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Dust of the Simulacrum

Dust of the Simulacrum

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Dust of the Simulacrum

"A signal dissolves into noise."

2026

0h 21m

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Overview

In a forgotten virtual world, those who have discovered that they were created as mere programs live in constant fear of the "Bugs" consuming their world. Wandering through this fading realm, a nameless girl encounters a traveler who carries the only gun capable of resisting the Bugs. As they fight against the relentless corruption, they continue searching for meaning in a world they know to be artificial. And as the end of their world draws near, the girl comes upon a single "prayer". This is the story of beings born as fiction who, despite knowing their fate, never stopped searching for a reason to live.

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2 featured cast members

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Yuna Nakano

Nameless girl

Taisei Akiyama

Taisei Akiyama

Traveler

Creative team

Directed by: Eit Mitsufuchi
Produced by: Rika Kudo
Mana Hoshikawa

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