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The Gene of AI

2023 · 1 season

A thoughtful, quietly unsettling anthology of medical mysteries that probes what it means to be human when machines can suffer.

Created by
Kim Min-sun
Genres
Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Takeo Otsuka, Yume Miyamoto, Mutsuki Iwanaka
Overview
The future is here, and a new species lives among people: humanoids. These robotic beings are highly sentient like man and suffer from unique ailments. Thankfully, Dr. Hikaru Sudo can help. He vows to treat the humanoids even by means that may be considered illegal, causing him to lead a double life. But when strange diseases emerge due to this coexistence, ethical lines become blurred.

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Stream in the UK
  • Crunchyroll
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Kim Min-sun
Genres
Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Takeo Otsuka, Yume Miyamoto, Mutsuki Iwanaka
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • technology
  • morality
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • anthology
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Kim Min-sun
Starring
Takeo Otsuka, Yume Miyamoto, Mutsuki Iwanaka, Natsumi Takamori
Music
Natsumi Tabuchi, Takashi Ohmama
Cinematography
Hironobu Hatanaka
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 24 min each
Network
MBS, TBS
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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