History Anime / Despera

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''Despera'' is an upcoming anime by the creators of ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'', written by Chiaki J. Konaka and featuring character designs by Creator/YoshitoshiABe. It was originally to be directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. A companion light novel serialization relating to the anime was published in Japanese magazine ''Animage,'' with thirteen chapters released in serial form between July 2009 and July 2010. The complete novella was published as a single volume on April 28, 2011, and included new story content and illustrations.

''Despera'' is an upcoming anime by the creators of ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'', written by Chiaki J. Konaka and featuring character designs by Yoshitoshi ABe. It was originally to be directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. A companion light novel serialization relating to the anime was published in Japanese magazine ''Animage,'' with thirteen chapters released in serial form between July 2009 and July 2010. The complete novella was published as a single volume on April 28, 2011, and included new story content and illustrations.

''Despera'' is an upcoming anime by the creators of ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'',written by Chiaki J. Konaka and featuring character designs by Yoshitoshi ABe and which was orignally to be directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. A companion light novel serialization relating to the anime is being published in Japanese magazine Animage, with thirteen chapters released in serial form between July 2009 and July 2010. The complete novella was published as a single volume on April 28, 2011, and included new story content and illustrations

The story set during the [[RoaringTwenties Taisho era]] will center around a 12-year-old girl named [[{{Expy}} Ain]] with a familiar hairstyle. She lives in the cellar of the Ryōunkaku, Japan's first skyscraper and builds devices [[SchizoTech far ahead of the current time period]]. These include computers with cathode ray tube display monitors and type writer keyboards

Her inventions are funded through a myserious man called Takeshita, who claims he can see the future in Ain's computer screen's. Other people taking an interest in Ain and her inventions are a military officer called Enoshi, sent to investigate some unexplained electrical currents, and an aristocrat named Kimiyasu Fuenokōji. Living with the latter is Barbara Andrei, a Russian aristocratic refugee from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_Russians Harbin]].

The series is currently in DevelopmentHell due to the health problems and later passing away of the director on June 29, 2013 (the news of his death was announced on [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-25/serial-experiments-lain-director-ryutaro-nakamura-passes-away July 25, 2013]]). As of 2015, [=ABe=] announced that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-10/yoshitoshi-abe-despera-project-is-moving-forward-with-new-director/.83127 they will proceed with a new director]].

* MsFanservice /SensualSlavs: [[https://celestialkitsune.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/despera-anime-yoshitoshi-abe_00011.jpg?w=450 Barbara Andrei]]. Ain is scared of her however because Europeans were a rare sight in Japan at the time and she has never seen one before.
* ShockAndAwe: Ain seemingly displays an uncanny ability to generate electricity from her hands
* TheTower: Ain lives in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%8Dunkaku Ryounkaku]], at the time Japan's tallest building.

''Despera'' is an upcoming anime (and companion manga) by the creators of ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'', and may possibly be a SpiritualSuccessor or even a prequel.

Expect excellent character designs and MindScrew. Currently in DevelopmentHell due to the health problems and later passing away of the director on June 29, 2013 (the news of his death was announced on [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-25/serial-experiments-lain-director-ryutaro-nakamura-passes-away July 25, 2013]]). As of 2015, [=ABe=] announced that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-10/yoshitoshi-abe-despera-project-is-moving-forward-with-new-director/.83127 they will proceed with a new director]].

* CyberPunk: Despite being set in a DieselPunk setting, it looks like computers will play a large role.

* ShockAndAwe: Seems this will be an ability of Ain.

* ImperialJapan: The setting. Specifically the Taisho era, the democratic HopeSpot before the country slided into military dictatorship.

The story set during the [[RoaringTwenties Taisho era]] will center around a 12-year-old girl named [[{{Expy}} Ain]] [[TomboyishSidetails with a familiar hairstyle]]. She lives in the cellar of the Ryōunkaku, Japan's first skyscraper and builds devices [[SchizoTech far ahead of the current time period]]. These include computers with cathode ray tube display monitors and type writer keyboards

* TheTower: Ain lives in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%8Dunkaku Ryounkaku]], at the time Japan's tallest building.

Expect excellent character designs and MindScrew. Currently in DevelopmentHell due to the health problems and later passing away of the director on June 29, 2013 (the news of his death was announced on [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-25/serial-experiments-lain-director-ryutaro-nakamura-passes-away July 25, 2013]]). As of 2015, ABe announced that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-10/yoshitoshi-abe-despera-project-is-moving-forward-with-new-director/.83127 they will proceed with a new director]].