History Anime / RealDrive

* SpiritualSuccessor: While ''Real Drive'' draws inspiration from GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex, dealing with similar themes of society and technology and even featuring similar technologies (e.g. electronic brains and diving into the web), an interview reveals that ''Real Drive'' is not set in the same universe. An interview with writer [[http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/60_/s08_/000840.html Junichi Fujisaku]] reads as follows:

''Real Drive'' is produced by Creator/ProductionIG and Creator/ShirowMasamune, and aired twenty-six episodes during its run in 2008. Masamichi Haru was involved in a diving accident when he was 30, causing him to [[ConvenientComa slip into a coma for fifty years]]. Upon awakening, he found himself confined in the body of an 80-year old, unable to travel without a wheelchair. Haru later receives assistance from the 15-year old Minamo, who is assigned to take care of him as part of her school's extracurricular activities. Despite their age gap, Haru and Minamo form a close friendship; fuelled by their mutual interest in the sea and nature's splendour, Minamo becomes Haru's "diver buddy" despite lacking cyber-enhancements.

* CloserToEarth: Minamo's lack of a cyberbrain sets her apart from the other characters: in fact, characters of any importance to the plot without a cyber-brain just happens to be female, too.

* HairDecorations: Minamo wears a red bow in her hair wherever she goes.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Real Drive'' draws inspiration from ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', dealing with similar themes of society and technology and even featuring ''exact same technologies'' (cyber-brains referred as such, full-prosthetic bodies that look the same, "Operator" androids, diving into the web, and a plot involving applied nanotechnology directly engineered from a major plot point in ''2nd Gig''). An interview with writer [[http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/60_/s08_/000840.html Junichi Fujisaku]] reveals that the only reason ''Real Drive'' is not set in the same universe is because the director didn't want it to be, despite the above mentioned proof that it does.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Real Drive'' draws inspiration from ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', dealing with similar themes of society and technology and even featuring ''exact same technologies'' (cyber-brains referred as such, "Operator" androids, diving into the web, and a plot involving applied nanotechnology directly engineered from a major plot point in ''2nd Gig''). An interview with writer [[http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/60_/s08_/000840.html Junichi Fujisaku]] reveals that the only reason ''Real Drive'' is not set in the same universe is because the director didn't want it to be, despite the above mentioned proof that it does.

* SpiritualSuccessor: While ''Real Drive'' draws inspiration from ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', dealing with similar themes of society and technology and even featuring similar technologies (e.g. electronic brains and diving into the web), an interview reveals that ''Real Drive'' is not set in the same universe. An interview with writer [[http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/60_/s08_/000840.html Junichi Fujisaku]] reads as follows:
-->'''Production I.G:''' Talking about taking over Shirow's world, I heard Fujisaku-san initially created a new "post-Ghost in the Shell" World.
-->'''Fujisaku:''' Yes, we started with the idea, but a request from Director Kazuhiro Furuhashi changed that totally.

* SpiritualSuccessor: While ''Real Drive'' draws inspiration from GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex, dealing with similar themes of society and technology and even featuring similar technologies (e.g. electronic brains and diving into the web), an interview reveals that ''Real Drive'' is not set in the same universe. An interview with writer [[http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/60_/s08_/000840.html Junichi Fujisaku]] reads as follows:

* SuperDrowningSkills: Minamo never became a good swimmer as she lived far away from the ocean. Her skills however develop during the swimming lessons held at her school and in one episode she is prepared to dive underwater.

It turns out that the experiment Haru was involved in led to the construction of the Artificial Island and the Network society, where people hook up to a global network using so-called cyber-brains. Since entering the inner workings of the network is very much like diving in the open sea, Haru finds he still has some purpose in life by becoming a virtual "diver". With Minamo, they undertake various missions into the Metal, where people's desires gradually lead to information leaks and instabilities. Together with Haru's friend Kushima, they also search for the ''answer in the sea'', which shares an intimate link to the earth's biorhythm.

