Series synopsis
Beatless, also known as ビートレス is a Japanese animation drama sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure television series that premiered on TBS on January 13, 2018. It ended on September 28, 2018. It was created by Satoshi Hase. It stars Saki Ono, Emiri Suyama, Misako Tomioka and Sora Amamiya.
Most of the world's needs are fulfilled by humanoid robots called hIE's. One day, 17-year-old Arato Endo meets the android Lacia and becomes her owner. She is one of five androids with advanced AI. Each of the five units have their own motivations, and fight to gain each other's abilities. What will the relationship between man and machine be moving forward? That is something Arato must find.
Premise
Most of the world's needs are fulfilled by humanoid robots called hIE's. One day, 17-year-old Arato Endo meets the android Lacia and becomes her owner. She is one of five androids with advanced AI. Each of the five units have their own motivations, and fight to gain each other's abilities. What will the relationship between man and machine be moving forward? That is something Arato must find.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Saki Ono as Yuka Endou (voice)
- Emiri Suyama as Erika Burroughs (voice)
- Misako Tomioka as Kouka (voice)
- Sora Amamiya as Methode (voice)
- Nao Toyama as Lacia (voice)
- Uki Satake as Shiori Kaidai (voice)
- Kaito Ishikawa as Ryou Kaidai (voice)
- Hiromi Igarashi as Snowdrop (voice)
Supporting cast
- Takuto Yoshinaga as Arato Endou (voice)
- Shino Shimoji as Saturnus (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 29 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | February 17, 2018 | June 9, 2018 |
| Season 1 | 24 | January 13, 2018 | September 28, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Intermission 01 Arato's life has changed dramatically since meeting Lacia. There was the excitement of living together coupled with the experience of being the owner of a high-functioning hIE. While there were incidents such as her kidnapping, there were others in which he willingly dove into danger with Lacia's help. And now our story is about to progress to the next stage. |
February 17, 2018 |
| 2 |
Intermission 02 Kouka, Snowdrop, Methode... Known collectively as Red Boxes, what did meeting these high-functioning Lacia-class hIE's bring to Arato and Lacia's relationship, and what is about to come? Slowly but surely, Arato's world is beginning to change. |
March 24, 2018 |
| 3 |
Intermission 03 The world is changing. What exactly are the Lacia-class hIE's striving to accomplish? Future possibilities begin to slowly take shape. What is in store for humanity? |
May 9, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Contract April. A second year high school student, Arato had a normal life he spent with his friends Ryo and Kengo. Until that night. On his way home from shopping, Arato is attacked by a corrupted hIE, but a beautiful hIE named Lacia comes to his rescue. |
January 13, 2018 |
| 2 |
Analog Hacking After binding an owner contract with Arato, Lacia has come to live with the Endo's. Arato's sister Yuka has completely accepted Lacia, and even enters her into an hIE modeling audition. Meanwhile, Arato can't hide his apprehension with living with someone who looks to be a beautiful girl his own age. |
January 20, 2018 |
| 3 |
You'll Be Mine Despite his awareness of analog hacking, Arato can't help himself from being drawn to Lacia. Amid all of this, Lacia is "kidnapped" right in front of Yuka. Arato is upset with the police and their unwillingness to treat this as anything but property theft, so he gets the help of Ryo and Kengo to investigate on their own. |
January 27, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 13, 2018 |
| Last aired | September 28, 2018 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |