Battle Programmer Shirase

Aired: 2003 - 2004

A comedy anime produced by AIC, an original work. Akira Shirase is a genius hacker who has no interest in money or fame, accepting only rare hardware as payment for taking on cyber crime cases from government agencies and IT corporations. Behind his extraordinary hacking abilities, Shirase leads a laid-back daily life with his niece Misao who lives nearby. The series features computer security themes with a distinctive style incorporating parody and meta-humor. A short-format anime of approximately 12 minutes per episode across 15 episodes.