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Season 1 – A.I.C.O.

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In the year 2035, a biological research project intended to create an Artificial and Intelligent Cellular Organism (A.I.C.O.) goes awry, which leads to an incident known as the Burst. The Burst causes Kurobe Gorge to become infested with synthetic organisms known as Matter and cordoned off by the government. Two years later, high school student Aiko Tachibana -- who lost her family in the Burst -- learns from fellow student Yuya Kanzaki that a secret is hidden within her body and the answer to the puzzle lies at the center of the Burst, Primary Point. Aiko vows to gain access to the restricted area, with a team of divers and Yuya guiding her, to discover the secret.
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Kayla Cobb Decider 05/22/2019
Unfortunately, the anime adaptation of A.I.C.O. Incarnation is a disjointed effort. Go to Full Review Mark Dolan Common Sense Media 05/22/2019
2/5
Fast-moving and full of interesting sci-fi concepts, this anime series certainly keeps your attention with intense battle scenes and rapid-fire dialogue, but little attention is put toward characterization. Go to Full Review Shuka Yamada IGN Movies 05/22/2019
7.5/10
A.I.C.O. Incarnation's sci-fi setting and the storytelling wrapped around it can bring surprises, but the action sequences with Matter feel lacking, and the slow story development in the first half does little to impress and keep you interested. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonathan K 06/18/2023 It's interesting -- The first few episodes do an adequate job of setting up a mystery, establishing a rather interesting partial-nightmarish future, but don't really do much to invite the viewer to anticipate what happens next, and the next several episodes are largely just quasi-mindless action scenes, which are well enough animated and high-stakes, but are frequently resolved by the heroes pulling out previously unmentioned abilities. However, the last two episodes are genuinely amazing, resulting in an emotional climax that only resonates effectively with the titular character in a compelling way, but the surprise twists at the end make absolutely perfect sense with how the story was set up to this point, yet I genuinely didn't see them coming at all. This resulted in a middling Anime series being capped off with two of the best episodes I have seen in years, for any show, in any genre. If not for these, I'd say AICO Incarnation very much falls under the category of "A decent way to kill an afternoon or two", but the last two episodes are genuinely must-see for anyone who likes high-concept Sci-Fi. Because of this, I strongly recommend this series to any serious fan of hi-concept Sci-Fi; just note that the show, until these last two episodes, is generally rather mediocre, and will likely require the mantra: "It gets better - It gets better." See more Read all reviews
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Yusuke Kobayashi

Yuya Kanzaki

Haruka Shiraishi

Aiko Tachibana

Kazuya Murata

Director

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 9, 2018 Contact Two years after the mysterious Burst that killed her family, Aiko has nearly learned to walk again, but a transfer student's arrival upends her life. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 9, 2018 Target Kanzaki takes Aiko to the Town, where her father's old colleague Kurose tells her the unbelievable: her brain was transplanted into an artificial body. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 9, 2018 Decision The CAAC detains Aiko and Yuya, but the Divers manage to break them out; though the Matter is active again, the group plans to head to Primary Point. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 9, 2018 Encounter The group clears the Gate just as the government orders an evacuation; their first target is the Guillotine Shutter at K1, but the Matter is active. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 9, 2018 Memory Inside the Area, the group rests and replenishes supplies at the camp; Nanbara gets a ride from Kurose, but she and Isazu appear to have their own plans. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 9, 2018 Awakening Kaede's showing off delays the group's progress to point K2, which they must reach before sunrise to enter Area Three; Isazu tells Kurose what he did. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 9, 2018 Breakthrough The CAAC Special Forces intercept the group to try to take Aiko back; Kurose realizes that Isazu's daughter Yuzuha is connected to the Matter. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 9, 2018 Way The Divers confront Aiko and Kanzaki, but they agree to continue with the mission; Isazu becomes lab director and learns about Unit One. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 9, 2018 Truth The team reaches the biotech research facility at Primary Point, but Isazu manages to patch in a video feed to confront Kanzaki about his intentions. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 9, 2018 Volition Aiko has the chance to speak to her other self inside the Malignant Matter; the human form Matter engulfs Yura, revealing Yuzuha. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 9, 2018 Devotion Isazu establishes a link to the Matter so he can interrogate Yura; the JSDF prepares to incinerate the entire Area despite Nanbara's objections. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 9, 2018 Reincarnation At the surgical site, Yura admits his intentions changed with Aiko's decision; Kurose tries to sever the link between Yuzuha and her duplicates. Details

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A.I.C.O. — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Kazuya Murata
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Sci-Fi, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Mar 9, 2018
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