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And thus begins a tale that combines elements of SliceOfLife, ScienceFiction, workplace comedy and star-crossed romance. ''Plastic Memories'' has been licensed in the US by Creator/AniplexUSA and will begin airing on April 4, 2015 on Tokyo MX. The series is available to American and Canadian viewers on [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/plastic-memories Crunchyroll]], [[http://www.daisuki.net/anime/detail/PlasticMemories Daisuki]], and [[http://www.hulu.com/plastic-memories Hulu]]. Viewers living in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch the series on Viewster.

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And thus begins a tale that combines elements of SliceOfLife, ScienceFiction, workplace comedy and star-crossed romance. ''Plastic Memories'' has been licensed in the US by Creator/AniplexUSA and will begin airing on April 4, 2015 on Tokyo MX. The series is available to American and Canadian viewers on [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/plastic-memories Crunchyroll]], [[http://www.daisuki.net/anime/detail/PlasticMemories Daisuki]], and [[http://www.hulu.com/plastic-memories Hulu]]. Viewers living in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch the series on Viewster.
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And thus begins a tale that combines elements of SliceOfLife, ScienceFiction, workplace comedy and star-crossed romance. ''Plastic Memories'' has been licensed in the US by Creator/AniplexUSA and will begin airing on April 4, 2015 on Tokyo MX. The series will be available to US viewers on the Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, Daisuki, and Hulu. Viewers living in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch the series on Viewster.

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And thus begins a tale that combines elements of SliceOfLife, ScienceFiction, workplace comedy and star-crossed romance. ''Plastic Memories'' has been licensed in the US by Creator/AniplexUSA and will begin airing on April 4, 2015 on Tokyo MX. The series will be is available to US American and Canadian viewers on the Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, Daisuki, on [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/plastic-memories Crunchyroll]], [[http://www.daisuki.net/anime/detail/PlasticMemories Daisuki]], and Hulu. [[http://www.hulu.com/plastic-memories Hulu]]. Viewers living in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch the series on Viewster.
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* InfantImmortality: Averted in the first episode as Tsukasa and Isla have to handle and terminate a child Giftia who reached her expiration date.

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* InfantImmortality: Averted in the first episode as Tsukasa and Isla have to handle retrieved and terminate a child Giftia who reached her expiration date.
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* StarCrossedLovers: If the previews are anything to go by, one is going to develop between Tsukasa and Isla.

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* StarCrossedLovers: If the previews are anything to go by, one such relationship is going to develop between Tsukasa and Isla.
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* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: Isla's name is pronounced as Ai-La.
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* Tsundere: Michiru is a platonic version of this to Tsukasa. While dismissive of him being a newcomer, she does care for Tsukasa's well-being after he gets stick from Kazuki.

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* Tsundere: {{Tsundere}}: Michiru is a platonic version of this to Tsukasa. While dismissive of him being a newcomer, she does care for Tsukasa's well-being after he gets stick from Kazuki.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Tsukasa feels this for Isla in the first episode when he runs into her crying in an elevator. Given Isla's nature as a Giftia and her shell-shocked personality from vast experience of terminating her own kind, however, a full-blown relationship might take a while to develop.


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* Tsundere: Michiru is a platonic version of this to Tsukasa. While dismissive of him being a newcomer, she does care for Tsukasa's well-being after he gets stick from Kazuki.

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* InfantImmortality: Averted in the first episode as Tsukasa and Isla have to handle and terminate a child Giftia who reached her expiration date.



* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: From the first episode, a child Giftia named Nina is a rather somber example of this.



* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: A primary theme in this series. Given that Gifitias are gifted in having emotions as human beings, some do not take the business of handling and retrieving expired counterparts that well. This is lampshaded by one of the owners during the first episode, when she criticizes Tsukasa's company for treating Giftias as products rather than actual family members.

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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: A primary theme in this series. Given that Gifitias are gifted in having emotions as human beings, some do not take the business of handling and retrieving expired counterparts that well. This is lampshaded by one of the owners Chizu during the first episode, when she criticizes Tsukasa's company for treating Giftias her Giftia Nina as products a product rather than an actual family members.member.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: A primary theme in this series. Given that Gifitias are gifted in having emotions as human beings, some do not take the business of handling and retrieving expired counterparts that well.

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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: A primary theme in this series. Given that Gifitias are gifted in having emotions as human beings, some do not take the business of handling and retrieving expired counterparts that well. This is lampshaded by one of the owners during the first episode, when she criticizes Tsukasa's company for treating Giftias as products rather than actual family members.



* YourDaysAreNumbered: According to the SAI Corporation, Giftia can only be active for 81920 hours (about 9 years). What happens after this date is yet to be known, but the suggestions of what could happen... aren't pretty.

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* YourDaysAreNumbered: According to the SAI Corporation, Giftia can only be active for 81920 hours (about 9 years). What happens after this date is yet to be known, but the suggestions of what could happen... aren't pretty.When they reach their expiration date, they lose their personalities and memories.
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After flunking his college entrance exams, the series’ protagonist, Tsukasa Mizugaki, is offered a position at the corporation due to his father’s connections. He is placed at the terminal service department and is ordered to retrieve androids near the end of their lives. There, he forms a team with Isla, a female Giftia whose previous responsibility was to serve tea to fellow employees.

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After flunking his college entrance exams, the series’ protagonist, Tsukasa Mizugaki, is offered a position at the corporation due to his father’s connections. He is placed at the terminal service department and is ordered to retrieve androids near the end of their lives. There, he forms a team with Isla, a female Giftia whose previous responsibility was to serve who has experience in retreiving androids and serving tea to fellow employees.
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: According to the SAI Corporation, Giftia can only be active for 81920 hours (about 9 years). What happens after this date is yet to be known, but the suggestions of what could happen... aren't pretty.

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* YourDaysAreNumbered: According to the SAI Corporation, Giftia can only be active for 81920 hours (about 9 years). What happens after this date is yet to be known, but the suggestions of what could happen... aren't pretty.pretty.
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* TheWikiRule: Yup, [[http://plastic-memories.wikia.com/wiki/Plastic_Memories_Wiki this series has one.]]
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And thus begins a tale that combines elements of SliceOfLife, ScienceFiction, workplace comedy and star-crossed romance. ''Plastic Memories'' has been licensed in the US by Creator/AniplexUSA and will begin airing on April 4, 2015 on Tokyo MX. The series will be available to US viewers on the Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, Daisuki, and Hulu. Viewers living in the UK will be able to watch the series on Viewster.

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And thus begins a tale that combines elements of SliceOfLife, ScienceFiction, workplace comedy and star-crossed romance. ''Plastic Memories'' has been licensed in the US by Creator/AniplexUSA and will begin airing on April 4, 2015 on Tokyo MX. The series will be available to US viewers on the Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, Daisuki, and Hulu. Viewers living in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch the series on Viewster.
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And thus begins a tale that combines elements of SliceOfLife, ScienceFiction, workplace comedy and star-crossed romance. ''Plastic Memories'' has been licensed in the US by Creator/AniplexUSA and will begin airing on April 4, 2015 on Tokyo MX. The series will be available to US viewers on the Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, Daisuki, and Hulu.

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And thus begins a tale that combines elements of SliceOfLife, ScienceFiction, workplace comedy and star-crossed romance. ''Plastic Memories'' has been licensed in the US by Creator/AniplexUSA and will begin airing on April 4, 2015 on Tokyo MX. The series will be available to US viewers on the Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, Daisuki, and Hulu. \n Viewers living in the UK will be able to watch the series on Viewster.
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: According to the SAI Corporation, Giftia can only be active for 81920 hours (about 9 years). What happens after this date is yet to be known, but the suggestions of what could happen... isn't pretty.

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* YourDaysAreNumbered: According to the SAI Corporation, Giftia can only be active for 81920 hours (about 9 years). What happens after this date is yet to be known, but the suggestions of what could happen... isn't aren't pretty.
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: According to the SAI Corporation, Giftia can only be inactive for 81920 hours (about 9 years). What happens after this date is yet to be known, but the suggestions of what could happen... isn't pretty.

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* YourDaysAreNumbered: According to the SAI Corporation, Giftia can only be inactive active for 81920 hours (about 9 years). What happens after this date is yet to be known, but the suggestions of what could happen... isn't pretty.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: While human characters avert this trope, Giftia are able to play it straight as seen with Constance and Isla.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: While human characters avert this trope, Giftia are able to play it straight as seen with Constance and Isla.(blue).
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* RobotGirl: Female Giftia such as Isla are these, complete with varying personalities.
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* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Tsukasa starts off as a student who tried to get into college.


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* {{Robosexual}}: The developing relationship between Tsukasa (Human) and Isla (Giftia) is a key source of the series' drama.
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* TheWikiRule: Yup, [[http://plastic-memories.wikia.com/wiki/Plastic_Memories_Wiki this series has one.]]
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* ThirtySecondsIntoTheFuture: Apart from massive developments in robotics, the rest of setting seems awfully familiar to the present day.

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* ThirtySecondsIntoTheFuture: TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Apart from massive developments in robotics, the rest of setting seems awfully familiar to the present day.

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* TwentySecondsIntoTheFuture: Apart from massive developments in robotics, the rest of settig seems awfully familiar to the present day.

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* TwentySecondsIntoTheFuture: Apart from massive developments in robotics, the rest of settig seems awfully familiar to the present day.MysticalWhiteHair: Isla is a Gifitia who has nearly white silver-colored hair, which hints at her artificial origins.



* StarCrossedRomance: If the previews are anything to go by, one is going to develop between Tsukasa and Isla.

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* StarCrossedRomance: StarCrossedLovers: If the previews are anything to go by, one is going to develop between Tsukasa and Isla.
* ThirtySecondsIntoTheFuture: Apart from massive developments in robotics, the rest of setting seems awfully familiar to the present day.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: A primary theme in this series. Given that Gifitias are gifted in having emotions as human beings, some do not take the business of handling and retrieving expired counterparts that well.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: While human characters avert this trope, Giftia are able to play it straight as seen with Constance and
Isla.
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* TwentySecondsIntoTheFuture: Apart from massive developments in robotics, the rest of settig seems awfully familiar to the present day.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The Giftia have nailed human emotions and looks thanks to their technological developments. Too bad they can only live for nine years...
* StarCrossedRomance: If the previews are anything to go by, one is going to develop between Tsukasa and Isla.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: According to the SAI Corporation, Giftia can only be inactive for 81920 hours (about 9 years). What happens after this date is yet to be known, but the suggestions of what could happen... isn't pretty.
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In the near future, developments in technology has led to advancements of robotics. This has led one company, the SAI Corporation, to design, create and manage [[ArtificialHuman Giftias]], androids that look and behave [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots almost entirely like humans]]. Unfortunately, [[YourDaysAreNumbered these androids only have a self-life of 81920 hours (approximately 9 years)]]. Thus, when they reach their expiration date, they are sent to a terminal service department of SAI corporation where SAI employees handle the androids during their final days.

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In the near future, developments in technology has led to advancements of robotics. This has led one company, the SAI Corporation, to design, create and manage [[ArtificialHuman Giftias]], androids that look and behave [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots almost entirely like humans]]. Unfortunately, [[YourDaysAreNumbered these androids only have a self-life shelf-life of 81920 hours (approximately 9 years)]]. Thus, when they reach their expiration date, they are sent to a terminal service department of SAI corporation where SAI employees handle the androids during their final days.
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After flunking his college entrance exams, the series’ protagonist, Tsukasa Mizugaki, is offered a position at the corporation due to his father’s connections. There, he is placed at the terminal service department and is ordered to retrieve androids near the end of their lives. He teams with Isla, a female Giftia whose previous responsibility was to serve tea to fellow employees.

