is a Chinese

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published by

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authored and illustrated by Li Xiaonan. A Chinese/Japanese co-produced anime adaptation premiered in 2017.

Plot

Young men and women are experiencing " net addiction", a condition which manifests as a series of negative emotions and which in turn causes them to withdraw further into the Internet and electronic devices. 17-year-old Hibiki has been involuntarily enrolled in a rehabilitation facility called the Elite Reeducation Academy, but the place is little more than a strict prison for Hibiki and others like him.

Characters

; : ; : ; : :Shiori is Hibiki's love interest.

Anime

The series started airing on Tokyo MX on October 10, 2017, for a total of 12 episodes, ending its broadcast on January 2, 2018. The opening theme is by NormCore. It is currently available for streaming on

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. The series was directed and written by Dong Yi, produced by Tang Yunkang, and had music composed by Manels Favre and Max Huang. Liang Yuan served as character designer, and Zhao Xie was the animation director.

References

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* * 2010s prison television series 2017 anime television series debuts 2015 webcomic debuts 2017 Chinese television series debuts Chinese animated television series Chinese webcomics Crunchyroll anime Drama anime and manga Haoliners Animation League Manhua adapted into television series Manhua titles Prison television series Tencent manhua Television shows based on manhua Television shows based on webcomics Tokyo MX original programming Works about school violence {{anime-stub