プラトニック・チェーン
Platonic Chain
⚡ Polarizing
In the near future, technology has made a few leaps and bounds, and videophones and constant wireless internet access are available to everyone. However, it would seem that the government has been careless and a skilled hacker was able to break into the national information archive. Using the data held there he creates the Platonic Chain website for people to discover information about themselves and their friends. Words start to spread quickly that there is a site that enables you to look up anything. Coincidentally, three young girls, Hitomi, Rika, and Kanae, are able to access the site. (Source: Anime News Network) Note: The DVD version of Episode 16 was released with some minor variations compared to the regular TV broadcast
Names
| Original | プラトニック・チェーン (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Platonic Chain |
| English | — |
| Chinese | 柏拉圖之鏈 (traditional · via wikidata) |
Facts
| Format | TV short · 24 ep · 6 min · 2h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2002-10-04 → 2003-03-28 (Autumn 2002) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | |
| Source | Novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | DramaRomanceSci-Fi |
| Themes | Female ProtagonistPrimarily Female CastUrbanPrimarily Teen CastDenpaFull CGIEpisodicGyaruArtificial Intelligence |
Reception
| Community score | 5.50 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.12 / 10 |
| Composite | 45.8 |
| On lists | 2,727 |
| Favourited | 32 (1.2%) |
| Completion | 67.0% |
| Drop rate | 10.1% |
| In backlog | 67.3% |
| Score spread σ | 2.23 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2002 | D | 29 of 36 |
| Year | 2002 | D | 104 of 142 |
| Format | TV short | C | 112 of 417 |
| Source material | Novel | D | 127 of 170 |
| Era | Early 2000s | D | 485 of 687 |
| Length | Short-form | C | 546 of 1,250 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | D | 943 of 1,409 |
| Genre | Romance | D | 1,157 of 1,687 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | D | 1,316 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Drama | D | 1,500 of 1,917 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 4,771 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Minoru Katakai |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Aki Itami |
| Character design | Takeshi Okazaki |
| Original creator | Kozy Watanabe |
Franchise — プラトニック・チェーン
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| side story | 2003 | Platonic Chain: Web |
AniList id 611 · MAL id 611 · record updated 2026-08-26