Yūta Kevin Kenmotsu is designing the characters based on the original novel illustrations by
Set in the late 21st century, the story follows a dull high school student named Hiro Yūki (a double pun on hero and heroism in Japanese) when he is tricked into joining a full-dive (fully immersive VR) role-playing game. The game,
Kiwame Quest (literally, Ultimate Quest ), is promoted as more real than reality with mind-blowing graphics, impressive NPC behavior, and even the scent of foliage and the sensation of wind blowing against your skin.
Unfortunately, the game is already a virtual ghost town, after being flooded with player complaints that the game is little too realistic for its own good. Its quests are nearly impossible to clear, since players have to be as physically fit to complete them as they would in real life. Players feel actual pain when they get hit, and puncture wounds takes days to heal.
New key visual also revealed // Funimation revealed on Saturday that it will stream the television anime adaptation of Light Tuchihi s Kyūkyoku Shinka Shita.