Plastic Memories
プラスティック・メモリーズ
“A rookie retrieving expiring androids falls for his veteran partner Isla, whose own nine-year lifespan is running out.”
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A rookie retrieving expiring androids falls for his veteran partner Isla, whose own nine-year lifespan is running out.
Eighteen-year-old Tsukasa Mizugaki has failed his college entrance exams, but after pulling some strings, he manages to land a job at the Sion Artificial Intelligence Corporation. SAI Corp is responsible for the creation of "Giftias"—highly advanced androids which are almost indiscernible from normal humans. However, unlike humans, Giftias have a maximum lifespan of 81,920 hours, or around nine years and four months. Terminal Service One, the station Tsukasa was assigned to, is responsible for collecting Giftias that have met their expiration date, before they lose their memories and become hostile. Promptly after joining Terminal Service One, Tsukasa is partnered with a beautiful Giftia named Isla. She is a Terminal Service veteran and considered the best in Giftia retrievals, contrary to her petite figure and placid nature. Time is fleeting though, and Tsukasa must come to terms with his feelings for Isla before her time is up. No matter how much someone desires it, nothing lasts forever.
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Community consensus
Derived from 281 sampled reviews
7.9/10
Score distribution
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SplitPolarized
σ 1.86 · split reception
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5.1 ptsRecommenders 8.7 · others 3.6
Score over time
3.88Verbosity
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7/10 “The charm of the characters and the poignant meditation on grief and inevitability make this a worthwhile experience. However, the show lacks any surprising twists or turns, making the predictable...”
- 10/10 “A beautiful, tear-jerking exploration of death and grief that had me reaching for Kleenex. Across just 13 episodes I laughed, cried, and cheered Tsukasa on, forming an instant emotional attachment...”
- 9/10 “Plastic Memories is an excellent original work that shines with good animation, a beautiful soundtrack, and the best opening of the season. While the series shares some thematic similarities with...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Plastic Memories begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-9598
- Format
- 13 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 5h 12m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Apr 2015 – Jun 2015
- Spring 2015
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-9598
- catalog