ほとり~たださいわいを希う.~

"Hotori: Tada Saiwai wo Koinegau" is a TV anime special produced by Sunrise and broadcast on Animax in August 2005. This work is the winning entry of the 3rd Animax Awards, with Maya Miyazaki as the original concept and screenwriter, and Takashi Annou as director. The story is set in a place called the 'Personality Plant,' where robots are being built and gradually fitted with the artificial memories of real people. Suzu is one such robot, made to replace a child a family has lost. He accidentally meets Hotori, a young girl suffering from progressive memory loss. The two become friends and try to define themselves in a world where memories are being lost. This approximately 40-minute anime combines science fiction and drama elements to explore themes of identity and interpersonal relationships. The main characters include Hotori Shimizu, Ryou Ogura, Mayu Ogura, Jun Ogura, Professor Shimizu, and Tatsuki Shimizu.