KEY POINTS

  • Antonio has taken control of Ophelia’s body
  • Diva faces a member from an anti-AI squad
  • "Vivy – Fluorite Eye's Song" Episode 9 is releasing Saturday

Yugo Kakitani, a member of an anti-AI organization named Toak, captures Diva. "Vivy – Fluorite Eye's Song" Episode 9 is set to showcase a standoff between Yugo and Diva. The new episode is called "Harmony of One’s Heart – My Mission, Your Future."

The official preview trailer for Episode 9 shows Diva attacking Yugo, who continues to address her as Vivy. Meanwhile, Matsumoto learns a shocking truth about Ophelia and her partner AI named Antonio.

In the previous episode, Matsumoto tells Diva how Ophelia’s suicide, which was a first in the AI community, left a huge impact on the history of AI.

Moreover, several similar incidents happened all over the world as other AIs started killing themselves. Matsumoto and Diva have a mission to stop Ophelia in the past from committing suicide.

During the episode, Diva tells Matsumoto she will confront Ophelia and stop her before she attempts to kill herself. Matsumoto thinks it is a bad idea but is unable to stop Diva.

Meanwhile, a man named Yugo appears and takes Diva into custody. With time running out, Matsumoto decides to complete the mission by stopping Ophelia.

However, he is in for a shock, when he learns Antonio has taken over Ophelia’s body. Moreover, Antonio tells Matsumoto that Ophelia is gone and he cannot do anything about it.

“Diva is astonished when she hears from Matsumoto that Vivy's mission is to prevent a war between humanity and AIs. He also explains to Diva that his current aim is to stop Ophelia from taking her own life. Ophelia is a songstress AI who just finished an incredible performance during rehearsal. As a principle, AIs are forbidden from self-destruction, so Diva approaches Ophelia to prevent her from committing suicide,” read the official synopsis for Episode 8.

The cast of the anime includes Atsumi Tanezaki as Vivy, Jun Fukuyama as Matsumoto, Miyu Tomita as Momoka Kirishima, Konomi Kohara as Yuzuka Kirishima, Rina Hidaka as Ophelia, Sayaka Ohara as Archive, Satomi Akesaka as Grace, Takehito Koyasu as Pr. Matsumoto, Youko Hikasa as Estella, Asuna Tomari as Navi, Yumi Uchiyama as Elizabeth and Masayuki Katou as Youichi Aikawa.

Fans can watch "Vivy – Fluorite Eye's Song" Episode 9 online on Funimation. It will live stream in Japanese with English subtitles Saturday.

If you have thoughts of suicide, confidential help is available for free at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Call 1-800-273-8255. The line is open 24 hours, every day.

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