Science SARU, the up-and-coming animation production company that made a name for itself with "Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!", has announced that its completely original animation, "Yurei Deco," will air this July. Science SARU has been airing "The Tale of the Heike" since January, and it appears that this year they will be releasing another animation in addition to "The Tale of the Heike." Science SARU is the production company that produced their first television animation, "Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!", and wowed many fans with its high level of perfection. As a result, many fans who first watched "Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!" later realized how interesting the show was, saying, "Oh no! I hadn't been paying attention to Science SARU at all!" This time, we'd like to introduce Science SARU's completely original animation, "Yurei Deco," which is currently garnering rave reviews for "Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!", focusing particularly on its most important character, "Monster Zero." Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! If you're a reader who doesn't want to miss the broadcast of a classic anime, like we did with "Yurei Deco," be sure to check it out!
What kind of world is "Yurei Deco"?
First, let's take a deeper look at what kind of work "Yurei Deco" is. The worlds of "Phantom Zero" and "Yurei Deco" are closely connected, so to introduce "Phantom Zero" in detail, we first need to understand the world and setting of "Tom Sawyer Island."
A world where you can easily travel between reality and virtuality
What kind of place is Tom Sawyer Island, the setting of this work? Currently known information describes it as "a fictional space in cyberspace, where people constantly travel between the real world and Tom Sawyer Island every day."
The Hot Topic: The Metaverse
The setting of this work, Tom Sawyer Island, is the much talked about "metaverse," a virtual world created on the internet where people can move and act freely.
Love is important!?
Furthermore, unlike normal life, Tom Sawyer Island is described as a place where people "live in pursuit of love." Love is like the "like" we receive on social media, and in the world of Yurei Deco, it's a world where the appreciation and gratitude of others is visualized.
Love is suddenly taken away!?
This visualization of love, the evaluation of others, maintained a certain level of order on Tom Sawyer Island. However, one day, an incident occurred in which some users' love was suddenly stolen. On Tom Sawyer Island, where order was maintained solely because of the system of love, the sudden disappearance of love was a major event.
What is Kaijin 0?
The culprit behind the incident in which users' love was suddenly stolen is a character called Kaijin 0. This work tells the story of Kaijin 0, who suddenly stole the love from users, and our protagonists!
The Zero Phenomenon
The love theft incident caused by Monster Zero is referred to in the story as the "Zero Phenomenon." The protagonist, Berry, also had her love stolen by this "Zero Phenomenon," and many other users, including Berry, were affected.
Challenge Monster Zero with your friends!!
Our protagonist, Berry, has had her love stolen by Phantom Zero, but of course, she doesn't face Phantom Zero alone! Throughout the story, many allies, including the hacker Hack, come to Berry's aid! Together with these unique allies, she works to reclaim her stolen love! That's the general plot of this story!
What is Phantom Zero's goal?!
What we need to pay attention to here is Phantom Zero's objective. Naturally, love is a concept exclusive to the cyberworld, so stealing it wouldn't bring much benefit. So what is Phantom Zero's objective, making it such a large-scale crime? I'd like to keep an eye on his (?) ideology throughout the story.
Pay Attention to Kaijin 0's Message
In the story, Kaijin 0 is introduced as a "villain who stole the love from the users," but it's safe to say he's not 100% a villain.
Raising Questions About the Digital Society
That's because Phantom Thief Zero's actions are far too complicated to portray him as a villain. If they simply wanted to portray him as a villain, they would have made his actions more obvious to the viewer.
Is there a message you want to convey to viewers through Phantom Thief Zero's actions?
Why did Phantom Thief 0 commit such a complicated crime as "stealing love" in the story? Perhaps it's because the producers wanted to communicate something to the viewers through this "love-stealing" incident. Otherwise, the production team wouldn't have had Phantom Thief 0 commit such confusing acts.
A world ruled by "love"?
If you think about it, Tom Sawyer Island is a world where law and order are maintained by love, but at the same time, it's also a world ruled by love.
Perhaps this is also a problem in modern society?
If you think about it, the idea that "love" dominates the cyber world is similar to the problem of modern social media, where people are obsessed with "likes." In this way, the "Zero Phenomenon" in this work is full of implications and raises some questions about our modern society.
How does Kaijin Zero apply to modern society?
So, what specific questions do Kaito 0 and the Zero Phenomenon he caused raise about modern society? Naturally, the nature of these questions will become clear throughout the story, so be sure to keep an eye out for them!
Yurei Deco and Kaijin 0
Now, let's delve a little deeper into the title of this work, "Yurei Deco." Both the title of this work, "Yurei Deco," and Kaijin 0 evoke the character "0" (Rei). What does the word "0" (Rei) have in common in these two names in the story?
Disassembling Ghost Deco
First, the word "Ghost Deco," which is also the title of this work, can be broken down into three words: "You," "Rei," and "Deco." "You" literally means "you," and "Rei" represents the key element of this work: a state of zero love (referred to as ghost in the story). And finally, "Deco" is thought to be an abbreviation for the "Decoration Customizer," a device that characters are required to wear on their eyes in the setting of this work.
The Keyword is "0"!
In this work, the number "0" plays an extremely important role, as evidenced by the terms "ghost," "monster 0," and "zero phenomenon."
The Cyberworld and "0"
Since the story is set in the cyberworld, the trailer features numerous images of "0"s and "1"s. The number "0" can be seen in numerous scenes, from the villain, Monster Zero, to the visual depictions of "0"s and "1"s.
Pay Attention to How the Fascinating Cyber World is Depicted
Earlier, I mentioned that the cyber world is often expressed through strings of "0" and "1." However, this work uses many other techniques besides strings of "0" and "1" to depict the unrealistic world of Tom Sawyer Island. The unique color schemes and other ingenious techniques used to create a sense of unreality are evident throughout the setting, so be sure to pay close attention to how Tom Sawyer Island is depicted!
Is Monster Zero Good or Evil?
And above all, what is the purpose of Monster Zero, who caused the major incident known as the "Zero Phenomenon" in this work? We'll be keeping an eye on this question. Is Monster Zero really evil? Or good? We look forward to further news.
Summary
What did you think? This time, we've introduced Monster Zero, who appears in "Yurei Deco." In this work, characters, settings, and expressions with the number "0" in them appear in numerous scenes, including Monster Zero and ghosts (you0). What questions will be raised to us readers through the "0 Phenomenon" caused by Monster Zero? I can't wait! This work is set in a somewhat mysterious world where people pursue "love" every day, but if you think about it, social media is commonplace in the real world we live in, and people use it every day in search of likes. How will this link between real life and this work be utilized in the story? Keep an eye out as you watch the main story!
