Yurei Deco
| Industry | Animation |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Japan |
| Products | Anime television series, animation production |
Tom Sawyer Island is an original Japanese anime TV series directed by Tomohisa Shimoyama, penned by Dai Satō, and produced by the animation studio Science Saru. The show was broadcast from July through September 2022. Alongside the anime, a webtoon adaptation featuring artwork by Digital Shokunin Studio has been published online on Line Corporation's Line Manga platform since July 2022.
Synopsis
The story unfolds on Tom Sawyer Island, a community where daily life revolves around an augmented reality framework called Deco and a unique currency known as Love. Berry, an ordinary girl equipped with a malfunctioning Deco that exposes hidden aspects of the world, encounters Hack, a tech-savvy girl who leads the Yurei Detective Club. This club operates covertly within the digitally governed society under the label of being "socially dead." Together, they investigate Phantom ZERO, a shadowy figure lurking in the city's underground, gradually revealing deeper secrets about Tom Sawyer Island.
Yurei Detective Club
- A curious young woman determined to unravel the enigma surrounding Phantom ZERO. Her defective DECO eye allows her to perceive what others cannot. After rescuing Hack and being declared dead, she becomes part of the Yurei Detective Club.
- A mysterious gadget expert who utilizes cloaking technology and programmable paper planes; her origins remain unknown.
- The appointed leader guiding the Yurei Detective Club.
- A relaxed and easygoing member of the group.
- An elderly supporter of the club who assists remotely via a robot.
- A young participant who wears a gas mask and is the granddaughter of Madam 44.
- A quiet individual donning a suit and cat mask, communicating solely through written notes.
Other characters
- Berry’s father, employed as a content censor at Tom Sawyer Island’s Customer Center.
- Berry’s mother, working alongside Masial at the same Customer Center.
- Berry’s schoolmate represented by an apple-themed avatar.
- Another classmate using an anteater-inspired avatar.
- A mysterious central figure on Tom Sawyer Island known as Phantom ZERO; portrayed as a phantom thief wolfman in the video game but appearing as a woman with a distorted face in reality.
Anime
The original anime series was created by Science Saru, directed by Tomohisa Shimoyama, with scripts authored by Dai Satō. It aired from July 3 to September 18, 2022, on networks including Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS NTV. The opening theme song is "1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 LOVE" performed by Clammbon, while the ending theme "Aimuin Love" is sung by Hack'nBerry (Mira Kawakatsu and Anna Nagase). The series was available for streaming on Crunchyroll.
Episode list
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Webtoon
Since July 8, 2022, a webtoon version illustrated by Digital Shokunin Studio has been serialized online on Line Manga, operated by Line Corporation.