DRAMAtical Murder

About the story

The story is set on the fictional island of Midorijima, southwest of the Japanese archipelago, which a conglomerate has transformed into a vast, glittering platinum cage. Protagonist Aoba Seragaki (Atsushi Kisaichi) works at an “ordinary” shop in the old residential district. His dog-shaped intelligent companion Ren is always by his side, and his friend Koujaku (Hiroki Takahashi) takes good care of him. Yet Aoba has long suffered unexplained headaches. Meanwhile a virtual combat game called Rhyme is spreading across the island. Aoba has never cared about it, but one day while making a delivery, a mysterious person suddenly pulls him into Rhyme's alternate space and forces him to battle. His headaches worsen, a heavy past weighs upon him, mysterious people appear in succession, and the urban legend of “spiriting away” returns. His seemingly peaceful life is quietly changing. The anime is adapted from a boys' love adventure game released by Nitro+CHiRAL in 2012.