Beatless
Beatless
Beatless [4] 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 an anime television series by Diomedéa, which premiered on January 12, 2018 in the Animeism programming block on MBS.
Synopsis
With the introduction of an ultra-advanced AI that surpasses human intelligence, beings that mankind is yet to fully comprehend made from materials far too advanced for human technology begin coming into being.
Lacia, an hIE equipped with a black coffin-shaped device, is one of these.
In boy-meets-girl fashion, 17-year-old Arato Endo has a fateful encounter with the artificial Lacia.
For what purpose were these artificial beings created?
Amid questions regarding the coexistence of these artificial beings and humans, a 17-year-old boy makes a decision.
Characters
Arato Endo (遠藤 アラト Endō Arato)
Voiced by: Takuto Yoshinaga [2]
Arato is the protagonist.Arato's
life takes a sudden turn to the unexpected when Lacia saves his life and he is forced to become her owner.
Lacia (レイシア Reishia)
Voiced by: Nao Toyama [2]
Lacia is an android equipped with a bullet-stopping device.
Lacia becomes Arato's propriety after saving his life from hijacked electronics.
Kouka (紅霞 Kōka)
Voiced by: Misako Tomioka [2]
Snowdrop (スノウドロップ Sunōdoroppu)
Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi
Saturnus (サトゥルヌス Saturunusu)
Voiced by: Shino Shimoji
Methode (メトーデ Metōde)
Voiced by: Sora Amamiya
Ryo Kaidai (海内 遼 Kaidai Ryō)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa
Kengo Suguri (村主 ケンゴ Suguri Kengo)
Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita [2]
Yuka Endo (遠藤 ユカ Endō Yuka)
Voiced by: Saki Ono
Yuka is Arato's little sister.
Shiori Kaidai (海内 紫織 Kaidai Shiori)
Voiced by: Uki Satake [2]
Olga Suguri (村主 オーリガ Suguri Olga)
Voiced by: Yuuki Wakai [2]
Erica Barrows (エリカ・バロウズ Erika Barōzu)
Voiced by: Emiri Sumaya
Media
Novel
Satoshi Hase serialized the novel, with illustrations by Supercell member Redjuice, in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype magazine in 2012. The novel was compiled and published in book form on October 10, 2012 (ISBN 978-4-04-110290-9). 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.
Manga
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. A single-volume four-panel spin-off manga, titled Beatless, was published by Kila. 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.It has been compiled into four volumes to date.
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 22, 2012[7] | ISBN 978-4-04-120399-6 |
| 2 | February 21, 2013[8] | ISBN 978-4-04-120605-8 |
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
| 1 | October 14, 2014[9] | ISBN 978-4-04-729989-4 |
| 2 | February 14, 2015[10] | ISBN 978-4-04-730224-2 |
| 3 | February 15, 2016[11] | ISBN 978-4-04-730964-7 |
| 4 | February 15, 2016[12] | ISBN 978-4-04-730965-4 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation premiered on January 12, 2018.
The series is directed by Seiji Mizushima at Diomedéa and written by Tatsuya Takahashi and Gō Zappa, with character designs by Hiroko Yaguchi.
The series will run for 24 episodes.
The opening theme is "Error" by Garnidelia and the ending theme is "Primalove" by ClariS.
The series is streaming exclusively on Amazon Video worldwide.
| No. | Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Contract" | January 12, 2018 |
| 2 | "Analog hack" | January 19, 2018 |
| 3 | "You'll be mine" | January 26, 2018 |
| 4 | "Automatic world" | February 2, 2018 |
| 5 | "Tools for outsourcers" |