| Exception | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | Hirotaka Adachi |
| Written by | Hirotaka Adachi |
| Directed by |
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| Creative director | Tomokazu Osawa |
| Voices of | |
| Composer | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Country of origin |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Taiki Sakurai |
| Producer | Yutaka Omatsu |
| Cinematography | Haruhide Ishiguro |
| Editor | Yusuke Ueno |
| Running time | 24–45 min |
| Production companies | Tatsunoko Production Studio 5inc Bakken Record |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) |
Exception (stylized ase∞ception) is ascience fictionhorrororiginal net animation (ONA) series based on an original story byHirotaka Adachi with character designs byYoshitaka Amano, music byRyuichi Sakamoto, and directed by Yūzō Satō.
The series was released onNetflix on October 13, 2022.
Humans are searching a new solar system for potential new planets to terraform after being forced to leave Earth. To explore a potential planet, "Womb", a 3D biological printer creates an exploration team one individual at a time to pilot spacecraft. However, afatal exception causes one crew member, Lewis, to be misprinted as a deformed monster that could potentially pose a threat to the rest of the crew. A new, successful printing of Lewis joins the crew to help in the situation, which raises philosophical questions of humanity, self, and life.
All episodes were written byHirotaka Adachi and directed by Yūzō Satō with Chien Yi Lin, Yu Cheng Wang, Mntn Chang and Grace Chen as assistant directors.
| No. | Title | Storyboards by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Misprint" | Field Liu, Ying Chia Chu, Chang Ching Chen | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) |
| 2 | "Hunger" | Jin Cheng Ye | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) |
| 3 | "Contact" | Field Liu | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) |
| 4 | "Collusion" | Field Liu | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) |
| 5 | "Investigation" | Field Liu, Ying Chia Chu, Chang Ching Chen | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) |
| 6 | "Betrayal" | Ying Chia Chu | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) |
| 7 | "Survival" | Field Liu, Ying Chia Chu, Chang Ching Chen | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) |
| 8 | "Gravitation" | Jia Li Cheng | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) |
Netflix first announced the project as part of their Geeked Week in June 2021.Hirotaka Adachi wrote a new science fiction horror story, and the character designs were done byYoshitaka Amano, who designs the characters forFinal Fantasy games.[2] The series is directed by Yūzō Satō.[3] At the next year's Geeked Week, Netflix released the first look at some of the series art and character designs.[4] A trailer was released in September 2022, revealing thatRyuichi Sakamoto composed the music for the series as well as the main Japanese and English cast members.[1]
The series debuted worldwide on October 13, 2022.[5]
The art and design forException were especially praised thanks to the work of Yoshitaka Amano.[6][7][8] TheCGI animation itself, however, did receive some criticism for having a low-budget appearance.[6] The story and the music were also spoken highly of.[6][8]
The episode "Misprint" fromException was nominated for anAnnie Award forDirecting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production in2023.[9]
