Summary
Hacka Doll the Animation (ハッカドール THE・あにめーしょん, Hakkadōru THE anime ̄ shon) is a Japanese anime television series based on DeNA's news app Hacka Doll for iOS and Android devices. The anime is produced by Creators in Pack, with collaboration support by Trigger. The series of anime shorts aired on October 2, 2015, in Japan as part of the Ultra Super Anime Time programming block, alongside Kagewani and Miss Monochrome: The Animation 3[1] and finished on December 25, 2015. The series was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[2]
| Hacka Doll the Animation | |
 Promotional image of the anime television series featuring the main characters. | |
| ハッカドール THE・あにめーしょん | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, science fiction |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Ikuo Geso |
| Studio | Creators in Pack |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, AT-X |
| Original run | October 2, 2015 – December 25, 2015 |
| Episodes | 13 |
Plot edit
In the near future in the current 21st century, the media is saturated with information, making it impossible to discern the correct needs of people and their problems. In this context, the story revolves around the Hacka Dolls, robots with an AI system created for the help and personal entertainment of its users. Their AI application program is synchronized with a user, allowing the user to automatically analyze the tastes and preferences of the user and then offer their personal help service or make recommendations to improve those needs. Three of these Hacka Dolls are clumsy, which will open the way to the development of the plot.
Characters edit
Main characters edit
- Hacka Doll #1 (ハッカドール1号, Hakkadōru 1-gō)
- Voiced by: Miyu Takagi
- Hacka Doll #2 (ハッカドール2号, Hakkadōru 2-gō)
- Voiced by: Kaya Okuno
- Hacka Doll #3 (ハッカドール3号, Hakkadōru 3-gō)
- Voiced by: Nanami Yamashita
Supporting characters edit
- Hacka Doll #4 (ハッカドール4号, Hakkadōru 4-gō)
- Voiced by: Reina Ueda
- Hacka Doll #0 (ハッカドール0号, Hakkadōru 0-gō)
- Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki
Production edit
The anime is directed by Ikuo Geso who also served as storyboarder, animation director, editor, designer, and digital painter for the anime. Creators in Pack is the main animation studio, and production assistance was provided by Trigger. The Hacka Doll's main three voice actresses (Miyu Takagi, Kaya Okuno, and Nanami Yamashita) sing the anime's opening theme "Touch Tap Baby" and ending theme "Happy Days Refrain".[1]
Episode list edit
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Personal Entertainment AI! Hacka Doll!" | October 2, 2015 | |
| The ditzy Hacka Dolls #1, #2, and #3 make their debut as official Personal Entertainment AI. However, since these girls are so unbelievably ditzy, they use their own physical presences to take on human job requests. | |||
| 2 | "Please Let Us Be Idols!" | October 9, 2015 | |
| A producer of an idol agency takes on too many gigs at once. So the Hacka Dolls decide to advance his career by making their debut as idols on an underground stage. | |||
| 3 | "That's What Hacka Dolls Are For" | October 16, 2015 | |
| A company's fate lies in the hands of a huge project. However, with insufficient funding and an increase in bugs, this new operating system's launch date seems hopeless. If this project fails, the company tanks. Then, the Hacka Dolls are inputted to the system... | |||
| 4 | "Take A Shower First" | October 23, 2015 | |
| Hacka Doll #2 takes on the advancememt of a client suffering from the big V. She ends up feeling something similar to excitement over this desperate, yet pure virgin. With a sunset and a moody atmosphere, the couple's feelings advance to the next level. | |||
| 5 | "#4 Isn't Just for Show!" | October 30, 2015 | |
| Unlike the one-dimensional, non-progressing Hacka Dolls, Hacka Doll #4 is finally rolled out. Now overly specific #4 begins to boister up the ditzy Hacka Dolls?! | |||
| 6 | "A Thing of the Past" | November 6, 2015 | |
| There's an outbreak of some serious bugs in cyberspace, sending the Hacka Dolls into a tizzy. Their hands, feet, and entire bodies are damaged until they lose something very important. Meanwhile, they receive their summoning call. The comparatively sane #3 heads out to advance the client. | |||
| 7 | "KUROBAKO" | November 13, 2015 | |
| The Hacka Dolls get mixed up with a hard-as-nails production assistant and end up working on an anime. But when faced with the gap between fantasy and reality, the girls are crushed. They shall continue to work like dogs until KUROBAKO's White Box is complete! | |||
| 8 | "Kind of Main Heroine-ish" | November 20, 2015 | |
| The Hacka Dolls help a foreign tourist. | |||
| 9 | "The Only Thing That Can Stop Me is Tuesday Routine Maintenance" | November 27, 2015 | |
| The Hacka Dolls enter an online game to save a person trapped inside. | |||
| 10 | "Let's Go to a Hot Spring!" | December 4, 2015 | |
| The Hacka Dolls relax at a hot spring. | |||
| 11 | "VA Police, Move Out!" | December 11, 2015 | |
| The Hacka Dolls try to find a birthday gift for a voice actor. | |||
| 12 | "Magical Girl Lovely Hurt♥" | December 18, 2015 | |
| The Hacka Dolls become magical girls in a stage show. | |||
| 13 | "HackaDolls Can Handle Anything, Even Comiket" | December 25, 2015 | |
| At Comiket, the Hacka Dolls discover their true power. | |||
References edit
- ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (3 May 2015). "DeNA's Hacka Doll News App Inspires TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Crunchyroll to Simulcast HackaDoll the Animation Anime Series for Fall 2015". Anime News Network. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
External links edit
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- News app official website (in Japanese)
- Hacka Doll (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia