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Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness

2005 · 50 min

A brisk, colorful cyber-adventure that feels like a feature-length episode, mixing digital battles with a race to stop a world-threatening phenomenon.

Directed by
Takao Kato
Genres
Science fiction, Animation, Action
Starring
Kumiko Higa, Akiko Kimura, Hiro Yuuki
Overview
The Dematerialization Phenomenon, in which the real world becomes digital, has become a problem and must be resolved immediately. After hearing of this incident, Netto and Rockman left off after their father and Network Researcher, Yuuichirou. He also had found news of an invasion in the computer of the Trinity Brain trust company: 'The Earth itself will understand the way things stand in the cyber world'. In order to destroy the program causing the incident, Netto and Rockman have to go deep underground. But old enemies await them there, as well as new ones. As they fought each other, the vicious cyber-life, Nebula Grey, awakens. The Dematerialization Phenomenon will not be stopped unless Nebula Grey is defeated.

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Directed by
Takao Kato
Genres
Science fiction, Animation, Action
Starring
Kumiko Higa, Akiko Kimura, Hiro Yuuki
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • survival
  • family
  • friendship
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • fantasy world
Era
near-future
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism2
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
science fiction, animation, action
Directed by
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Written by
Kenichi Araki
Starring
Kumiko Higa, Akiko Kimura, Hiro Yuuki, Mitsuki Saiga, Keiko Nemoto, Akiko Nakagawa, Daisuke Kishio, Daisuke Sakaguchi
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
50 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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