Character | Japanese | English | English |
Iyuno Media | Bang Zoom | ||
Aiko Tachibana | Haruka Shiraishi | Christina Jopling | Xanthe Huynh |
Yuya Kanzaki | Yusuke Kobayashi | Alex Alvarez | Billy Kametz |
Daisuke Shinoyama | Ryōta Takeuchi | Phil DuBois | Chris Tergliafera |
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Fast-moving and full of interesting sci-fi concepts, this anime series certainly keeps your attention with intense battle scenes and rapid-fire dialogue, but little attention is put toward characterization. May 22, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… A.I.C.O.
The 12-episode series is an original net animation (ONA), and premiered worldwide exclusively on Netflix on March 9, 2018.
Netflix has not announced the renewal of the show officially yet, hence there is no trailer available as of now.
-Incarnation- (A.I.C.O.:化身?) is a Japanese science fiction original net animation produced by studio Bones. The series premiered worldwide on Netflix on March 9, 2018. A shonen manga adaptation has run in Monthly Shōnen Sirius since November 25, 2017. A.I.C.O.
The name Aico is primarily a male name of German origin that means To Own, To Possess. Aico is a diminutive of names beginning with the Proto-Germanic element aigana.
Aiko (愛子, Aiko) is a supporting character in the Idol Time PriPara anime series. She is a member of Sheep Squad and Avocado Academy cheerleaders.
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Yuya Kanzaki (神崎 雄哉, Kanzaki Yūya?) is one of the most prominent characters of A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-. He first appears as a new transfer student at Aiko Tachibana's school. Although in the story Yuya is only 15, he is presented as having a mature and aloof demeanor.
The "Burst" is the name of the incident that occurred during Aiko Tachibana's surgery. The burst is made up of artificial life organisms and it is believed that the cells in Aiko's body sent out a distress signal to other cells which caused the cells to undergo massive cell expansion resulting in the "Burst".
Only days before this catastrophe, our main character Aiko Tachibana gets into a car accident, killing her father but leaving her barely alive. Shortly after her accident, her mother and brother were killed in the Burst. Jump two years after the accident, and she's rehabilitating, temporally wheelchair-bound.
Hikaru Fukuda is the director of photography, while Kumiko Sakamoto is the editor for the anime.
The original soundtrack for the series, including both of the theme songs and the series' background music, was released on a two-disc CD set on March 28, 2018. A manga adaptation by Hiroaki Michiaki launched in Kodansha 's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius on November 25, 2017.
Kanzaki fits a Mind Scanner to Aiko and she experiences the Burst and sees her mother and brother's capture by the Matter. Meanwhile, the Matter becomes active again and the C.A.A.C. launches a barrage of tranquilizer missiles against the A.I.C.O. (Artificial and Intelligent Cellular Organism) to subdue it.
The announcement was part of Netflix's plan to introduce more original content onto their platform in 2018, including 30 new anime series. The series is directed by Kazuya Murata at studio Bones. Bones had previously filed a trademark for the title on April 27, 2017, which covered anime, games, and merchandise.
Akiko Nanbara (南原 顕子, Nanbara Akiko) Chief of the CAAC (Control Agency of Artificial Creatures) Response Bureau and a central figure in the government's efforts to promote artificial life form technology. She supports the effort to recover research results from the area infested by Malignant Matter.
The series is written by Yuuichi Nomura with character designs by manga artist Hanaharu Naruko. Chief animation director Satoshi Ishino is adapting the designs for animation. The rest of the design team includes Tomoaki Okada, who provides concept designs, Takeshi Takakura, in charge of mechanical designs, and Kazuhiro Miwa, ...
Kanzaki reveals that Aiko's mother and brother are still alive in an prohibited area called Primary Point.
A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- received average to positive reviews from critics and audiences. IGN contributor Shuka Yamada gave the series a rating of 7.5 out of a possible 10, writing that the series was a, "Meticulously crafted sci-fi anime with some pretty major ups and downs ". Theron Martin of The Anime News Network gave the series sub a rating of "B+" and the dub a "B−", praising the cohesive storytelling and production value, but criticized its English dubbing. Setsuk…
In 2035, a biological research project to create an Artificial and Intelligent Cellular Organism (A.I.C.O.) went awry, resulting in an incident called the "Burst" which transformed Kurobe Gorge into a quarantine area infested by a rampant growth of synthetic organisms called Matter. Two years later, high school student Aiko Tachibana finds that she may be the duplicate of a girl trapped within the Matter whose family disappeared in the Burst. An enigmatic fellow student Y…
Aiko Tachibana (橘 アイコ, Tachibana Aiko) A cheerful, energetic girl. After losing her family in the Burst, she was mortally wounded and her brain was installed in an artificial body. She meets a new transfer student named Yuya Kanzaki and shocked by what he tells her about her family and her own body. She decides to join forces with Yuya to recover her family. Yuya Kanzaki (神崎 雄哉, Kanzaki Yūya) A new student at Aiko's school and the other protagonist of the series with a mat…
Internet streaming service Netflix announced the series during their "Netflix Anime Slate 2017" event on August 2, 2017, as well as their plans to release it simultaneously worldwide in spring 2018. The announcement was part of Netflix's plan to introduce more original content onto their platform in 2018, including 30 new anime series. The series is directed by Kazuya Murata at studio Bones. Bones had previously filed a trademark for the title on April 27, 2017, which covered anime, gam…
The 12-episode series is an original net animation (ONA), and premiered worldwide exclusively on Netflix on March 9, 2018. Originally dubbed in English by Seoul-based Iyuno Media Group, the series was redubbed by Bang Zoom! Entertainment in October 2018.
• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official manga website (in Japanese)
• A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- on Netflix
• A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia