Red Ash: Gearworld (2017) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A group of hunters accepts a new companion, defends her from pursuers, and reaches an unexplained destination while trying to escape.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

A World Split by Nanomachines

Humanity is divided between the Pure Race and the Nano Race, whose members have special powers restricted by strict laws. Beck and Tyger hunt across parallel worlds and mourn Lucy while discussing the surgery that could remove nanomachines.

Key Events

• A Divided Humanity — Humanity is divided between ordinary humans and people whose genes contain nanomachines. Location: Humanity's world
• Nano Powers and Laws — Nano Race members have special powers, but forbidden uses risk punishment. Location: Humanity's world
• Hunters Across Worlds — Some Nano Race members hunt Magicicadas across parallel worlds using the machine. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice) Location: Parallel worlds
• Remembering Lucy — The hunters grieve Lucy, whose nanomachines malfunctioned and who was taken away. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice) Location: Hunters' setting
• The Cost of Surgery — They discuss costly surgery that could remove nanomachines and enable Pure Race membership. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice) Location: Hunters' setting

Call Earns a Place

Call joins the hunters, offering her ability to hear Magicicada wings. Though they are uneasy at first, the group agrees to give her a chance and accepts her as a member.

Key Events

• Call Joins the Hunters — Call, age fourteen, joins the group with her ability to hear Magicicada wings. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Hunters' setting
• A Chance for Call — Though initially uneasy, the hunters agree to give Call a chance. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Hunters' setting

The Pursuit Turns Dangerous

Armed pursuers attack with a missile and demand something belonging to Call. The hunters refuse to surrender her, and Beck helps defend them before water allows the pursuers to overpower him.

Key Events

• The Pursuers Attack — Armed pursuers attack the group with a missile and seek something belonging to Call. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Along the group's route
• The Hunters Refuse — The hunters refuse to hand Call over to the armed pursuers. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Along the group's route
• Beck Defends the Group — Beck, described as able to transform into Red Ash, helps defend the group. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Along the group's route
• Water Weakness Exploited — Beck's weakness to water gives the pursuers a way to overpower him. Characters: Beck (voice) Location: Along the group's route
• Escape by Vehicle — The hunters escape in a vehicle while Call and the others work together to evade their enemies. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Escape route

An Unexpected Arrival

The group escapes by vehicle and heads for the Parallel Machine to keep the conflict from returning home. Tyger's risky maneuver sends them to the forbidden Amber Zone, where they find people and face an unexplained situation.

Key Events

• Flight Toward the Machine — The group heads for the Parallel Machine to keep the conflict from returning home. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Route to the Parallel Machine
• Tyger's Risky Maneuver — Tyger pilots the group through a risky maneuver at the Parallel Machine. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Parallel Machine
• Unexpected Destination — The machine takes the group somewhere unexpected: the forbidden Amber Zone. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Amber Zone
• People in the Forbidden Zone — The group is startled to discover people in the forbidden area. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Amber Zone
• Facing the Unknown — The story ends with the group facing the unexplained situation in the Amber Zone. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Amber Zone
• Their Pursuit Leads Here — The group confronts the consequences of arriving at an unexpected destination while fleeing pursuit. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Amber Zone
• No Explanation Yet — The unexpected presence of people in the zone remains unexplained at the ending. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Amber Zone
• The Journey Pauses — The group remains together in the Amber Zone as the story closes on uncertainty. Characters: Beck (voice), Tyger (voice), Call (voice) Location: Amber Zone

Story Breakdown

• Divided Humanity — The story establishes the distinction between the Pure Race and the Nano Race, along with the rules governing nanomachine powers.
  • Two Human Races — Humanity is divided between ordinary humans and people whose genes contain nanomachines.
  • Restricted Powers — Nano Race abilities carry strict laws, and forbidden use risks punishment.
• Hunters and Loss — Beck and Tyger work as hunters and carry the grief of Lucy's disappearance.
  • Parallel Hunts — Hunters pursue Magicicadas across parallel worlds using the Parallel Machine.
  • Lucy's Fate — The group remembers Lucy after her nanomachines malfunctioned and she was taken away.
• Hope of Transformation — The hunters discuss an operation that could remove nanomachines and permit membership in the Pure Race.
  • Costly Surgery — The group discusses the high cost of the procedure.
  • A Different Future — The operation is described as a way for someone to join the Pure Race.
• Call Joins the Group — Call brings a useful ability but must first overcome the hunters' unease.
  • Angel Ears — Call can hear Magicicada wings, which appears useful to the hunters.
  • A Chance Given — The hunters agree to accept Call and she becomes part of their group.
• Pursuers Attack — An armed attack turns the group's journey into a dangerous escape centered on Call.
  • Missile Assault — Armed pursuers attack the group with a missile.
  • Refusal to Surrender — The attackers want something belonging to Call, but the hunters refuse to hand her over.
• Escape and Arrival — The group flees toward the Parallel Machine but arrives at an unexpected and forbidden destination.
  • Flight by Vehicle — Call and the others work together to evade their enemies as they escape.
  • Forbidden Amber Zone — Tyger pilots a risky maneuver, and the machine sends the group to the Amber Zone, where they find people.

Directed by

Yuta Sano

Key Cast

• Yuki Kaji — Beck (voice)
• Fumiko Uchimura — Call (voice)
• Rikumi Moriwaki — Tyger (voice)
• Norito Abe — Safari (voice)
• Masanori Takeda — Stripe (voice)