is a 2010 animated science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 film. It was directed by Junichi Fujisaku

Junichi Fujisaku

is the chief game director and game writer for Production I.G's Game Production Department. He is a graduate of Production I.G's think-tank "Oshii Academy", used to train the next generation of staff for the company.-Works:...

 and produced by Production I.G and TransArts. The movie was released on August 28, 2010. Features music by the rock band SCANDAL, who are also featured in the film as cameos. It is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.

Plot

Based on the original novel by Natsuhiko Kyogoku, the story takes place sometime in the future. A deadly virus that has spread worldwide, has drastically reduced the world's population. Now, people have to eat synthetic food and must avoid any physical contact whatsoever. Only community centers (once called schools) exsist and people can only communicate online. However a group of girls have pursued real contact outside of the society. When a series of brutal murders occur, it is up to them to see the dark secrets hidden in the closed off world they live in.

Characters

A 14-year old girl who is shy and quiet but get overly excited which will lead to having a nosebleed. She is the leader of the group and is willing to do anything to protect her team. She is one of six children adopted by a member of high society.

An unsociable and calm person. He dislikes violence and always follows Mio's plans. He lives alone, as his sister is away on a business trip.

The computer hacker of the group. She is a young genius who calls herself a magician. A very cheerful and sociable girl who tries to get Hazuki to be more open.

A Chinese girl who is the oldest of the group. She is usually seen in Chinese dress and is good at kenpo

Kenpo

is the name of several Japanese martial arts. The word kenpō is a Japanese translation of the Chinese word "quánfǎ. This term is often informally transliterated as "kempo", as a result of applying Traditional Hepburn romanization, but failing to use a macron to indicate the long vowel...

. She like cats.

A pink haired and eyed girl who is good at drawing. But has low cognitive awareness, as she cannot distinguish between paintings and photographs.

A 16-year old boy who is an anime otaku and one of the conspirers behind the murders.

Kawabata's classmate who is also an anime otaku and also one of the conspirers behind the murders.

She monitors Hazuki's class on their mental and living conditions. She has OCD where she rubs wet paper, but hates the antiseptic smell of wet paper.

A 40-year old detective working on the case of the mysterious murders. He is divorced.

Another detective working on the case, he is also the great-grandchild of Keitaro Suzuki the founder of SVC. Has a major influential political and business background.