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Atom: The Beginning (2017)

Japan in the near future suffers an unexplained major disaster. Five years later, reconstruction is well underway. Two young researchers at a university are pinning all their hopes on robot development. Now their new interpretation of the eternal hero Astro Boy up until his birth is just about to start!

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  1. 01

    Plastic Memories

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    2015 · 24 min · Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    After failing his college entrance exams, 18 year-old Tsukasa Mizugaki is offered a position at the renowned SAI Corporation, known for its production and management of Giftia, androids that possess human emotions. Tsukasa’s position is in the terminal service department where the main job is to recover Giftias that are close to their expiration, a graveyard department in every sense. To make matters worse, Tsukasa is ordered to work with Isla, a female Giftia who is never given any responsibility other than serving tea to co-workers.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: android and anime
    • a closely matched era
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  2. 03

    Kuromukuro

    Strong story similarity

    2016 · 24 min · Animation · Comedy · Drama · Mystery

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    When mecha attack a research center, its students, pilots, and researchers must fight back with the help of mysterious artifacts and a young samurai.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: anime and mecha
    • shared genre DNA
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  3. 05

    Made in Abyss

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    2017 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Located in the center of a remote island, the Abyss is the last unexplored region, a huge and treacherous fathomless hole inhabited by strange creatures where only the bravest adventurers descend in search of ancient relics. In the upper levels of the Abyss, Riko, a girl who dreams of becoming an explorer, stumbles upon a mysterious little boy.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: android and anime
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 06

    NieR:Automata Ver1.1a

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    2023 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    The distant future, 5012. The sudden aerial invasion of Earth by <Aliens> and their creations <Machine Lifeforms> led mankind to the brink of extinction. The surviving number of humans who took refuge on the moon to organize a counterattack using <android> soldiers to recapture Earth. However, the war reaches a stalemate as the <Machine Lifeforms> continue to multiply infinitely. In turn, humanity deploys anew unit of android soldiers as an ultimate weapon: <YoRHa> Newly dispatched to Earth <2B> joins <9S>, the analyst currently stationed there, where amid their mission, they encounter a myriad of mysterious phenomena... This is the story of these lifeless <androids> and their endless fight for the sake of mankind.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: android and anime
    • substantial genre overlap
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  5. 07

    Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

    Strong story similarity

    2013 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    While fighting an intense inter-galactic war, a mecha pilot is accidentally warped into a space-time neither he nor his computer recognize. After waking up from a long-time hibernation, he finds himself trapped on a planet, with human residents talking in an unknown form of language, using inferior technologies, and - most shocking to him - naturally breathable air.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: anime and mecha
    • substantial genre overlap
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  6. 08

    Orange

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    2016 · 24 min · Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    One day, Naho Takamiya receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Kakeru Naruse. The Naho from ten years later repeatedly states that she has many regrets, and she wants to fix these by making sure the Naho from the past can make the right decisions—especially regarding Kakeru. What's more shocking is that she discovers that ten years later, Kakeru will no longer be with them. Future Naho asks her to watch over him closely.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  7. 09

    Astro Boy

    Strong story similarity

    2003 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Kids · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Astro is a robotic boy created by Dr. Tenma to replace his late son. When Tenma destroys his laboratory and shuts down Astro, the Ministry of Science revives him and tries to give him a normal life as a 6th-grade student who occasionally helps keep renegade robots from causing harm.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: android and anime
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    My Wife Has No Emotion

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    2024 · 24 min · Animation · Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Takuma isn’t the most exciting guy. He’s awkward, single, and does nothing but go to work and come home. Tired of doing chores, he decides to buy a housekeeping robot named Mina. She can cook and clean perfectly, and the two get to know each other better over time. Soon, Takuma starts to fall for Mina! But could a robot ever love him back?

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: android and anime
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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