It turns out that the experiment Haru was involved in led to the construction of the Artificial Island and the Network society, where people hook up to a global network using so-called cyber-brains. Since entering the inner workings of the network is very much like diving in the open sea, Haru finds he still has some purpose in life by becoming a virtual "diver". With Minamo, they undertake various missions into the Metal, where people's desires gradually lead to information leaks and instabilities. Together with Haru's friend Kushima, they also search for the ''answer in the sea'', which shares an intimate link to the earth's biorhythm. ''Real Drive'' is a series that has remained [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove relatively unknown in the anime community]] despite its high production values, heartwarming story and excellent soundtrack.

It turns out that the experiment Haru was involved in led to the construction of the Artificial Island and the Network society, where people hook up to a global network using so-called cyber-brains. Since entering the inner workings of the network is very much like diving in the open sea, Haru finds he still has some purpose in life by becoming a virtual "diver". With Minamo, they undertake various missions into the Metal, where people's desires gradually lead to information leaks and instabilities. Together with Haru's friend Kushima, they also search for the ''answer in the sea'', which shares an intimate link to the earth's biorhythm. ''Real Drive'' is a series that has remained [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove relatively unknown in the anime community]] despite its high production values, heartwarming story and excellent music.

''Real Drive'' is produced by ProductionIG Creator/ProductionIG and Creator/ShirowMasamune, and aired twenty-six episodes during its run in 2008. Masamichi Haru was involved in a diving accident when he was 30, causing him to [[ConvenientComa slip into a coma for fifty years]]. Upon awakening, he found himself confined in the body of an 80-year old, unable to travel without a wheelchair. Haru later receives assistance from the 15-year old Minamo, who is assigned to take care of him as part of her school's extracurricular activities. Despite their age gap, Haru and Minamo form a close friendship; fuelled by their mutual interest in the sea and nature's splendour, Minamo becomes Haru's "diver buddy" despite lacking cyber-enhancements.

''Real Drive'' is produced by Creator/ProductionIG and Creator/ShirowMasamune, and aired 26 episodes during its run in 2008. It's one of those series that have remained [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove relatively unknown to the anime community]] despite its high production values, heartwarming story and excellent music.

Masamichi Haru was involved in a diving accident when he was 30, causing him to [[ConvenientComa slip into a coma for fifty years]]. Upon awakening, he found himself confined in the body of an 80-year old, unable to travel without a wheelchair. Haru later receives assistance from the 15-year old Minamo, who is assigned to take care of him as part of her school's extracurricular activities. Despite their age gap, Haru and Minamo form a close friendship; fuelled by their mutual interest in the sea and nature's splendour, Minamo becomes Haru's "diver buddy" despite lacking cyber-enhancements.

It turns out that the experiment Haru was involved in led to the construction of the Artificial Island and the Network society, where people hook up to a global network using so-called cyber-brains. Since entering the inner workings of the network is very much like diving in the open sea, Haru finds he still has some purpose in life by becoming a virtual "diver". With Minamo, they undertake various missions into the Metal, where people's desires gradually lead to information leaks and instabilities. Together with Haru's friend Kushima, they also search for the ''answer in the sea'', which shares an intimate link to the earth's biorhythm.

!!''Real Drive'' provides examples of:

%%* AIIsACrapshoot: While it is not malevolent, its actions have far reaching consequences.
%%* AloofBigBrother: Souta is [[CharacterDevelopment initially]] this way towards Minamo.
* TheAlternet: "The Metal". There's no given explanation for why it is called that, especially when it's virtual properties design it more like an ocean that you can dive into. In fact, diving into the waters of The Metal is a key part of the series.
%%* ArtificialHuman: Holon

