24 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestA young girl awakens in a empty white space. She's enjoying a happy life with her parents, staring out at her pet peacock. But then, from out of nowhere, Berry appears. The girl is surprised, and attempts to run away.
The story begins when Berry, an average girl from an average home, meets Hack, a girl who looks like a boy. Charmed by Hack, Berry meets up with the team Hack leads, the Ghost Detectives Club. Members of this club are “socially dead,” working invisibly within the digitally controlled society of Tom Sawyer. As she works with the group, Berry learns about Zero, a mysterious figure who lurks within Tom Sawyer’s underground. She and Hack decide to chase down this figure, and in time, the truth behind the city is revealed...
Cinematography
Kaleidoscopic AR overlays that make screens feel like fever dreams.
Direction
Tomohisa Shimoyama's maximalist visual language—every frame screams.
Writing
Meta-commentary on social currency disguised as detective fluff.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Tom Sawyer' naming isn't accidental—it's Mark Twain's con artist as Silicon Valley myth, where everyone's selling riverfront property that doesn't exist.
Science SARU animated this between 'Devilman Crybaby' and 'Heike Monogatari'—you can feel the studio's identity crisis in every overloaded frame.
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