ICE (anime)

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ICE

アイス
Genre	Science Fiction, Yuri
OVA
Director	Makoto Kobayashi
Studio	PPM
Episodes	3
Released	25 May 2007 (Episode 1) 27 July 2007 (Episode 2) 25 September 2007 (Episode 3)
Runtime	40 minutes

ICE is a 2007 original video animation created by Yasushi Akimoto and directed by Makoto Kobayashi. It is set in the ruins of Tokyo in the near future, after an unspecified catastrophe has led to the death of all human males and many females. The small groups of women who survive face the impending extinction of humanity. There are suggestions that the disaster was caused by human interference with nature, possibly biological warfare experiments or genetic engineering. Many of the survivors blame men's warlike nature and scientific arrogance for the catastrophe. However, even though men have perished, the women who remain are forced to use violence in the face of bioterrorism and other threats. While some accept their fate as the last generation of humans, others see biological engineering as a final hope for the survival of the species.

1 Characters
2 Episodes
3 Other media
4 References
5 External links

Characters

The show's creator Yasushi Akimoto is also the producer of idol group AKB48. The cast is a mixture of experienced voice actors and young AKB48 members.

Aoi (アオイ, Aoi^?): Voiced by Tomomi Kasai (AKB48)
Julia (ジュリア, Juria^?): Voiced by Akira Ishida
Hitomi Aida (瞳, Hitomi^?): Voiced by Haruna Ikezawa
Hitomi Landsknecht (ヒトミ, Hitomi^?): Voiced by Junko Minagawa
Kisaragi (キサラギ, Kisaragi^?): Voiced by Yoshino Ōtori
Mint (ミント, Minto^?): Voiced by Eri Kitamura
Murasaki (ムラサキ, Murasaki^?): Voiced by Natsuki Satō (AKB48)
Rinne (リンネ, Rinne^?): Voiced by Yūko Ōshima (AKB48)
Satsuki (サツキ, Satsuki^?): Voiced by Kurumi Mamiya
Usuha (ウスハ, Usuha^?): Voiced by Yū Imai (AKB48)
Yuki Ice-T (ユキ, Yuki^?): Voiced by Erena Ono (AKB48)

Episodes

Three episodes are planned. Each will be released in both limited-edition and standard DVD versions. The limited editions come with a figure, a small artbook, and special packaging. The DVDs are released in Japan by Bandai Visual.^[1]

Episode 1 「一日目：はと—HEART」: Released 25 May, 2007; Catalog number BCBA-2919 (limited edition), BCBA-2122 (standard edition)
Episode 2 「二日目：るる—RULE」: Due for release 27 July, 2007; Catalog number BCBA-2920 (limited edition), BCBA-2123 (standard edition)
Episode 3 「三日目：あさ—ANSWER」: Due for release 25 September, 2007; Catalog number BCBA-2921 (limited edition), BCBA-2124 (standard edition)

Other media

One novel has been released.^[2]

Thus Love Froze — ICE (かくて愛は凍りついた―ICE, Kakute Ai wa Kōritsuita ― ICE^?): Written by Yasushi Hirano; Published 20 February 2007 by Fujimi Shobo; 238 pages; ISBN 978-4-8291-1898-6