Kensho Ono Defeated Two Weeks in a Row by Natsuki Hanae: "I'm Kind of Getting Used to Losing..."—In-Depth Analysis of the Sci-Fi Anime "Your Forma"

On May 29th (Thursday) at 10:00 PM, episode #6 of "Say You To Yo Asobi Thursday [Kensho Ono × Natsuki Hanae]" aired on the Anime LIVE Channel on ABEMA.

During this episode, a collaboration segment featuring the TV anime "Your Forma," in which Kensho Ono plays a main character, took place. Not only did Ono give a thorough explanation of the anime's appeal, but the recurring competition segment "Ono vs. Hanae: Who's Better at XX!? 'Your Forma' ver." focused on the show's theme of "memory," where the two competed in a memory challenge and engaged in a heated battle.

■What "Your Forma" Scenes Stand Out According to Kensho Ono?

Set in a world where people’s memories are stored in implanted information terminals called "Your Forma," the sci-fi crime suspense anime follows a lonely genius girl, Echika, and her humanoid robot partner, Harold, as they tackle criminal cases using "Memory Aggregates" as clues.

When asked about the show's main highlight, Ono pointed to the "Den-saku" scenes, where characters dive into people’s memories to uncover memories related to criminal cases. He enthusiastically described these scenes, shown in the episode, saying, "Elements like the target’s past, trauma, or motives for the incident are depicted through fantastical visuals." He praised the anime's visual beauty, adding, "The way memories and emotions are portrayed, and thinking about why certain scenes are crafted the way they are, offers a lot of depth for viewers to consider."

When Hanae asked, "Wouldn't being able to see this much make it easy to identify the culprit?" Ono replied, "You'd think that, but things are actually quite complicated! The theme of the show is exploring not just why the incidents happened, but also what kind of emotions led to them."

"The more you break it down, the more interesting it gets. Especially from episode 9 onward, things get really exciting, so I hope everyone will keep watching," Ono said, encouraging viewers to enjoy analyzing the show's complex cases.