# D Cide Traumerei

D_Cide Traumerei (stylized as D_CIDE TRAUMEREI) is a Japanese mixed-media project produced by Bushiroad, Sumzap and Drecom. It is a mobile game that was released on September 30, 2021 and ended on October 28, 2022, and an anime television series by Sanzigen which aired from July to October 2021.

## Summary

D_Cide Traumerei takes place in a world populated by ancient eldritch-style entities. The entities can "bleed" into reality, altering it and granting power to people who seek a pact with them. Slayers known as "Knocker Ups" have been tasked to defeat these creatures.

### Plot
#### Video Game

Teenager Rando Furukata is pulled into another side of reality and gets involved in a horrific and unnatural murder. He and his friends are chosen to be "Knocker Up" after they encounter a monster. Rando and his friends must investigate the strange incident with their teacher and defend the island from the monster in a dream world.

#### Anime

Ryuuhei Oda and Rena Mouri accidentally enter the other side of reality and encounter a grotesque creature. They are rescued by Trish, a creature with knowledge of the other side of reality. Trish grants Ryuuhei and Rena power and they are chosen as Knocker Ups to combat the creatures. Ryuuhei and Rena are joined by more experienced slayers, Aruto Fushibe and Jessica Clayborn, as they fight the creatures and learn more about the other side.

## Characters
### Ryuuhei Oda (織田龍平, Oda Ryūhei)

    Voiced by: Yōhei Azakami

### Rena Mouri (毛利玲菜, Mōri Reina)

    Voiced by: Ayasa Itō

### Eri Ibusaki (伊吹咲愛莉, Ibusaki Eri)

    Voiced by: Marika Kōno

### Aruto Fushibe (伏辺或斗, Fushibe Aruto)

    Voiced by: Shun Horie

### Jessica Cleiborn (ジェシカ・クレイボーン, Jeshika Kureibōn)

    Voiced by: Aoi Yūki

### Rando Furukata (古堅蘭堂, Furukata Randō)

    Voiced by: Hisayoshi Suganuma

### Eru Amami (天海える, Amami Eru)

    Voiced by: Kaoru Sakura

### Tris (トリス, Torisu)

    Voiced by: Haruna Momono

### Yoshichika Murase (村瀬良判, Murase Yoshichika)

    Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

### Junhei Oda (織田純平, Oda Junhei)

    Voiced by: Akio Suyama

## Production and release

The project was announced on March 16, 2021, with a mobile game released on September 30, 2021, as well as an anime television series, which aired from July 10 to October 2, 2021, on Tokyo MX and other channels. Yoshikazu Kon is directing the series at Sanzigen, with Hiroshi Ōnogi writing the script, BlasTrain designing the characters, and Kohei Tanaka composing the music. The opening song, "The Reasoning of Beasts" (獣の理, Kemono no Kotowari), is performed by Tokyo Jihen. 4-member unit Rondo from D4DJ performs the ending theme titled "Black Lotus." Plus Media Networks Asia has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and released it on Aniplus Asia. Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.

## Episode list

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
| 1 | "Awakening" Transliteration: "Kakusei" (Japanese: 覚醒) | Yūya Yano | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Yoshikazu Kon | July 10, 2021 (2021-07-10) |
| 2 | "Cocoon Thread" Transliteration: "Kenshi" (Japanese: 繭糸) | Naoya Okugawa | Yōsuke Suzuki | Tatsuya Ishiguro | July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) |
| 3 | "Fake Friend!" Transliteration: "Feiku Furendo" (Japanese: フェイクフレンド) | Daichi Ōmori | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Toshihiko Masuda | July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) |
| 4 | "Rascal" Transliteration: "Burai" (Japanese: 無頼) | Kentarō Shiga | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Hiroshi Matsuzono | July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) |
| 5 | "My Own Decision" Transliteration: "Sendan" (Japanese: 擅断) | Yūya Yano | Shigeru Morita | Shigeru Morikawa | August 7, 2021 (2021-08-07) |
| 6 | "Kazuha" Transliteration: "Kazuha" (Japanese: カズハ) | Naoya Okugawa | Shigeru Morita | Takashi Watanabe | August 14, 2021 (2021-08-14) |
| 7 | "Island and City" Transliteration: "Shima to Miyako" (Japanese: 島と都) | Daichi Ōmori | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Kunihisa Sugishima | August 21, 2021 (2021-08-21) |
| 8 | "Inside the Box" Transliteration: "Hako no Naka" (Japanese: 匣の中) | Kentarō Shiga | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Shigeru Morikawa | August 28, 2021 (2021-08-28) |
| 9 | "The Man Who Stops Time" Transliteration: "Toki o Tomeru Otoko" (Japanese: 時を止める男) | Daisuke Suzuki | Shigeru Morita | Jun'ichi Sakata | September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04) |
| 10 | "Let Me Dream" Transliteration: "Yume o Misasete" (Japanese: 夢を見させて) | Yūya Yano | Midori Gotō | Toshihiko Masuda | September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11) |
| 11 | "Recollection" Transliteration: "Tsuisō" (Japanese: 追想) | Naoya Okugawa | Shigeru Morita | Kunihisa Sugishima | September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18) |
| 12 | "Staying True to Your Feelings" Transliteration: "Tsuranuku Omoi" (Japanese: 貫く想い) | Daichi Ōmori | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Toshihiko Masuda | September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25) |
| 13 | "The Light of Dawn" Transliteration: "Gyōkō" (Japanese: 暁光) | Yūya Yano | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Yoshikazu Kon | October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02) |