2017 cyberpunk Japanese anime television series produced by Sanzigen. The anime was announced through a teaser video on August 7, 2016.[1] followed by the official website on January 26, 2017.[2] The series is produced by Sanzigen and directed by Goro Taniguchi, and aired from April 9, 2017, to June 25, 2017.[3] The series is set when humanity has developed I-Machines, robots that can operate in extreme environments in space, in which the human pilot's consciousness can be transferred into the robot's operating system. An astrogeology student named Maya Mikuri joins the Excavate Company, a crew who illegally mine for the new mineral Orichalt, which is used for interstellar travel. However, Maya soon learns about a crew member with no identity named Ido, and his connection to a little girl named Alice found inside an Orichalt deposit within the core of the wandering planet known as Rajeev.
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Poster for ID-0 | |
| アイディー・ゼロ (Aidī Zero) | |
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| Genre | Science fiction Mecha |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Gorō Taniguchi |
| Produced by | Yōichi Sekine Toshikazu Sugimoto Hirofumi Nishikōji |
| Written by | Yōsuke Kuroda |
| Music by | Takayuki Hattori |
| Studio | Sanzigen |
| Licensed by | Netflix (streaming rights) |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS, BS 11 |
| Original run | April 9, 2017 – June 25, 2017 |
| Episodes | 12 |
In the distant future, the discovery of the new mineral Orichalt (オリハルト, Oriharuto) has allowed humanity to expand beyond the Sol System. On the constant lookout for Orichalt, humanity has developed I-Machines (Iマシン, I mashin), giant robots that can operate in extreme environments. I-Machines function by using Orichalt to transfer the human pilot's consciousness into the robot's operating system; in that sense, the human becomes the machine. While Alliance Academy student Maya Mikuri is in the middle of operating an I-Machine, she gets involved in an incident with mining pirates, and ends up serving as a crew member on their mining spaceship. Soon after, she and the rest of the crew begin to discover that the government has been hiding secrets about destructive forces concerning Orichalt. Worse, these same forces are on the verge of destroying human civilization, and the crew might be the only ones who can stop them.
The Excavate Company (エスカベイト社, Esukabeito-Sha) is a band of Orichalt miners who often act illegally, being compared to space pirates. Their base of operations is the mining ship Stulti (ストゥルティー号, Sutourutī-gō) (Latin for "foolish"), which is built to accommodate I-Machines and is equipped with four large manipulator arms featuring various tools. The ship is capable of utilizing Orichalt chunks to achieve faster than light warp-based travel through a process known as Miguel Jumping (probably referencing the Alcubierre Drive proposed by Mexican Physicist Miguel Alcubierre). Aside from Maya Mikuri and Clair Hojo, Stulti's entire crew consists of Evertrancers (エバートランサー, Ebātoransā), people whose consciousness permanently resides within an I-Machine, having lost or discarded their flesh-and-blood bodies in the past. Existing as an Evertrancer, willingly or otherwise, is noted to be illegal and highly unethical within galactic society.
