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[[File:Despera_LNcover1.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Cover of light novel published by Tokuma Shoten on April 28, 2011]]

[[File:Despera_LNcover1.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Cover of light novel published by Tokuma Shoten on April 28, 2011]]

Despera (ですぺら, Desupera) is a planned anime series, written by [[Chiaki Konaka|Chiaki J. Konaka]] and featuring character designs by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]], which was to be directed by [[Nakamura Ryuutarou|Ryūtarō Nakamura]] before his passing.

Despera (ですぺら, Desupera) is a planned anime series, written by [[Chiaki J. Konaka]] and featuring character designs by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]], which was to be directed by [[Nakamura Ryuutarou|Ryūtarō Nakamura]] before his passing.

This would have been the second time the three main creators of psychological thriller anime [[Serial Experiments Lain]] would have worked together on the same project, and it would have been Nakamura and Konaka's third collaboration after their work on Ghost Hound. The title Despera is taken from a poem of the same title by Japanese Dadaist poet Jun Tsuji. Though the title of Tsuji's poem comes from the word "despair" or "desperation", the official blog for the anime stated that it can also imply the Spanish word desperado. A graphic novel serialization related to the anime was published in the Japanese magazine Animage from July 2009 to July 2010.

This would have been the second time the three main creators of psychological thriller anime [[Serial Experiments Lain]] would have worked together on the same project, and it would have been Nakamura and Konaka's third collaboration after their work on Ghost Hound. The title Despera is taken from a poem of the same title by Japanese Dadaist poet Jun Tsuji. Though the title of Tsuji's poem comes from the word "despair" or "desperation", the official blog for the anime stated that it can also imply the Spanish word desperado. A graphic novel serialization related to the anime was published in the Japanese magazine Animage from July 2009 to July 2010.

The story centers around a 14-year-old girl named Ain, who often builds devices despite the lack of scientific background for them. This alternate history science fiction story is set in Tokyo during the Taishō era in 1922, one year before the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.

The story centers around a 14-year-old girl named Ain, who often builds devices despite the lack of scientific background for them. This alternate history science fiction story is set in Tokyo during the Taishō era in 1922, one year before the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.

== Character ==

== Characters ==

*[[Ain]]

*Ain

*[[Takeshita]]

*Takeshita

*[[Enoki]]

*Enoki

*[[Kimiyasu Fuenokōji]]

*Kimiyasu Fuenokōji

*[[Barbara Andrei]]

*Barbara Andrei

== Chapters ==

== Chapters ==

Thirteen chapters were released in serial form in the Animage magazine between July 2009 and July 2010. The complete novella was published as a single volume on April 28, 2011, and included new story content and illustrations.

Thirteen chapters were released in serial form in the Animage magazine between July 2009 and July 2010. The complete novella was published as a single volume on April 28, 2011, and included new story content and illustrations.

00. "Prologue" (序章, "Joshō")

* 00. "Prologue" (序章, "Joshō")

 

* 01. "The Girl Below the Twelve Storeys" (十二階下の少女, "Jūnikai shita no shōjo")

01. "The Girl Below the Twelve Storeys" (十二階下の少女, "Jūnikai shita no shōjo")

* 02. "The Russian Lady of the Mansion" (洋館の露西亜貴婦人, "Yōkan no roshia kifujin)

 

* 03. "Asakusa Tales" (浅草異譚, "Asakusa itan")

02. "The Russian Lady of the Mansion" (洋館の露西亜貴婦人, "Yōkan no roshia kifujin)

* 04. "Electric Girl Versus Tank Corps" (電気娘対戦車隊, "Denki musume tai sensha tai")

 

* 05. "From Beyond the Screen" (銀幕の彼方より, "Ginmaku no kanata yori")

03. "Asakusa Tales" (浅草異譚, "Asakusa itan")

* 06. "In the Corner of the Triangular Second Floor" (三角二階の片隅にて, "Sankaku nikai no katasumi nite")

 

* 07. "The Black Cat of the Twelve-Floor Skyscraper" (十二階天塔の黒猫, "Jūnikai tentō no kuro neko")

04. "Electric Girl Versus Tank Corps" (電気娘対戦車隊, "Denki musume tai sensha tai")

* 08. "Devil" (魔王, "Maō")

 

* 09. "Sky" (空, "Sora")

05. "From Beyond the Screen" (銀幕の彼方より, "Ginmaku no kanata yori")

* 10. "Parting" (離別, "Ribetsu")

 

* 11. "The Nightmare Which Does Not Continue" (続かぬ悪夢, "Tsuduka nu akumu")

06. "In the Corner of the Triangular Second Floor" (三角二階の片隅にて, "Sankaku nikai no katasumi nite")

* 12. "Meeting" (邂逅, "Kaikō")

 

07. "The Black Cat of the Twelve-Floor Skyscraper" (十二階天塔の黒猫, "Jūnikai tentō no kuro neko")

 

08. "Devil" (魔王, "Maō")

 

09. "Sky" (空, "Sora")

 

10. "Parting" (離別, "Ribetsu")

 

11. "The Nightmare Which Does Not Continue" (続かぬ悪夢, "Tsuduka nu akumu")

 

12. "Meeting" (邂逅, "Kaikō")

== Production ==

== Production ==