is a single-episode Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese original video animation

Original video animation

, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...

 which was created to celebrate the fifth anniversary of NetRunner magazine. NetRunner is a controversial publication since some articles promote hacking

Hacker (computer security)

In computer security and everyday language, a hacker is someone who breaks into computers and computer networks. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, including profit, protest, or because of the challenge...

. Characters that are used to promote the magazine and are sold as merchandise have been taken directly from Hiroyuki's 2channel

2channel

is a Japanese textboard. In 2007 there were 2.5 million posts made every day. Launched in 1999, it has gained significant influence in Japanese society, comparable to that of traditional mass media such as television, radio, and magazines. As of 2008, the site generates revenue upwards of ¥100...

 community. Hiroyuki himself is a character of Netrun-mon, one of the many references to Internet fandom in Japan that the anime is based upon.

Characters

The heroes of the story are two ducks, BB Runner (voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

, better known by his stage name of , is a Japanese voice actor and actor from Fukuoka, affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox.He is best known for the roles of Ranma Saotome , Jackson Neil , Tombo , Yattaro , InuYasha , Ryuichi Sakuma , L , Usopp...

) and his younger sister Ranna (voiced by Atsuko Enomoto

Atsuko Enomoto

is a Japanese singer and voice actress who works for 81 Produce . Her debut role was Yukino Miyazawa from Kare Kano.-Television animation:*.hack//Roots *.hack//SIGN...

). They are original characters created by NetRunner

Netrunner

Netrunner is a collectible card game designed by Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering. It was published by Wizards of the Coast and introduced in 1996. The game is based heavily on the Cyberpunk 2020 role-playing game published by R. Talsorian Games, but also draws additional...

. They appear on the night before a deadline in the offices of NetRunner magazine, while the employees sleep, to complete their work for them.

Main characters

Chiyu (also written as Tiyu, 12 years old), whose design originated from Futaba Channel, is a magical girl Magical girl belong to a sub-genre of Japanese fantasy anime and manga. Magical girl stories feature young girls with superhuman abilities, forced to fight evil and to protect the Earth. They often possess a secret identity, although the name can just refer to young girls who follow a plotline involving magic...  who wears mahjong Mahjong Mahjong, sometimes spelled Mah Jongg, is a game that originated in China, commonly played by four players...  tiles in her hair (both are dragon tiles). She is an angel and has the ability to float and teleport Teleportation Teleportation is the fictional or imagined process by which matter is instantaneously transferred from one place to another.Teleportation may also refer to:*Quantum teleportation, a method of transmitting quantum data... . She appears when the duck siblings are working in the office and she draws BB Runner into her world. (voiced by Halko Momoi)

Biscuit-tan is another character whose design originated from Futaba Channel. She is an unofficial mascot of the KFC KFC KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, termed a concept of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global...  franchise; hence her love of syrup-covered biscuits resembling those served at those restaurants. (voiced by Rumi Shishido)

Nin`itan is a character from a desktop accessory program (Ukagaka Ukagaka Ukagaka , also known as Nanika , Sakura , Nin'i-tan or Nise-Haruna , is a catch-all term for Japanese software which shares a single format and function: to provide a pair of mascot characters for the user’s computer desktop... ) called Materia, where she is called Sakura. (voiced by Riko Hirai) She has a pet called Unyu (voiced by Yoshiyuki Arai).

Other characters

Shigatake's Habanero-tan

Habanero-tan

Habanero-tan is the unofficial mascot of Bōkun Habanero, the habanero pepper-flavored snacks produced by Tohato. Habanero-tan and her companions with names like "Jalapeño-san" are spices designed to look like cute young girls...

appears on the toilet numerous times throughout the anime as a running gag.

Mona who is a catlike ASCII art

ASCII art

ASCII art is a graphic design technique that uses computers for presentation and consists of pictures pieced together from the 95 printable characters defined by the ASCII Standard from 1963 and ASCII compliant character sets with proprietary extended characters...

 character born on Futaba Channel. (voiced by Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba

is an actor and voice actor. He has also worked as a sound effects director and music director. He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce....

)

Samurai Damashii Ken who originated from a blog site. (voiced by Houchu Ohtsuka)

Junkies who are high school girls that are actually androids controlled by the antagonist, The Master.