<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
pioneering	O
work	O
that	O
depicts	O
daily	O
life	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
dominated	O
by	O
AR	O
(	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
)	O
technology	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
layers	O
created	O
by	O
computer	O
networks	O
are	O
superimposed	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
MR	O
(	O
mixed	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
)	O
technology	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
high-resolution	O
holograms	B-Algorithm
are	O
projected	O
onto	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
manipulated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
received	O
high	O
praise	O
among	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
fusion	O
of	O
old-fashioned	O
Japanese	O
scenery	O
and	O
urban	O
legends	O
,	O
a	O
modern	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
folklore	O
Kaidan	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
futuristic	O
worldview	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
of	O
children	O
playing	O
in	O
an	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
world	O
using	O
a	O
device	O
called	O
"	O
Den-noh	O
Megane	O
"	O
(	O
cyber	O
glasses	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
if	O
anticipating	O
the	O
subsequent	O
emergence	O
of	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
has	O
won	O
several	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
of	O
the	O
29th	O
Nihon	O
SF	O
Taisho	O
Award	O
,	O
the	O
Best	O
Media	O
of	O
the	O
39th	O
Seiun	O
Award	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Excellence	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
11th	O
Japan	O
Media	O
Arts	O
Festival	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
is	O
2026	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
11	O
years	O
since	O
the	O
"	O
Den-noh	O
Megane	O
"	O
(	O
cyber	O
glasses	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
computer	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
glasses	O
that	O
uses	O
AR	O
technology	O
,	O
became	O
widespread	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumored	O
to	O
have	O
familial	O
ties	O
to	O
an	O
AR	O
technology	O
company	O
,	O
Isako	O
uses	O
a	O
Brain-Computer	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
virtual	O
world	O
—	O
a	O
function	O
hidden	O
inside	O
the	O
hardware	O
of	O
AR	O
visors	O
and	O
eyeglasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
fervent	O
pursuit	O
of	O
making	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
a	O
"	O
safe	O
place	O
"	O
stems	O
from	O
her	O
re-opening	O
the	O
portal	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
in	O
her	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
hacking	O
,	O
thus	O
initiating	O
the	O
constant	O
battle	O
between	O
obsolete	O
and	O
new	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Searchmaton	O
,	O
for	O
short	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
bot	B-Protocol
and	O
antivirus	O
software	O
deployed	O
by	O
the	O
Den-noh	O
space	O
Administration	O
of	O
Daikoku	O
,	O
whose	O
task	O
is	O
to	O
debug	B-Device
and	O
maintain	O
the	O
virtual	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
is	O
an	O
anime	O
about	O
children	O
growing	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
,	O
when	O
semi-immersive	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
(	O
AR	O
)	O
technology	O
has	O
just	O
begun	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
mainstream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
deals	O
with	O
various	O
advanced	O
and	O
new	O
technologies	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
well	O
known	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
broadcast	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
computers	I-Operating_System
,	O
self-driving	O
car	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
virtual	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
itself	O
,	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
,	O
refers	O
to	O
a	O
dangerous	O
separation	O
of	O
one	O
's	O
digital	O
self	O
from	O
the	O
physical	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
animators	O
involved	O
in	O
its	O
production	O
and	O
its	O
unusually	O
high-profile	O
television	O
broadcast	O
time	O
slot	O
,	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
of	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
using	O
AR	O
technology	O
in	O
mysterious	O
stories	O
and	O
urban	O
legends	O
such	O
as	O
Illegal	O
,	O
Michiko	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
above	O
all	O
,	O
"	O
people	O
's	O
feelings	O
and	O
memories	O
"	O
associated	O
with	O
"	O
places	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
shown	O
by	O
Den-noh	O
glasses	O
is	O
the	O
thoughts	O
of	O
such	O
people	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
the	O
technology	O
of	O
AR	O
,	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
reinterprets	O
folklore	O
and	O
asks	O
how	O
people	O
should	O
confront	O
their	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
director	O
,	O
Mitsuo	O
Iso	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
theme	O
in	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
is	O
the	O
distance	O
between	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Yūko	O
's	O
inability	O
to	O
feel	O
the	O
fur	O
of	O
her	O
own	O
virtual	O
pet	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
relational	O
tensions	O
and	O
divides	O
of	O
understanding	O
between	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
glasses-type	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
computer	I-Operating_System
that	O
is	O
all	O
the	O
rage	O
among	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
make	O
phone	O
calls	O
by	O
using	O
gestures	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
their	O
glasses	O
as	O
a	O
PC	O
by	O
projecting	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
of	O
monitors	O
and	O
keyboards	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
to	O
control	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
general	O
term	O
for	O
anything	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
by	O
wearing	O
Den-noh	O
glasses	O
,	O
including	O
holograms	B-Algorithm
for	O
PC	O
operation	O
,	O
Den-noh	O
pets	O
,	O
and	O
Den-noh	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Den-noh	B-Application
coil	I-Application
phenomenon	O
occurs	O
in	O
those	O
whom	O
Null	O
touches	O
,	O
and	O
Den-noh	O
bodies	O
separated	O
from	O
their	O
physical	O
bodies	O
are	O
taken	O
away	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
"	O
by	O
Null	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
kind	O
of	O
Den-noh	O
item	O
made	O
from	O
Meta-Bugs	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
Den-noh	O
talisman	B-Device
with	O
various	O
programs	O
that	O
affect	O
Den-noh	O
space	O
and	O
Den-noh	O
pets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Meta-Tag	O
used	O
to	O
return	O
the	O
Den-noh	O
body	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
real	O
body	O
when	O
the	O
Den-noh	B-Application
coil	I-Application
phenomenon	O
occurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
when	O
the	O
Den-noh	B-Application
coil	I-Application
phenomenon	O
occurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
project	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
animated	O
film	O
directed	O
by	O
Mitsuo	O
Iso	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
thirteen	O
light	O
novel	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
,	O
written	O
by	O
Yūko	O
Miyamura	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Tokuma	O
Shoten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
manga	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Kuze	O
Mizuki	O
,	O
titled	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
The	O
Comics	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
published	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
chapter	O
in	O
Shogakukan	O
's	O
shōjo	O
manga	O
magazine	O
Ciao	O
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
continued	O
and	O
completed	O
in	O
a	O
tankōbon	O
volume	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
,	O
developed	O
by	O
GameOn	O
was	O
available	O
from	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
to	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
production	O
art	O
book	O
titled	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
Archives	O
book	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
It	O
included	O
anime	O
production	O
materials	O
such	O
as	O
early	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
background	O
art	O
for	O
each	O
episode	O
,	O
image	O
boards	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
materials	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
is	O
convincing	O
and	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelligent	O
and	O
superbly	O
animated	O
,	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
will	O
satisfy	O
the	O
appetites	O
of	O
fans	O
who	O
want	O
something	O
more	O
from	O
their	O
anime	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newspaper	O
Mainichi	O
Shimbun	O
suggested	O
the	O
technology	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
great	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
Snow	O
Crash	O
influenced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Second	B-Application
Life	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Toole	O
of	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
named	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
among	O
his	O
top	O
10	O
overlooked	O
anime	O
of	O
the	O
2000s	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
sort	O
of	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
last	O
decade	O
's	O
Serial	B-Application
Experiments	I-Application
Lain	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
shows	O
where	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
episode	O
triggers	O
immediate	O
desire	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
episode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Hanke	O
,	O
former	O
head	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Geo	O
Product	O
division	O
,	O
founder	O
of	O
software	O
company	O
Niantic	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
creator	O
of	O
Ingress	B-Application
&	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
and	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	O
World	O
Institute	O
of	O
GLOCOM	O
;	O
found	O
new	O
possibilities	O
in	O
the	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
depicted	O
in	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
,	O
which	O
overlays	O
a	O
network	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
rather	O
than	O
in	O
virtual	O
reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Second	B-Application
Life	I-Application
boom	O
that	O
occurred	O
around	O
2006	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
talk	O
about	O
a	O
virtual	O
society	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
world	O
where	O
people	O
could	O
do	O
whatever	O
they	O
wanted	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
metaverse	O
in	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
novel	O
Snow	O
Crash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
suggested	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
virtual	O
worlds	O
and	O
community	O
services	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
online	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
industry	O
are	O
Snow	O
Crash-like	O
,	O
future	O
services	O
could	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
by	O
adopting	O
the	O
Den-noh	B-Application
Coil	I-Application
concept	O
.	O
</s>
