Sh15uya

A disorienting, stylish plunge into a fake city where identity keeps resetting, leaving a lingering ache of unreality.

Created by

Nobuhiro Suzuki, Ryuta Tasaki

Genres

Action & adventure, Drama, Mystery

Starring

Saya Yūki, Yui Aragaki, Mao Katô

Tagline

The world is full of emptiness. However, only this pain is REAL.

Overview

Set in a virtual simulation of Shibuya, Tokyo which is regulated by an entity named Piece which does not allow inhabitants to live, the series focuses on a fifteen-year-old boy named Tsuyoshi who seeks to find both his lost memories and a way to escape Shibuya. To maintain control, Piece locks "kills" those who do not operate within the proper confines of the world, which results in their being reset and inserted back into the city with a new name and identity and without their previous memories.

How it feels

Dark, eerie, tense and absurd. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Identity, memory, isolation, survival

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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