Evil or Live
{{Short description|Chinese manhua & anime series}}
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| hanzi = 网瘾禁区 / 理想禁区
| romanized = Lixiang Jinqu
| genre = Psychological, action
| author = Li Xiaonan
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| publisher = Tencent
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| first = 2015
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| ja_kanji = イーブル オア ライブ
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{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = Dong Yi
| producer = Tang Yunkang
| writer = Dong Yi
| music = {{ubl|Manels Favre|Max Huang}}
| studio = Haoliners Animation League
| licensee = Crunchyroll
| network = Tokyo MX
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| first = October 10, 2017
| last = January 2, 2018
| episodes = 12
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{{nihongo|Evil or Live|イーブル オア ライブ|}} is a Chinese manhua published by Tencent authored and illustrated by Li Xiaonan. A Chinese/Japanese co-produced anime adaptation premiered in 2017.{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Chapman|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/09/15/net-addiction-turns-deadly-in-evil-or-live-tv-anime|title=Net Addiction Turns Deadly in "Evil or Live" TV Anime|date=16 September 2017|publisher=Crunchyroll|access-date=8 March 2018}}
Plot
Young men and women are experiencing "net addiction", a condition which manifests as a series of negative emotions and which in turn causes them to withdraw further into the Internet and electronic devices. 17-year-old Hibiki has been involuntarily enrolled in a rehabilitation facility called the Elite Reeducation Academy, but the place is little more than a strict prison for Hibiki and others like him.
Characters
;{{nihongo|Hibiki|黎響}}
;{{nihongo|Shin|孟進}}
:{{Voiced by|Koki Uchiyama}}
;{{nihongo|Shiori|織}}
:{{Voiced by|Chika Anzai}}
:Shiori is Hibiki's love interest.
Anime
The series started airing on Tokyo MX on October 10, 2017, for a total of 12 episodes, ending its broadcast on January 2, 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2017-10-17/new-tv-anime-evil-or-live-on-air-october-10th-at-25-41-on-tokyo-mx1/.122789|title=New TV Anime Evil Or Live On Air October 10th at 25:41 on Tokyo MX1|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2018-02-10|language=en}} The opening theme is {{nihongo|Soredemo Boku wa Ikiteiru|それでも僕は生きている|lit. I'm Still Alive}} by NormCore. It is currently available for streaming on Crunchyroll. The series was directed and written by Dong Yi, produced by Tang Yunkang, and had music composed by Manels Favre and Max Huang. Liang Yuan served as character designer, and Zhao Xie was the animation director.
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| EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Standing on the Edge of Despair | NativeTitle = 絶望のふちに立って | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|10}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Between Cruelty and Kindness | NativeTitle = 冷たさと優しさのはざまで | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|17}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Short-Sighted Justice | NativeTitle = 向こう見ずな正義 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|24}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Walking a Thorny Path | NativeTitle = いばらの道へ踏み込め | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|31}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Their Parting of the Ways | NativeTitle = それぞれの分岐点 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|7}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Further Into Darkness | NativeTitle = さらなる闇の中へ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|14}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = A Decision at Rock Bottom | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|21}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = Budding | NativeTitle = 萌芽 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|28}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = Evil Descending | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|5}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9.5 | Title = Series Review | NativeTitle = 総集編 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|12}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = Secrets to Be Hidden | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|19}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = The Icy Wall of Despair | NativeTitle = 絶望の氷壁 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|26}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = Evil or Live | NativeTitle = イーブル オア ライブ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|2}} | ShortSummary = }} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://evilorlive.jp/}}
- {{ann|anime|20128}}
{{Haoliners Animation League}}
{{Tencent Animation}}
Category:2010s prison television series
Category:2017 anime television series debuts
Category:2017 Chinese television series debuts
Category:Chinese animated television series
Category:Drama anime and manga
Category:Haoliners Animation League
Category:Manhua adapted into television series
Category:Prison television series
Category:Television shows based on manhua
Category:Television shows based on webcomics
Category:Tokyo MX original programming
Category:Works about school violence
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