Real Drive — Season 1
The story takes place in 2061, 50 years after humanity developed the "Net society" that depended on information networks despite their security issues. To improve security, a new network called Meta Real Network — or "Metal" for short — was developed. People's personal memories are reduced to information and placed within "protected virtual stand-alone organic cyber enclaves" called bubble shells online. The result was a virtual "explosion" of creative freedom as people felt safe enough to explore instincts and desires on Metal that they would not otherwise explore in real life. This "friction" between the Metal's alluring lack of restrictions and rules-bound reality led to trouble and incidents that investigators known as "cyber divers" must handle. Masamichi Haru is one such cyber diver.
Episodes
26 episodes
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Episode 1
Underwater Island Drive
Construction of an artificial island is disrupted by an unexplained phenomenon known as "burning sea". Masamichi Haru is injured by burning sea during a test o…
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Episode 2
Girl
Aoi Minamo is hired to be Haru's assistant. When burning sea causes a power outage that threatens life support systems on the artificial island, Minamo rushes…
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Episode 3
Re-dive
Haru struggles to become proficient enough at Metal diving to help Kushima's research. During his final test, he experiences braindown.
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Episode 4
Atoll of Desire
Haru has become an official investigator and is asked to dive into the Metal to rescue the consciousness of an Artificial Island shareholder who has experience…
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Episode 5
Sous Marin
Minamo searches for a pair of antique Sous-Marin sunglasses as a gift to congratulate Haru on becoming an official investigator. During the search, Minamo and…
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Episode 6
Love Letter
Because of her lack of a cyberbrain to read online texts, Minamo must find a physical book for a book report. Her discovery reveals the true story of a lost lo…
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Episode 7
Hand in Hand
Minamo and Haru discover a dog whose consciousness was swapped with that of his owner. They hurry to find the owner's body before it becomes too late for them…
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Episode 8
No Friend
Minamo and Sota investigate reports of ghost sightings at Minamo's school.
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Episode 9
Employment
Minamo and Sota's father shuts down the core server to minimize damage from a virus intrusion, putting his job on the line.
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Episode 10
Supremacy Negotiations
Those who contact a mysterious oracle in the Metal named Eliza end up with lost memories. During the investigation, Minamo realizes that Haru has been talking…
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Episode 11
Just Intonation
Minamo tries to help violinist Ichinose, who has been discouraged ever since Kushima suddenly quit playing violin long ago.
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Episode 12
Morning Without Light
Minamo meets Amy, a girl who has just received cybernetic eyes to cure her blindness, but learns that Amy is struggling to adjust to being able to see. Meanwhi…
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Episode 13
Another Sea
Haru reminisces about his youth, from his parents' struggles with poverty that led to trouble with the yakuza, to his meeting a dolphin that inspired his fasci…
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Episode 14
Wave and Wind
Minamo goes for a dive in the sea. This episode is a recap of the series so far.
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Episode 15
Last Dinner
Haru investigates cyberbrain deterioration in a group of food connoisseurs.
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Episode 16
Clear Power
Sota tries to train enough to defeat Holon in battle. Meanwhile, Haru investigates a case of a female android being illegally used for prostitution.
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Episode 17
Home Sweet Home
Minamo's family comes to visit.
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Episode 18
Green Rebellion
Haru, Minamo, Sota, and Holon go to a distant jungle island to investigate a mysterious background noise in the Metal. All seems well until ionization in the r…
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Episode 19
Returning Water Drops
Holon collapses, and the others attempt to complete their investigation without her help.
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Episode 20
With These Feet
At the jungle island, Haru realized that he can learn to walk again, and he begins to practice in secret to avoid jeopardizing his job as a Metal diver. Meanwh…
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Episode 21
Eternity
Following the success of weather particle experimentation, the Secretary-General and Jeni En want to install weather particle plants as soon as possible. Kushi…
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Episode 22
Peaceful Death
Kushima goes missing, and is later found without his cyberbrain. Brain death will occur within twelve hours, so Sota and Holon search for his cyberbrain while…
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Episode 23
Human Commandments
With help from the Secretary-General, Sota deciphers the clues to bringing Kushima's cyberbrain back online, but instead of Kushima, an emergency AI awakens. T…
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Episode 24
Earth Commandments
Sota breaks into the weather particle facility with help from Haru in the Metal, but before he can reach the control room where the weather particle launch can…
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Episode 25
Last Dive
After the spread of weather particles, drastic weather changes occur across the planet, and the burning sea phenomenon returns. Haru decides to use the experim…
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Episode 26
Real Drive
Haru makes contact with Eliza and receives Kushima's proof that the weather particles will cause worldwide disaster. Haru broadcasts the proof on the Metal, an…