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Caligula

カリギュラ

TV · Finished · Spring 2018 · 12 episodes · 24 min

The Caligula Effect is set in a virtual reality program known as "Mobius", created so people can escape pain in their lives and live in an idyllic high school setting, forced to live out their 3 years Indefinitely. The main protagonist is one of a group who realize that they are in a virtual world, and form the "Go-Home Club", a group dedicated to escaping from Mobius and its god-like overseer program, a vocal program called "μ". They oppose the "Ostinato Musicians", a group who supports μ and sees the Go-Home Club as traitors.

Genres: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Tags: Virtual World, Idol, Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, Musical Theater

Studio: Satelight

Episodes

  1. Episode 1: When You Lose Your Composure, You Cannot Reach the Truth or Reality.
  2. Episode 2: Anxiety, Irritation, and Other Such Negative Emotions Spread to Others.
  3. Episode 3: Why Do We Live? The Further We Pursue the Meaning of Life, the More Confused We Become.
  4. Episode 4: People Who Do Not Respect Themselves Will Not Be Respected by Others.
  5. Episode 5: Everyone Gets Hurt. But Those Who Don't Realize They're Hurting Can't Be Healed.
  6. Episode 6: Looking Forward Doesn't Equal Progress on Its Own. Understanding One's Situation Is Also an Important Step.
  7. Episode 7: When You're in a Desperate Situation, It's All the More Important to Keep Smiling.
  8. Episode 8: Your Life Shouldn't Be Built from Someone Else's Blueprint. No Matter How Unskilled You May Be, You Should Draw It Yourself.
  9. Episode 9: Even If Something Has Already Happened, You Can Still Choose What You Do.
  10. Episode 10: Caligula
  11. Episode 11: People Constantly Seek Out the Right Answer. Yet, Is Being Right Really All That Matters?
  12. Episode 12: Destroy Your Ideals and Self, and Return to Hell and Reality.

Reviews

If only it was as worth the recommendation I wish to give it as it was certainly entertaining in its madness and ideals

Never dying plot idea provides twist and thoughts but never dying bad execution also exists as major problem.