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Evil or Live

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Evil or Live
网瘾禁区 / 理想禁区
Lixiang Jinqu
GenrePsychological, action
AuthorLi Xiaonan
PublisherTencent
Original run2015
Evil or Live
イーブル オア ライブ
Anime television series
Directed byDong Yi
Produced byTang Yunkang
Written byDong Yi
Music by
  • Manels Favre
  • Max Huang
StudioHaoliners Animation League
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX
Original run October 10, 2017 January 2, 2018
Episodes12

Evil or Live (イーブル オア ライブ) is a Chinese manhua published by Tencent authored and illustrated by Li Xiaonan. A Chinese/Japanese co-produced anime adaptation premiered in 2017.[1]

Plot

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Young men and women are experiencing "net addiction", a condition which manifests as a series of negative emotions and which in turn causes them to withdraw further into the Internet and electronic devices. 17-year-old Hibiki has been involuntarily enrolled in a rehabilitation facility called the Elite Reeducation Academy, but the place is little more than a strict prison for Hibiki and others like him.

Characters

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Hibiki (黎響)
Voiced by: Shinichiro Ueda[2]
Shin (孟進)
Voiced by: Koki Uchiyama[2]
Shiori ()
Voiced by: Chika Anzai[2]
Shiori is Hibiki's love interest.

Anime

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The series started airing on Tokyo MX on October 10, 2017, for a total of 12 episodes, ending its broadcast on January 2, 2018.[3] The opening theme is Soredemo Boku wa Ikiteiru (それでも僕は生きている, lit. I'm Still Alive) by NormCore. It is currently available for streaming on Crunchyroll.[3] The series was directed and written by Dong Yi, produced by Tang Yunkang, and had music composed by Manels Favre and Max Huang. Liang Yuan served as character designer, and Zhao Xie was the animation director.

No. Title Original air date
1"Standing on the Edge of Despair"
(Japanese: 絶望のふちに立って)
October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)
2"Between Cruelty and Kindness"
(Japanese: 冷たさと優しさのはざまで)
October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17)
3"Short-Sighted Justice"
(Japanese: 向こう見ずな正義)
October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
4"Walking a Thorny Path"
(Japanese: いばらの道へ踏み込め)
October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)
5"Their Parting of the Ways"
(Japanese: それぞれの分岐点)
November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
6"Further Into Darkness"
(Japanese: さらなる闇の中へ)
November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)
7"A Decision at Rock Bottom"November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)
8"Budding"
(Japanese: 萌芽)
November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28)
9"Evil Descending"December 5, 2017 (2017-12-05)
9.5"Series Review"
(Japanese: 総集編)
December 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)
10"Secrets to Be Hidden"December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19)
11"The Icy Wall of Despair"
(Japanese: 絶望の氷壁)
December 26, 2017 (2017-12-26)
12"Evil or Live"
(Japanese: イーブル オア ライブ)
January 2, 2018 (2018-01-02)

References

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  1. ^ Chapman, Paul (16 September 2017). "Net Addiction Turns Deadly in "Evil or Live" TV Anime". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Television Anime EVIL OR LIVE Will Premiere in October" (Press release). Emon Animation Company. September 15, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "New TV Anime Evil Or Live On Air October 10th at 25:41 on Tokyo MX1". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
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