is a 2015 Japanese animated

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directed by Michael Arias and Takashi Nakamura, animated by Studio 4°C and based on the novel of the same name by Project Itoh. The film was released on November 13, 2015. A four-volume manga by Fumi Minato based on the novel was published by

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in Newtype from 2015 to 2019. Two other anime films based on novels by the same author were released: '' The Empire of Corpses'' on October 2, 2015 and '' Genocidal Organ'' on February 3, 2017.

Synopsis

In the future, after a nuclear cataclysm referred to as the "Maelstrom" and ensuing civil wars that almost wiped out humanity, peace and utopia have finally been achieved. Beyond country boundaries, society is controlled by the "Admedistration" and its WatchMe medical

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, devoted to protecting and extending human life, and is governed by a powerful ethic of social welfare and mutual consideration. In Japan, three young women—Cian Reikado, Miach Mihie, and Tuan Kirie, the protagonist—reject this supposed "utopia" that lacks any true form of personal autonomy, and attempt suicide together, thereby committing the crime of rejecting life itself. While Miach succeeds in her attempt, Tuan and Cian are saved at the last moment. Thirteen years later, Tuan is working as a senior investigator for the

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, but remains faithful to her ideas and delights in punishing her body. When she re-encounters her friend Cian and they recall their suicide pact and the loss of Miach, events unfold that will once again force Tuan to question her world and discover the truth behind this "perfect" world.

Voice cast

Release

The film was released on November 13, 2015, taking the release date of '' Genocidal Organ'' due to the latter's delay, moving from the previous release date of December 4. Funimation has picked up the license for Harmony. It was released in the U.S. on May 17–18, 2016 in a two-day engagement.

References

External links

"Harmony" anime movie official website
by Studio 4°C
Funimation Films Page
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