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| 1 | "Mind Trance" Transliteration: "Konpaku Seni" (Japanese: 魂魄遷移) | April 9, 2017 | |
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Maya Mikuri, a young astrogeology student, studies under Professor Attomy Kinsberg and Romanov of the Planet Alliance Academy, as they mine for Orichalt ore on a remote asteroid. The three enter the Mind Trance (MT) System Units, which transfer their consciousness into I-Machines and allow them to operate in space without life support. While at the mining site, an explosion occurs, and Maya's I-Machine is blasted into space. Kinsberg and Romanov escape the blast and leave the asteroid. They desert Maya's I-Machine, but take her body in the MT System Unit with them. Her I-Machine is rescued by the Excavate Company, Orichalt pirating miners led by Grayman. The Excavate Company extract the ore and take Maya's I-Machine with them in their mining ship, the Stulti. Using her astrogeology knowledge, Maya helps the Excavate Company retrieve ore from another asteroid, which is being illegally mined by the Fujima Group. Suddenly, a fleet known as the Seventh Squadron of the Planet Alliance arrives to apprehend the Fujima Group. The Excavate Company retreat, but they later retrieve Maya's MT System Unit and return her consciousness to her body. | |||
| 2 | "Formless Minerals" Transliteration: "Jikū Kessetsu" (Japanese: 時空結節) | April 16, 2017 | |
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Addams Forte Chevalier remembers when creator Kain Arisugawa explained the Mind Trance System, enabling humans to transfer their consciousness into I-Machines and work in dangerous or inhospitable conditions for a huge reduction in risk and cost. Aboard the Stulti, Clair Hojo researches that Kinsberg has shifted blame on Maya for illegally divulging information to the Fujima Group. Maya agrees to become part of the Excavate Company until she can repay them for rescuing her. Information broker Zephyr contacts Karla Milla-Foden, concerning a large Orichalt deposit on a new planet. Karla shares this data received from Planet Works, who wants to engage the Excavate Company as subcontractors. The operation is risky due to a surrounding Miguel Storm and a dense asteroid belt. Using I-Machines, Maya and Ido land on the planet, but they are caught in a Miguel Storm burst. After Ido is injured, Maya learns that Ido is an Evertrancer, an I-Machine without a human body. Maya downloads her memory archives into Ido, so that they can operate in a joined mode. As Maya guides Ido to the deposit, he successfully extracts the core. Upon returning to the Stulti, it is revealed that a young girl is inside the Orichalt. | |||
| 3 | "Miguel Line" Transliteration: "Kūbaku Kairō" (Japanese: 空漠回廊) | April 23, 2017 | |
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The Excavate Company try to understand the phenomenon of the young girl, later recognized as Alice, existing inside the Orichalt. Meanwhile, a military battleship called the Marito appears looking for the Orichalt. The United Planets Force led by Lieutenant Amanza Volchkova seize the Stulti and the Excavate Company, discovering that most of the crew are composed of Evertrancers. The United Planets Force then confiscate the Orichalt and capture Alice. However, before the Excavate Company can be taken into custody, a meteor shower hits the Marito. During the confusion, the Excavate Company lay charges for a series of explosions to free the Stulti. When Maya distracts their captors, the crew manage to make a Miguel Jump and escape the Marito. This action confirms Maya's status as a full-fledged fugitive. During the Miguel Jump, Amanza's I-Machine is caught within the area of effect and is transported along with the Stulti. Maya manages to recover the MT System Unit containing Amanza's human body, which was taken along in the Miguel Jump with fragments of the Marito, and brings it aboard the Stulti. | |||
| 4 | "Singular Tactics" Transliteration: "Teni Kishū" (Japanese: 転移奇襲) | April 30, 2017 | |
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Addams reviews the recent information about the Excavate Company and their escape from the Marito. Aboard the Stulti, the Excavate Company interrogate Amanza using their avatars and discuss the sudden appearance of the meteor shower that hit the Marito. During the discussion, she manages to escape, capturing Maya and Alice. After a gravitational wave soon appears, one of the two satellite moons from the planet materializes and sends a meteor shower toward the Stulti. The Excavate Company head out to intercept the meteor shower before it hits the Stulti. Amanza agrees to free Maya, and they activate their I-Machines to assist in the defense. Ido risks his life to explode one of the larger meteoroids to create a collision chain. He tells Amanza that he does not know his name and has no memory of the past, impressing Amanza with his selflessness. She suspects that his previous existence may have been erased on purpose. | |||
| 5 | "Ore with Free Will" Transliteration: "Kesshō Yōjo" (Japanese: 結晶幼女) | May 7, 2017 | |
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The Stulti warps back into normal space, but the threatening moon appears to be following the Excavate Company. They think that it may be linked to Alice, to whom they have given the code name "Ore". Maya suggests that someone's memories are also contained within the Orichalt that they retrieved from the planet. Amanza questions Ido about his past, but he only knows of being an escaped criminal from an exile ship, where he had been held for about twenty years. The Excavate Company then encounter a red molecular cloud which seems harmless, but it displays characteristics of the same moon as the Stulti passes through. Some of the sand particles penetrate the ship and approaches Alice. As Maya and Amanza grab Alice and head for an escape shuttle, the sand particles pursue them, changing from a gaseous to a solid state and eventually dragging Alice out into space. However, Alice is able to survive in space, and Ido saves her. As his I-Machine holds her, memories containing images of Alice and sounds of his voice flood his consciousness, suggesting that there was some connection between them in the past. | |||
| 6 | "The Observer" Transliteration: "Sekai Kakuran" (Japanese: 世界攪乱) | May 14, 2017 | |
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Ido fights a losing battle against the barrage of meteoroids until he is assisted by the crew, who are also overwhelmed. With minutes left before the Stulti can Miguel Jump, some military-type I-Machines appear and fire towards the ship, but their TTS warp weapons clear a path through the meteoroids. The Stulti performs a Miguel Jump to coordinates provided by the I-Machines and meet an Observer ship there. Observer supervisor Sam Taylor boards the Stulti, investigating the motive of a fleet battleship trying to seize both the Stulti and the Orichalt as well as the suspicious behavior of the satellite moon connected with the planet. The Excavate Company and Maya are cleared of any wrongdoing, as Taylor wants to figure out who within the United Planets Force initiated the action. While the crew debate their options, Taylor kidnaps Alice and tries to escape, but is stopped first by Amanza, then Maya and finally Ido. The meteoroids appear to attack the Observer I-Machines, and Taylor is caught in an explosion. His final message is that he recognized Ido, and that Ido must be exterminated as an "enemy of humanity". Maya, Ido and Alice become trapped within a large mass of meteoroids. | |||
| 7 | "Overstepping" Transliteration: "Seizon Chūiki" (Japanese: 生存宙域) | May 21, 2017 | |
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The time is shown when Ido joined the Excavate Company three years ago. In the present, the remaining crew members try to rescue Maya, Ido and Alice, but the large mass that encases them warps out, taking Rick Ayer and Amanza as well. Ido and Maya investigate a wrecked probe plane inside, while Rick and Amanza fail to attach a drilling rig outside. Ido plays an audio recording that Maya found, indicating that earlier humanity already knew about Orichalt and its necessity for space travel as well as the existence of wandering planets. This explains the now restricted zone of the Miguel Net for interplanetary travel. Ido believes that this is why the United Planets Force and the Observers were so interested in them. Meanwhile, Rick and Amanza try to blast a hole into the large mass without success. At the last minute, just when Maya’s life support shuts down, the Stulti arrive to retrieve them all. Back aboard the Stulti, they send the Orichalt packed with explosives towards the large mass in an attempt to destroy it. Ido speculates that a "Doctor Arisugawa" mentioned in the audio recording may be a clue to the mystery. | |||
| 8 | "Cracking the Flair" Transliteration: "Kaden funryū" (Japanese: 荷電噴流) | May 28, 2017 | |
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Addams discusses information with Urakuo Hakubi about Alice and her connection to Orichalt. The Excavate Company review the audio recording from the wrecked probe plane, which suggests that the wandering planets are Orichalt collection devices constructed by an unknown civilization, possibly a secret kept by the United Planets Force. Ido proposes that the Excavate Company should find out more about the relationship between Orichalt and the wandering planet Rajeev as well as the true identity of Alice. They carefully take two months to return to the Miguel Net, minimizing usage of Orichalt to avoid pursuit by Rajeev. Later on, Amanza approaches a United Planets Force battleship, pretending that she escaped from the Excavate Company. She takes Rick as a prisoner so Karla can access information about Arisugawa in the United Planets Force data system. However, Addams detects the intrusion and only allows Karla to retrieve selective data that he authorizes, promising to give her back her human body. Meanwhile, remnants of Rajeev appear at colonized planet Fifth, populated with over 100 billion people, and proceed to consume it. | |||
