This is a sci-fi story centered on a cyber battle. By 2022, quantum computing technology had progressed significantly, allowing numerous individuals to upload their consciousness into cyberspace.
Remu's sister-in-law, Shiki, had advanced through school quickly and at age fourteen enrolled in a high school within the academic metropolis known as Okinotori-island Mega Float City (OMFC). One day, via Skype, Shiki revealed to her brother that she was communicating with him directly from cyberspace, as her physical body was being kept submerged in a tank of culture fluid. This setup was referred to as a "Body pool," and Shiki accessed the network through nanomachines embedded in her brain.
Initially surprised, Remu nevertheless respected her choice—until a catastrophe known as the "Early Rupture" occurred. The network server became overloaded, causing users' minds to become lost in cyberspace while their empty bodies remained alive in the Body Pools. Determined to retrieve Shiki's consciousness, Remu goes to her apartment in OMFC, where he encounters Shiki, who has fled the hospital. However, the girl informs him that she is not Shiki; she has somehow taken possession of Shiki's body.
As Remu attempts to comprehend the situation, a brutal assault hits the apartment.
Arve Rezzle: Kikaijikake no Yousei-tachi was among the four productions of the Anime Mirai 2013 initiative (the Young Animator Training Project), which was financed by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs to foster the development of animators. An advance screening took place on February 25, 2013, via nicolive.