* CloserToEarth: Minamo's lack of a cyberbrain sets her apart from the other characters: in fact, characters of any importance to the plot without a cyber-brain just happen to be female, too.
* ContemplateOurNavels: This is present as a subtle reminder about the impacts of technology and humanity's increasing reliance on the internet to function.
%%* ConvenientComa
* CoolOldGuy: Haru, for certain. Kushima is this too, [[OlderThanTheyLook but he sure doesn't look it.]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: This is depicted as misguided rather than malevolent.
* {{Cyborg}}: Kushima's youthful appearance is a consequence of him [[spoiler: having a prosthetic body.]].
* {{Determinator}}: Haru won't let his aged body slow him down, if he can help it.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Minamo ardently hates green peppers, and plans to eradicate them... by eating them out of existence.
%%* MrFanservice: Haru's younger self.
%%* EverythingIsOnline
%%* EyesAlwaysShut: Yukino.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Haru finds himself in a radically changed world following his awakening from a coma.
* {{Flashback}}: This is a prevalent means of depicting past events.
* FoodPorn: given that [[SceneryPorn the art in this series is spectacular]], there's little suprise that the food in this series is drawn with the same care as the landscape. Of note are those parfaits Minamo and her friends are always seen enjoying.
* FriendlyPlayfulDolphin: Haru loved to swim with a dolphin as a boy, although it is implied that they're extinct along with many other aquatic animals by the time the series takes place.
%%* GainaxEnding
%%* GenkiGirl: Minamo.
* GratuitousEnglish: At the end of the day, the "blackboard" in Minamo's classroom reads "All today's classes ended".
%%* GreenAesop

* HandshakeSubstitute: Haru and Kushima are fond of using the fist bump gesture.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Haru and Kushima, despite the former being in a coma for 50 years.
%%* {{Homage}}: To ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''
%%* IntergenerationalFriendship: Minamo and Haru.

%%* IWasQuiteALooker: Haru in his younger days.
%%* {{Joshikousei}}: Minamo and her friends.
* MayDecemberRomance: Minamo's feelings for Haru sometimes make one wonder.
%%* {{Meganekko}}: Erika and Holon, who is modeled after the former.
%%* MeaningfulName: Iris
%%* TheMetaverse: The Metal.
%%* MindScrew: Not as bad as in most of other Masamune's works, but still apparent.
* MoodWhiplash: The show bounces back and forth between a cyberpunk fest and more sedate {{slice of life}} episodes.
%%* MsFanservice: Erika.
* NotDisabledInVR: Haru's cyberbrain allows him to find a purpose as a "diver" into [[TheAlternet The Metal]], where he can conduct research and investigate anomalies being caused by the interactions of others.
%%* OddCouple: Haru and Minamo.
* PantyShot: Minamo gets a few while she's skating around the island at times.
* PostCyberPunk: This is a soft variety.
%%* RecapEpisode
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Holon and the other androids like her.
* RobotGirl: Holon, the Metal operators, the female battle android, take your pick.
* RollerbladeGood: Minamo is faster than she looks.
* RubberFace: Done to Minamo once, and Ayumu and Haru in the opening. Once more to Ayumu at the end.
* TheRuleOfFirstAdopters: Fourth episode mentions that Metal became popular because virtual sex was above and beyond anything that could be achieved in real life.
* SceneryPorn: One of the strongest points about this series, the landscapes are remarkably well done and give the viewer a sense of the tropical environment on the island.
%%* ShowerOfAngst: For a male character, even.
%%* SkinshipGrope: Done to Minamo by one of her friends, under loud protest.
%%* SliceOfLife: Quite a few episodes have this feel.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Though inspired by ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', and with many similarities in themes and technology (most obviously cyberbrains, prosthetic bodies and diving into the net), and being made by the same team, WordOfGod is that both shows are ''not'' a verse. Quoting Real Drive and Stand Alone Complex writer [[http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/60_/s08_/000840.html Junichi Fujisaku]]:

** Also part of TheVerse with ''Stand Alone Complex'', as [[spoiler: a nanotechnology that was developed from Kazundo Ghoda's "Japanese Miracle" Radiation Scrubber technology is mentioned as part of the plot later on.]]
* TheStinger: The end of every episode has one. [[spoiler:Watch the last one to find out what really happens with Haru]].
* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: While the small amount of text in the classroom mentioned above [[GratuitousEnglish wasn't very well translated]], in episode 12 there is [[DoingItForTheArt an entire 9+ paragraph long letter]] detailing uses of the Meta-Real for treating patients with prosthetic eyes that is written in near-perfect English.
* SweetTooth: Minamo and her two best friends are seen eating a lot of ice cream.
%%* {{Tearjerker}}: The "love letter" episode.
* TechnoBabble: Computing and network jargon is commonplace. At one point, great details are expressed when violin-playing techniques are discussed.
* ThemeSongPowerup: The fight in the fifth episode is set to the series' theme song.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Yukino and Sayaka, and the Dream Brothers.
%%* TrueCompanions
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Non-human intelligence is generally treated with respect.
* WindTurbinePower: This is used to provide emergency power to Artificial Island following a power outage takes out the main and backup power supplies.

* RousseauWasRight

%%* RousseauWasRight

* RobotGirl: Holon, the Metal operators, the female battle android, take your pick.

%%* {{Badass}}: Souta, Holon and even Haru demonstrate a surprising level of prowess.

* AIIsACrapshoot: While it is not malevolent, its actions have far reaching consequences.
* AloofBigBrother: Souta is [[CharacterDevelopment initially]] this way towards Minamo.

* ArtificialHuman: Holon
* {{Badass}}: Souta, Holon and even Haru demonstrate a surprising level of prowess.

* ConvenientComa

* MrFanservice: Haru's younger self.
* EverythingIsOnline
* EyesAlwaysShut: Yukino.

* GainaxEnding
* GenkiGirl: Minamo.

* GreenAesop

* {{Homage}}: To ''2001:ASpaceOdyssey''
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Minamo and Haru.

* IWasQuiteALooker: Haru in his younger days.
* {{Joshikousei}}: Minamo and her friends.

* {{Meganekko}}: Erika and Holon, who is modeled after the former.
* MeaningfulName: Iris
* TheMetaverse: The Metal.
* MindScrew: Not as bad as in most of other Masamune's works, but still apparent.

* MsFanservice: Erika.

* OddCouple: Haru and Minamo.

* RecapEpisode

* RousseauWasRight

* ShowerOfAngst: For a male character, even.
* SkinshipGrope: Done to Minamo by one of her friends, under loud protest.
* SliceOfLife: Quite a few episodes have this feel.

* {{Tearjerker}}: The "love letter" episode.

* TrueCompanions

* HollywoodPudgy: This is averted in-universe; while the girls are filled out rather well, it's not mentioned by the characters. The creator once explained that he wished to design women who actually look liked actual Japanese women.

* NotDisabledInVR: Haru woke up from a 50 year coma to find his body is now 80 years old. He can't move around without a wheelchair or Minamo's assistance. It's not possible for him to upgrade into a full-prosthetic body, but he does have a cyberbrain. This allows him to find a purpose as a "diver" into [[TheAlternet The Metal]], where he can conduct research and investigate anomalies being caused by the interactions of others.

''Real Drive'' is produced by ProductionIG and Creator/ShirowMasamune, and aired 26 episodes during its run in 2008. It's one of those series that have remained [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove relatively unknown to the anime community]] despite its high production values, heartwarming story and excellent music.

** Also part of TheVerse with ''Stand AloneC omplex'', as [[spoiler: a nanotechnology that was developed from Kazundo Ghoda's "Japanese Miracle" Radiation Scrubber technology is mentioned as part of the plot later on.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: Though inspired by GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex, and with many similarities in themes and technology (most obviously cyberbrains, prosthetic bodies and diving into the net), and being made by the same team, WordOfGod is that both shows are ''not'' a verse. Quoting Real Drive and Stand Alone Complex writer [[http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/60_/s08_/000840.html Junichi Fujisaku]]:

** Also part of TheVerse with StandAloneComplex, as [[spoiler: a nanotechnology that was developed from Kazundo Ghoda's "Japanese Miracle" Radiation Scrubber technology is mentioned as part of the plot later on.]]

''Real Drive'' is produced by ProductionIG and Creator/ShirowMasamune, and aired 26 episodes during its run in 2008. It's one of those series that have remained relatively unknown to the anime community despite its [[NeedsMoreLove high production values, heartwarming story and excellent music.]]