On Planet Abel, humans and robots co-exist. One day a mysterious stowaway on a transport vessel tries to invade the planet, but is discovered by Apollo (Hayato Ichihara), a robot that looks like a human; and Mikaru (Aya Ueto), a human that looks like a robot. The stowaway had in his possession a memory chip containing the latest in camouflage software, the mysterious "Cipher" OS. Apollo takes the Cipher chip simply for fun, but has no idea what he`s getting himself into. He suddenly starts acting strange, but Mikaru has no idea what`s wrong or that Cipher is behind it. What exactly is Cipher? What sort of secrets does it hold? Apollo and Mikaru will unravel a mystery encompassing the past, present, and future to find out.
Source: Nippon cinema
Note: This anime was a project to mark Yokohama City`s 150th anniversary.
Note: The film was produced with "traditional rotoscope animation with added 2D and 3D effects." Live actors Ueto Aya and Ichihara Hayato were rotoscoped to play animated characters Apollo and Mikaru.
