Soul (the cartridge)

The Ghost Hound website includes a “Word Shelf,” i.e., a glossary. As translated by Google, it is largely impenetrable. Here is one of the more lucid entries:

Existential Ghosts

The departed spirit in existence principle.

Rumor of the departed spirit that it appears in the pachinko store where the prefectural road paralleling is closed. Don’t you think? with what, the shadow man who does not have the face from the building being present, in the track/truck which runs road surface the plectrum and others you call the [re] [ru].
The ? happiness which designates such rumor as the ear, Taro, inviting trust, embarks on the elucidation of rumor.

Nevertheless, it is possible to glean some information about the back story from the page. Taro, presumably the protagonist, lives in water heaven town. Eleven years ago, when Taro was eight, there was a kidnapping involving his older sister and younger brother. The sister apparently was killed. Their father committed suicide shortly afterward. Or something like that. Chiaki J. Konaka wrote the script, so there is a fair chance that it will all ultimately make some sense.

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  1. AniDB has a little bit translated:

    Reality is a dream, the dreams of the night are real.

    In the world of Utsushiyo (reality), the development of an electronic brain far far away and long ago allows two different worlds to overlap.

    Within the last vestiges of Japan`s raw landscape, lies a small coastal town. In it live three middle school students: Komori Tarou, Ogami Makoto, and Nakajima Masayuki. Each holds within them a unique past that cannot be erased.

    Once more, but by different causes, three people learn that by the extraction of one`s soul, the coming and going between Utsushiyo and Kakuriyo (hidden world) is possible. Amidst the boys` adventure in Kakuriyo, they come to understand where it is is connected to.

    An eternal spiritual story is offered to the adults who possess the minds of boys.

    At last, this fall, the curtain will rise!

    A little better than google translate, at least. Sounds to me a little like the real world/the wired from Lain. I haven’t seen too much discussion about this series other than people complaining about the character design. I guess we’ll find out in a month.

    Looks like Shinsen or Ureshii might be picking this one up, but we probably won’t know until the first sub appears.

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