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After flunking his college entrance exams, the series’ protagonist, Tsukasa Mizugaki, is offered a position at the corporation due to his father’s connections. There, he He is placed at the terminal service department and is ordered to retrieve androids near the end of their lives. He teams lives. There, he forms a team with Isla, a female Giftia whose previous responsibility was to serve tea to fellow employees.
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After flunking his college entrance exams, the series’ protagonist, Tsukasa Mizugaki, is offered a position at the corporation due to his father’s connections. There, he is placed at the terminal service department and is ordered to retrieve androids near the end of their lives with a female Giftia named Isla, whose previous responsibility was to serve tea to fellow employees.

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After flunking his college entrance exams, the series’ protagonist, Tsukasa Mizugaki, is offered a position at the corporation due to his father’s connections. There, he is placed at the terminal service department and is ordered to retrieve androids near the end of their lives lives. He teams with Isla, a female Giftia named Isla, whose previous responsibility was to serve tea to fellow employees.
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After flunking his college entrance exams, the series’ protagonist, Tsukasa Mizugaki, is offered a position at the corporation due to his father’s connections. There, he is placed at the terminal service department and is ordered to work with Isla, a female Giftia whose sole responsibility is to serve tea to fellow employees.

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After flunking his college entrance exams, the series’ protagonist, Tsukasa Mizugaki, is offered a position at the corporation due to his father’s connections. There, he is placed at the terminal service department and is ordered to work retrieve androids near the end of their lives with Isla, a female Giftia named Isla, whose sole previous responsibility is was to serve tea to fellow employees.
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And thus begins a tale that combines elements of SliceOfLife, ScienceFiction, workplace comedy and star-crossed romance. Plastic Memories has been licensed in the US by Creator/AniplexUSA and will begin airing on April 4, 2015 on Tokyo MX. The series will be available to US viewers on the Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, Daisuki, and Hulu.

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And thus begins a tale that combines elements of SliceOfLife, ScienceFiction, workplace comedy and star-crossed romance. Plastic Memories ''Plastic Memories'' has been licensed in the US by Creator/AniplexUSA and will begin airing on April 4, 2015 on Tokyo MX. The series will be available to US viewers on the Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, Daisuki, and Hulu.
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[[caption-width-right:350:A love story born from digital memories.]]
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->''"Happy memories will not always provide relief…"''
-->-- '''Isla'''

'''''Plastic Memories''''' is a 2015 animated series directed by Yoshiyuki Fujiwara (''Manga/EngagedToTheUnidentified'') and written by Naotaka Hayashi (''VisualNovel/SteinsGate''). It is an AnimeFirst series from Creator/{{Dogakobo}}, the studio behind series such as ''Manga/NatsuyukiRendezvous'' and ''Manga/GingaKikoutaiMajesticPrince''.

In the near future, developments in technology has led to advancements of robotics. This has led one company, the SAI Corporation, to design, create and manage [[ArtificialHuman Giftias]], androids that look and behave [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots almost entirely like humans]]. Unfortunately, [[YourDaysAreNumbered these androids only have a self-life of 81920 hours (approximately 9 years)]]. Thus, when they reach their expiration date, they are sent to a terminal service department of SAI corporation where SAI employees handle the androids during their final days.

After flunking his college entrance exams, the series’ protagonist, Tsukasa Mizugaki, is offered a position at the corporation due to his father’s connections. There, he is placed at the terminal service department and is ordered to work with Isla, a female Giftia whose sole responsibility is to serve tea to fellow employees.

And thus begins a tale that combines elements of SliceOfLife, ScienceFiction, workplace comedy and star-crossed romance. Plastic Memories has been licensed in the US by Creator/AniplexUSA and will begin airing on April 4, 2015 on Tokyo MX. The series will be available to US viewers on the Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, Daisuki, and Hulu.

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