Light Hi-Fi - Eden of the East (Japanese: 東のエデン Hepburn: Higashi no Eden?) is a Japanese anime television series, which premiered on Fuji...
Light Hi-Fi - Eden of the East (Japanese: 東のエデン Hepburn: Higashi no Eden?) is a Japanese anime television series, which premiered on Fuji TV's noitaminA timeslot on April 9, 2009. Created, directed and written by Kenji Kamiyama, it features character designs by Chika Umino and animation production by Production I.G. Based on an original story by Kamiyama, it is the first original animation series broadcast in noitaminA.
A compilation of the TV series, Eden of The East Compilation: Air Communication, had a limited theatrical release on September 26, 2009. Two other theatrical films have also been released.
On Monday, November 22, 2010, ten missiles strike Japan, but cause no casualties. This apparent terrorist act is referred to as "Careless Monday" and is eventually forgotten by the populace. The series begins three months later when Saki Morimi, a senior at university, visits Washington D.C. as part of her graduation trip. When she gets into trouble, a mysterious young Japanese man appears completely naked except for a gun and a cell phone, and rescues her. The man has lost his memory, but learns that he has a bunch of fake passports at his apartment; he chooses the Japanese one which names him Akira Takizawa. While he and Saki return to Japan, they learn that a new missile has hit.Akira discovers that his phone carries ¥8.2 billion in digital money, and that he is part of a game, where twelve individuals called Seleção are given ¥10 billion to "save" Japan in some way. The Seleção are able to access a concierge named Juiz, who can fulfill their orders for a price. However, if the money is used up completely, or for selfish purposes, the individual will be eliminated by the Supporter, the anonymous "twelfth man" of the group. He encounters various Seleção along the way, including a police detective, a hospital director, and a woman who is thought to be a serial killer. He learns who was behind the Careless Monday missile attacks, his role in the events, and the reason his memories were erased.
The title of the series comes from the name of a cell phone application developed by several of Saki's friends. The app can recognize and provide details about objects, and is linked to a user subscribed information database.
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- Eoisode 1 I Picked Up a Prince - Ōji-sama o Hirotta y
- Saki Morimi has just graduated from college and is visiting Washington D.C.. When she gets into trouble with the police for attempting to throw a coin into the White House fountain, a mysterious Japanese boy helps her out.
- Episode 2 Melancholic Monday - Yūutsu na Getsuyōbi
- After they arrive in Tokyo, Akira confesses to Saki that he has no memory before they met in Washington. Saki goes along with Akira to help him track the address mentioned as his residence on his passport.
- Episode 3 On the Night of the Late Show - Reito Shō no Yoru ni
- Akira and Saki arrive at the building whose address is written in Akira's passport. It turns out to be an abandoned shopping mall. After they look around, Saki watches a movie in the mall cinema.
- Episode 4 True Reality, False Reality - Riaru na Genjitsu Kyokō no Genjitsu
- Following Kondō's advice, Akira goes to track down the other Seleçãos. He eventually manages to find Seleção No. 5, Hajime Hiura, who is an influential brain surgeon.
- Episode 5 Now's Not the Time to be Thinking About That - Ima, Sonna Koto Kangaeteru Baai Janai no ni
- As Akira contemplates the power he has as a Seleção, he is confronted by a stranger who had known him before he had erased his memories. It is implied that the stranger was one of the missing NEETs, since he is angry at Akira for ditching him and his fellows in Dubai.
- Episode 6 Eden of the East - Higashi no Eden
- Saki returns to her friends in Eden of the East, a recycling club at their university, and tells them about Akira. They soon become interested in but suspicious of him, and decide to go visit.
- Episode 7 Black Swan Dances - Burakku Suwan Mau
- The Eden of the East members begin to receive pictures from Ohsugi. Takizawa uses his phone to find him. Juiz is able to locate him in the Hotel Insomnia where he was taken after being kidnapped by the "Johnny Hunter".
- Episode 8 Search for a Fore-Lost Journey - Arakajime Ushinawareta Michinori o Sagashite
- Takizawa wakes up to find Saki tending to his wounds, and learns that Kuroha has disappeared. Osugi returns to the Eden of the East club; he tells them that he was invited to a drinking party and had his bag stolen that night, which caused the misunderstanding.
- Episode 9 The Man Who Lived Too Little - Hakanasugita Otoko
- "Pantsu" manages to recover the complete Seleção transaction history from Kondō's phone, and discovers that the Seleçãos were indeed responsible for Careless Monday, as well as a series of mysterious evacuations in the targeted areas beforehand that ensured there were no casualties.
- Episode 10 Who Killed Takizawa Akira? - Darega Takizawa Akira o Koroshita ka
- Saki and Micchon board the train to go home but Takizawa doesn't. Takizawa is confronted by Mononobe who offers to reveal the truth about the game and himself.
- Episode 11 The East That Goes On - Sara ni Tsuzuku Higashi
- Saki and Micchon return to the multiplex, which has been invaded by the 20,000 NEETs. Saki explains to Eden that Takizawa recruited the NEETs to help evacuate citizens before Careless Monday, disguised as government personnel.
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