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Project to mark Yokohama City's 150th anniversary.
On Planet Abel, humans and robots co-exist. One day a mysterious stowaway on a transport vessel tries to invade the planet, but is discovered by Apollo (Hayato Ichihara), a robot that looks like a human; and Mikaru (Aya Ueto), a human that looks like a robot. The stowaway had in his possession a memory chip containing the latest in camouflage software, the mysterious “Cipher” OS. Apollo takes the Cipher chip simply for fun, but has no idea what he’s getting himself into. He suddenly starts acting strange, but Mikaru has no idea what’s wrong or that Cipher is behind it. What exactly is Cipher? What sort of secrets does it hold? Apollo and Mikaru will unravel a mystery encompassing the past, present, and future to find out.
(Source: Nippon Cinema)
On Planet Abel, humans and robots co-exist. One day a mysterious stowaway on a transport vessel tries to invade the planet, but is discovered by Apollo (Hayato Ichihara), a robot that looks like a human; and Mikaru (Aya Ueto), a human that looks like a robot. The stowaway had in his possession a memory chip containing the latest in camouflage software, the mysterious “Cipher” OS. Apollo takes the Cipher chip simply for fun, but has no idea what he’s getting himself into. He suddenly starts acting strange, but Mikaru has no idea what’s wrong or that Cipher is behind it. What exactly is Cipher? What sort of secrets does it hold? Apollo and Mikaru will unravel a mystery encompassing the past, present, and future to find out.
(Source: Nippon Cinema)
Last updated
Jun 3, 2026, 11:23 PM
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31.4
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Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 9 minutes ago
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- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 55.1
- Favourite base strength - 2 cross-platform favourites
- Time since finale - ~206 months since estimated air window ended
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Financial & Commercial29
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception55
Strategic Priors35
Fandom Engagement0
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 324 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,465 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.21 | Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 13 | May 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 46 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 821 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 56.5 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,461 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.98 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,143 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 115 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |