The film takes place six thousand years before Sora and Shiro were even a blink in the history of Disboard... War consumed the land, tearing apart the heavens, destroying stars, and even threatening to wipe out the human race. Amid the chaos and destruction, a young man named Riku leads humanity toward the tomorrow his heart believed in. One day, in the ruins of an Elf city, he meets Schwi, a female exiled "ex-machina" android who asks him to teach her what it means to have a human heart. Director Atsuko Ishizuka Genre Anime Film Label Madman Entertainment Audio English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1) Subtitles English Aspect ratio 1.77:1 Region Coding B (Blu-Ray) TV Standard HD Rating M Consumer Advice Fantasy themes and animated violence Year of Release 2017