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Hirata Oriza's Three Sisters, android version

Oct 21 2012   Talk , Hirata Oriza, Kichijoji Theatre Three sisters: Irene (Ikumi), a hikkimori shut-in from 17 years old, has pretended suicide and replaced herself with an android in a wheelchair. It has the same memories and reactions as Ikumi, but the other sisters notice a difference when talking with her. The robot assures them it is capable of human-like maturation: “That’s the me I’ve grown into; you didn’t know that me,” says the living one, who unexpectedly appears to have tea with them. The story Akira, the son hasn't made up his mind where to go to study overseas. The older sister plans dinner with 2 nd , fish or meat, decide on Saba, sending the robot, who is late when chatting with other robots at the supermarket. “ tsugitsugi to hanashi shimasu ”. The robot doesn't like aimaisa , so they have to specify who is eating and where they sit. (Actually, the robot merely rolls in, speaks (an offstage actor on a speaker), and rolls off. It looks ...