Real Drive

A contemplative cyber-diver procedural that blends philosophical musings on memory and reality with subdued action, offering a melancholic, thoughtful near-future atmosphere.

Created by

Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Koichi Hatsumi

Genres

Animation, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy

Starring

Kanae Oki, Hiroki Takahashi, Katsuji Mori

Overview

The story takes place in 2061, 50 years after humanity developed the "Net society" that depended on information networks despite their security issues. To improve security, a new network called Meta Real Network — or "Metal" for short — was developed. People's personal memories are reduced to information and placed within "protected virtual stand-alone organic cyber enclaves" called bubble shells online. The result was a virtual "explosion" of creative freedom as people felt safe enough to explore instincts and desires on Metal that they would not otherwise explore in real life. This "friction" between the Metal's alluring lack of restrictions and rules-bound reality led to trouble and incidents that investigators known as "cyber divers" must handle. Masamichi Haru is one such cyber diver.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, memory, technology, isolation

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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

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