| 9 | "Seeking the Truth" Transliteration: "Shinsei Tankyū" (Japanese: 真誠探求) | June 4, 2017 | |
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Ten years earlier, Karla supervised assessment of an Orichalt sample held in a research facility. In the present, Addams tries to contain a report about the destruction of Fifth, discussing with Urakuo about the possible link between Rajeev and "The God of Chaos". The Excavate Company, believing that Taylor may be a clone of Arisugawa because of their physical similarities, prepare to travel to colonized planet Sixth in order to talk to Arisugawa. Amanza discovers that not only Rick’s home planet is Sixth, but also that he is a copy created from backup data. The crew arrive at an MT Industries facility to get Arisagawa. When Ido and Karla enter the facility with Maya and Alice, Karla sides with the security forces instead, honoring her agreement with Addams. However, Ido disables the security I-Machines and confronts Addams, who has Karla’s secured human body. Addams touches his MT mask to transfer his consciousness to an I-Machine, then asserts that Ido is the original Kain Arisugawa. | |||
| 10 | "Compressed Sin" Transliteration: "Shukutai Rireki" (Japanese: 縮退履歴) | June 11, 2017 | |
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Addams reveals that his human body is "Triwaker", the third of the Arisugawa clones, and he attacks Ido with his I-Machine. Karla intercedes, demanding that he should return her human body as per their agreement. Although Addams obliges, her human body is weak after being inactive for ten years, and she has trouble standing. Addams forces Ido's consciousness back into Triwaker, and then shows a vision of the past when Kain transferred the consciousness of a dying Alice to save her. However, as part of Kain's original plan, Alice became embedded in the Orichalt, becoming an "Orillian". At the time, Addams was so horrified that he forced Kain's mind into an I-Machine, which was then exiled. Because the process was rushed, Kain lost all of his memory data. Back in the present, Addams attacks Ido again to exact his vengeance for Kain's actions in the past, but Ido destroys Addams's I-Machine. As Maya, Ido and Karla are reunited in their human bodies, Addams returns, shoots Ido in the back and escapes with Alice. Maya pursues them, but Addams forces Alice to initiate a Miguel Jump. | |||
| 11 | "Innocent Orbit" Transliteration: "Muku Kidō" (Japanese: 無垢軌道) | June 18, 2017 | |
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The remaining crew members arrive and retrieve Ido, whose consciousness is now trapped inside Triwaker. Meanwhile, fleets of the United Planets Force have started confiscating all of the Orichalt within the Miguel Net in a master plan to destroy Rajeev. Maya is shocked when Grayman refuses to take part in the master plan. However, she helps Ido back inside his MT System Unit, with his resolve to return to his I-Machine and rescue Alice from Addams. The Excavate Company plot a course for L2 near Earth, where the United Planets Force have stockpiled their Orichalt to entrap Rajeev, shown as wandering planets. After initial success, the United Planets Force fight a losing battle against Rajeev. Addams arrives in his I-Machine from an MT battleship and destroys Rajeev, firing artificial Orillian clones into the wandering planets and declaring himself the savior of humanity. Ido confronts Addams by saying that he learned through Kain’s memories that Rajeev is capable of learning and evolving. As they speak, the wandering planets reform like antibodies reacting to a virus. Just as Ido and Addams are about to attack each other, Alice speaks for the first time, pleading for them to stop. | |||
| 12 | "Still Here" Transliteration: "Jitsuzon Jinkaku" (Japanese: 実存人格) | June 25, 2017 | |
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Alice's body holds the consciousness of her mother Jennifer Record, who previously entered into the Orichalt to look for Alice. Jennifer believes that Alice's consciousness is contained within the Orichalt collected by Rajeev. Faced with this new knowledge, Ido grabs Jennifer and leaves with the Stulti. The United Planets Force decide to jettison the Orichalt to create an escape route for humanity, but Addams disagrees and attempts to transfer into Rajeev. At that moment, the Stulti appears before the fleet, and Grayman asks Admiral Cecilia Ginney of the United Planets Force to agree to a plan proposed by Ido. Cecilia approves after listening to the inspiring words of Clair and Maya. With assistance from the fleet's missiles, the Excavate Company blast their way into the center of Rajeev, where Ido and Jennifer then enter into its core. Jennifer reunites with Alice, while Ido and Addams eventually reconcile. Ido exits out of the core, surrounded by the rest of the crew members. Rajeev leaves, learning that there are other civilizations within the universe and no longer becoming a threat to humanity. The Excavate Company are recognized for their contribution to humanity and go on to pursue their own futures. | |||
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