HANDEAD ANTHEM - ARCHIVE

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STORY

「 C'mon, let's become HANDEAD! 」

CHAPTER 1

Once, due to the brainwashing of a Dictator,
people were forced to work 15 hours a day.
Humans with dead hearts, also known as ALIVERS,
are unable to find dreams or hopes in their daily lives.

The year is 20XX.
The only creature who can revive the hearts of the ALIVERS ...
a half-dead passion zombie called a HANDEAD is born.
Their motto is ———「 Be half-dead and be happy! 」

Later, an organization called Dead&Alive (aka DAA)
was established to gather only the best HANDEAD,
their goal being to turn all humans into HANDEAD.
In order to free ALIVERS from their brainwashing
HANDEAD use EDM style music.

Out of all HANDEAD the most popular became the
Hiroshima Headquarters, Fukuoka Branch,
Kochi Branch, and Okinawa Branch.
These groups became known as D4: the idols of all HANDEAD.

They continue their mission to create more HANDEAD.

CHAPTER 2

By this point, the population of HANDEAD in Japan has reached 50%
The EDM FES「 GREAT MUSIC FESTIVAL 」has been announced
in hopes of creating more HANDEAD.
deva, HIGH-TIDE, B.U.H and yona begin to aim world wide

Currently the most influential in the world is
Korean HANDEAD Group ALBA
Once known as DAA's No.1 group
the legendary HANDEAD Group SHURA JODO

An encounter between them may cause great termoil.

Keywords

EDM	Abbreviation for electronic dance music. A music genre widely used by HANDEAD to break the brainwashing of survivors.
HANDEAD	"HANDEAD" means a person who is half dead and half alive. Being HANDEAD has benefits such as increased sensitivity and slower aging.
ALIVER	A person whose body is in a state of incorruptible health, but whose mind is dead. Due to the brainwashing of a dictatorial country 180 years ago, they are unable to find hope or joy in their daily life.
ZENDEAD	ZENDEAD or "ALLDEAD" is a person whose whole body is rotten, they lack logical thinking and just wander. If a HANDEAD gets stung twice by a CRAZY BEE, it becomes ZENDEAD.
DEAD POINT	The name of the "rotton parts" that appear when one becomes a HANDEAD.
DEAD LEVEL RISING	"Dead Barometer". When you are excited or in a state of extreme tension, your dead level tends to rise. When the dead level exceeds 90%, the color of the eyes becomes blood red and you temporarily fall into a state where you have lost all emotion.
CRAZY BEE	A HANDEAD's natural enemy. It is shaped like a bee. When your dead level rises, the CRAZY BEE is attracted to the pheromones emitted by the HANDEAD. When a HANDEAD is stabbed twice by a crazy bee, it becomes ZENDEAD.
DAA	Abbreviation for "Dead&Alive", an organization whose purpose is to turn all humans into HANDEAD. The organization was founded 80 years ago after the collapse of the dictatorship which brainwashed the population. The headquarters is in Hiroshima. There are six branches: Fukuoka, Kochi, Okinawa, Tokyo, Osaka, and Aichi.
D4	The name refers to four particularly powerful cities: Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Kochi, and Okinawa. Each department has a team; each team has one executive called the "head" and under the head are three elite members. Fukuoka is called "deva," Okinawa is called "HIGH-TIDE," Hiroshima is called "B.U.H," and Kochi is called "yona".
HACCA	A drug that can temporarily turn ZENDEAD back into HANDEAD. It is considered a prohibited drug because it is harmful to the body.
DAD	"Dead&Dominate" is an organization, based in Korea, in which only the best HANDEAD are allowed to belong. Unlike Japan's "DAA", they operate under the idea that only the chosen should enjoy being HANDEAD. The world's most famous HANDEAD group "ALBA" is in this organization.
GREAT MUSIC FESTIVAL	The world's largest EDM Festival. This will be the stage where all teams such as deva, HIGH-TIDE, B.U.H, Yasaki, ALBA, and Shura Jodo will gather.