Virtual reality. Murder. Werewolves. And teen girls! In a future where nothing is as it seems, can old legends come true? In the near future, humans will communicate almost exclusively through monitors, making real interaction a rarefied and weak occurrence for those living in a near totalitarian society. In this new world of communication, children are only allowed to interact personally on school grounds. So when a serial killer starts slaughtering junior high children the communication routes go under further surveillance. And despite all the safeguards put in place to avoid physical interaction, the killer's latest victim turns out to have been in contact with three young girls: Tsuzki Mio, a certified prodigy; Matsuno Hatsuki, a quiet but opinionated classmate; and Kouno Ayumi, her best friend. And as the girls get caught up in trying to quell curiosity under such terrorist scrutiny, Hatsuki learns that there is much more than meets the eye of their monitored communications.
Junichi Fujisaku
Director
Kanae Oki
Hazuki Makino (voice)
Hiromi Igarashi
Ayumi Kono (voice)
Marina Inoue
Mio Tsuzuki (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro
Myao Rei (voice)
Kana Uetake
Yuko Yabe (voice)
Yutaka Aoyama
Riichiro Ishida (voice)
Eriko Hirata
Shizue Fuwa (voice)
Haruo Satou
Adoptive Father (voice)
Kiyoshi Katsunuma
Yuuji Nakamura (voice)
Kunihiro Kawamoto
Touji Kunugi (voice)
Manabu Sakamaki
Ryuu Kawabata (voice)
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