Hacka Doll
| Hacka Doll the Animation | |
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Promotional image of the anime television series featuring the main characters. | |
| ハッカドール THE・あにめーしょん | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, Science Fiction |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Ikuo Geso |
| Music by | DIVE II Entertainment |
| Studio | Creators in Pack, Trigger |
| Network | Tokyo MX, BS11, AT-X |
| Original run | October 2, 2015 – December 25, 2015 |
| Episodes | 13 |
Hacka Doll the Animation (ハッカドール THE・あにめーしょん Hakkadōru THE anime ̄ shon) is a Japanese anime television series based on DeNA's news app Hacka Doll for iOS and Android devices. The anime is produced by Creators in Pack in collaboration with Studio Trigger. The series of anime shorts premiered on October 2, 2015 in Japan as part of the Ultra Super Anime Time programming block, alongside Kagewani and Miss Monochrome Season 3.[1] The series is simulcast by Crunchyroll.[2]
Plot
The anime is about the Hacka Dolls as Personal Entertainment AI.
Characters
Main characters
- Hacka Doll #1 (ハッカドール1号 Hakkadōru 1-gō)
- Voiced by: Miyu Takagi
- Hacka Doll #2 (ハッカドール2号 Hakkadōru 2-gō)
- Voiced by: Kaya Okuno
- Hacka Doll #3 (ハッカドール3号 Hakkadōru 3-gō)
- Voiced by: Nanami Yamashita
Supporting characters
- Hacka Doll #4 (ハッカドール4号 Hakkadōru 4-gō)
- Voiced by: Reina Ueda
- Hacka Doll #0 (ハッカドール0号 Hakkadōru 0-gō)
- Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki
Production
The anime is directed by Ikuo Geso who also served as storyboarder, animation director, editor, designer, and digital painter for the anime. Creators in Pack TOKYO is the main animation studio collaborate with Studio Trigger. The Hacka Doll's main three voice actresses (Miyu Takagi, Kaya Okuno, and Nanami Yamashita) sing the anime's opening theme "Touch Tap Baby" and ending theme "Happy Days Refrain".[1]
Episode list
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Personal Entertainment AI! Hacka Doll!" | Oct 2, 2015 |
| The ditzy Hackadolls #1, #2, and #3 make their debut as official Personal Entertainment AI. However, since these girls are so unbelievably ditzy, they use their own physical presences to take on human job requests. | ||
| 2 | "Please Let Us Be Idols!" | Oct 9, 2015 |
| A producer of an idol agency takes on too many gigs at once. So the Hackadolls decide to advance his career by making their debut as idols on an underground stage. | ||
| 3 | "That's What Hacka Dolls Are For" | Oct 16, 2015 |
| A company's fate lies in the hands of a huge project. However, with insufficient funding and an increase in bugs, this new operating system's launch date seems hopeless. If this project fails, the company tanks. Then, the Hackadolls are inputted to the system... | ||
| 4 | "Take A Shower First" | Oct 23, 2015 |
| . #2 takes on the advancememt of a client suffering from the big V. She ends up feeling something similar to excitement over this desperate, yet pure virgin. With a sunset and a moody atmosphere, the couple's feelings advance to the next level. | ||
| 5 | "#4 Isn't Just for Show!" | Oct 30, 2015 |
| Unlike the one-dimensional, non-progressing Hackadolls, Hackadoll #4 is finally rolled out. Now overly specific #4 begins to boister up the ditzy Hackadolls?! | ||
| 6 | "A Thing of the Past" | November 6, 2015 |
| There's an outbreak of some serious bugs in cyberspace, sending the Hackadolls into a tizzy. Their hands, feet, and entire bodies are damaged until they lose something very important. Meanwhile, they receive their summoning call. The comparatively sane #3 heads out to advance the client. | ||
| 7 | "KUROBAKO" | November 13, 2015 |
| The Hackadolls get mixed up with a hard-as-nails production assistant and wind up advancing and anime. But when faced with the gap between fantasy and reality, the girls are crushed. They shall continue to work like dogs until KUROBAKO's White Box is complete! | ||
| 8 | "Kind of Main Heroine-ish" | November 20, 2015 |
| 9 | "The Only Thing That Can Stop Me is Tuesday Routine Maintenance" | November 27, 2015 |
| 10 | "Let's Go to a Hot Spring!" | December 4, 2015 |
| 11 | "VA Police, Move Out!" | December 11, 2015 |
| 12 | "Magical Girl Lovely Hurt♥" | December 18, 2015 |
| 13 | "HackaDolls Can Handle Anything, Even Comiket" | December 25, 2015 |
References
- 1 2 "DeNA's Hacka Doll News App Inspires TV Anime". Anime News Network. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Crunchyroll to Simulcast HackaDoll the Animation Anime Series for Fall 2015". Anime News Network. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
External links
- Anime official website (Japanese)
- News app official website (Japanese)
- Hacka Doll (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
