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The BEATLESS Project, which spans novels, manga, figures and more, now has a special feature page on Otakumode.com!
You can even get your hands on a whole host of items previously hard to find overseas to enjoy along with the series’ story and artwork!
BEATLESS
A collaborative sci-fi novel from the minds of novelist Satoshi Hase and popular illustrator redjuice. The series was serialized in the monthly Japanese magazine Newtype before being released as tankobon volumes.
<Story Introduction>
At the start of the 22nd century, society sees a drastic reduction in labor due to plummeting birth rates. Filling this gap are humanoid robots called hIE, which have ushered in a highly advanced age of automation. In the midst of this, five hIE escape from a research facility operated by Memeframe, a company that manages through the cloud hIE behavior. What will humanity have left when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence? So begins a boy-meets-girl story between a “person” and a “thing.”
The English version is serializing now on Tokyo Otaku Mode!'
BEATLESS English Ver.
Ptolemy’s Singularity
A spin-off webcomic that expands upon the world of BEATLESS. English and Chinese versions are currently in serialization on ComicWalker. Volume 2 of Ptolemy’s Singularity was also recently released along with a TV commercial starring up-and-coming voice talent, Sora Amamiya.
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“Do you belive in magic?”
Megafloat: a city built on Tokyo Bay that serves as a base of operations for businesses in Asia. Amidst this city, which acts as a monitor with the latest “holoprojection technology” used throughout, is a boy who uses an art that he calls “magic”: Kaito Tendo. What will his “magic” bring to this sci-fi world where hIE (humanoid robots) and super-advanced AI are the norm?
Ptolemy’s Singularity is serializing now on Tokyo Otaku Mode!
Ptolemy’s Singularity English Ver., Chinese Ver., Japanese Ver. (Free)
ANALOGHACK Open Resource
Author Satoshi Hase has made available online to anyone free-to-use resources that include data and artwork on the world of his novel BEATLESS and manga Ptolemy’s Singularity.
ANALOGHACK, a compilation of illustrations of “the ideal hIE (humanoid robot)” drawn by 18 illustrators including redjuice based on Hase’s world settings, was released in December 2014 at Comic Market.
ANALOGHACK is also available on the Tokyo Otaku Mode Premium Shop.
ANALOGHACK Product Page
Illustrator Redjuice
Illustrator redjuice rose to fame in 2011 as the original character designer on the TV anime Guilty Crown. Currently, he actively creates illustrations and character designs for TV anime and games.
As a member of the creative group supercell, he is an up-and-coming creator who has also worked on illustrations for various CD jackets.
In addition, he is active on TOM as a Special Creator.
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BEATLESS Goods
