Kenji is a teenage math prodigy recruited by his secret crush Natsuki for the ultimate summer job—passing himself off as Natsuki’s boyfriend for four days during her grandmother’s 90th birthday celebration. But when Kenji solves a 2,056-digit math riddle sent to his cell phone, he unwittingly breaches the security barricade protecting Oz, a globe-spanning virtual world where millions of people and governments interact through their avatars, handling everything from online shopping and traffic control to national defense and nuclear launch codes. Now a malicious AI program called the Love Machine is hijacking Oz accounts, growing exponentially more powerful and sowing chaos and destruction in its wake. This intriguing and intelligent cyberpunk/sci-fi story is a visual tour-de-force, with the amazing world of Oz as the highlight. Like the Internet as conceived by pop artist Haruki Murakami, Oz is a pixel parade of cool avatar designs, kung fu jackrabbits, toothy bears and a bursting rainbow of colors. Note: Contains some violence and mild language. Preceded by short Hitchhiker’s Choice.

"The film’s dazzling fluency of motion and untethered brilliance of invention makes the usual fantasy anime look childish and dull!" —Japan Times

Recommended for ages 11 and up. (114 min, in Japanese with subtitles)