YOWL [Udakam]

Udakam- "Water" in Sanskrit The concept is the water planet.

STORY

The main character is a story in which a man (Takeru) and a woman (Uzume) meet and pass each other across various times and space on the planet of water. Each song is associated with a short story.

1. "Poetry of the Stars"

The story of "Poetry of the Stars"

Takeru's boyhood story: As a child, Takeru lived in a suburban town. He grew up feeling the seasonal changes in forests, insects and plants. He witnesses that all life is alive and eventually decays. He finds that life has a force that is invisible. There, each life form is individual but linked to each other. The wind running through the fields, the voice of birds singing, the heat and light of the palms in the sun. You can feel it by being aware of waves of all frequencies that cannot be caught by the eyes. The world reverses at night. The light disappeared from the town, and the stars were twinkling in the sky. The moment he reached for the starry sky that he gently grasped, a huge meteor flowed away. Takeru had a meteor's will, and although it was a moment, he felt that there was a soul exchange there. He finds that his inner and outer worlds are essentially a collective conscious soul that is connected without any gaps.

2. “Musou Shugi"

The story of “Musou Shugi"

Takeru's boyhood and adolescence: Days frustrated by the gap between his worldview and the material real world of money rights. He knows that the crammed educational idea of "creating a better world" is nothing more than an ideal theory and no use in the real world. Although He falls in love for the first time, the relationship with the girl becomes jerky due to a difference in values. He felt hard to live in the days when everything went wrong. The appearance of adults heading to the office can only be seen as a group of dolls and robots that have killed their emotions. "What is a society in which humans live like humans?" And "Is this social system correct?" However, when he learns of the existence of a community of like-minded people, Takeru starts running according to his emotions.

3.『kitto...』

The story of "kitto..."

Uzume's student days living in the present age: She has a decent student life and is reasonably popular with boys. All the boys are trendy and dull. One of the nerdy boys asks her, "Why do you have so much yourself?" Uzume conveys her own positive perspective and secrets.

4. "Hikari"

The story of "Hikari"

Takeru grew up to be an adult: Takeru, a probation officer of CHIKYU, the planet of blue water. he must save this parallel world. At that time, He finds the key to reviving the planet, Uzume. Takeru tries to convey the crisis of this star to her, but his special ability is limited.He cannot share his vision with her. He tries to tell the current situation only in words, but He realizes the powerlessness that even one person's values cannot be changed. However, the sincerity gradually begins to be transmitted to Uzume.

5. "Force"

The story of "Force"

Takeru looking back on the past of another world: In the spaceship, Takeru was looking back on his days with Uzume in another world. Takeru once had a trauma because his relationships weren't working well in the real world because he had a will for the future of the universe that was far from his surroundings. Uzume naturally accepted all of Takeru. However, happy days did not last long, and Uzume dies of illness. Thinking that he might meet a living Uzume in a different world, Make use of his view, Takeru’s current work is an observer in a parallel world. He volunteers to be a local probation observer.

6. "Rain"

The story of "Rain"

Takeru in the modern world: Takeru, who lives in Chikyu, the parallel modern world, has also been skeptical of the origin of this world where plutocracy is widespread. He hasn't met Uzume yet. Takeru himself sees the recent global virus as a conspiracy, but he quarrels with a disagreeable lover and leaves the room. In the rain, he has nowhere to go and drives arround the suburbs. Eventually the rain stopped and the sun shined through the clouds. The dazzling scenery was also divine.

7.『LOPT』

The story of "LOPT"

Takeru's soul ancestors, Cozu Tenno = Susanoo, sets out on a journey to defeat the eight-headed dragon, the god of calamity that is raging on earth. Susanoo meets Kushinada, a beautiful sacrificed princess presented to Dragon by humankind. After the struggle, Susanoo rescues Kushinada by defeating the eight-headed dragon. He was seen as a hero by people because of his versatile and great abilities and freakishness. However, he was often estranged and jealous of the gods world. Susanoo, who is tied to Kushinada, wishes for a peaceful life and decides to head to the land where the portal that transitions from this world to another world. In Western mythology, Cozu Tenno is called Trickstar, Lopt or Loki.

8.”RinNe"

The story of "RinNe"

Adulthood of Takeru living in Modern 33rd Parallel times: From an early age, Takeru felt uncomfortable with the origins of this world and the history taught. He thought, "This world is twisted by a small number of rulers with some strong force." One day, he heard that the man who kept ringing the alarm bell by telling the people about the conspiracy theory as comedy would organize a group. Takeru intuitively felt, "This man is making fun of himself and the world, but he is taking a great risk for the people and ringing the alarm bell." He joins the organization without hesitation. The people He met in the organization were kind, warm, and nostalgic. Above all, there was the hot soul that Takeru was always looking for. "With these people, we may be able to end the crazy world that has been repeated many times and reborn." He made up his mind.

9.”Tails"

The story of “Tails”

Takeru Yamato of Chikyuu entered the middle age and gained a certain position as a member of society. However, in his private life, He spent choosing lonely freedom life, far from family love because of the annoyance of interpersonal relationships. On the other hand, the world is beginning to see dark shadows such as a virus pandemic, a deadlock in the capital economy, and signs of international conflict. A seemingly happy family member who is different from him also has a sad face. He was not knowing whether happy or unhappy. One day, He participated in a well-being seminar organized by a friend. Knowing that meditation is very good for keeping the mind stable, as He repeats it, He accidentally gets a sense of consciousness transcending the body and time and connecting with higher dimensions. Takeru felt "the source of the world has only love" surrounded by light. He came to think that the anxiety that people have now is a "trap to shift to a digital twin" created by the power layer. Following his instinctive intuition, he abandons the city, struggles with nature and harmonizes, and begins a primitive, more humane country life from scratch.

10. “Worlds end”

The story of “Worlds end”

Uzume chooses cognitive science as a free subject at the university. In one day's lesson content, Sho listened the song composed by the AI who learned a huge number of hit song data. It's not a very unnatural melody, but she felt somehow lacking in emotions and crazy violence in the song. Once again, Uzume was impressed with the human learning mechanism and well balanced creativity, which is different from Artificial Intelligence. She is interested in the creativity of pop stars and the best composers of the past and begins to investigate further. She is surprised that there are so many composers describe it as "Revelation of God" or "Tune taken down from heaven." The mystery she felt was growing more and more. "Where does human creativity come from? , "Does the conscious body, the so-called human being, have the Will of God?"

11. “SUN"

The story of “SUN"

Uzume had the opportunity to write an essay on the theme of "feelings of the sun" in a Japanese language class at an elementary school. She always imagined the feeling of the sun it would deliver the warmth of free, and expanded her imagination into her writing. She was unexpectedly well-received by school teacher, and the writing was posted in the school and also in the local newspapers. As she grows up, Uzume remembers her past and compares it to her current feelings. She now acknowledges brush and adds to what it would be like if she expressed the feelings of the sun.

12. “Rapporter"

The story of “Rapporter"

After the outbreak of WW4 and the devastated world, the United Government gathers the future will of the survivors through their devises and measures to rebuild the world. The Rapporter, an interactive AI system that is friendly to humans, and gather opinions from people. The new world order emphasizes individual humanity and aims for a society that maximizes mankind’s creativity. Although materially prosperous, the capitalist economic system that disrupted humanity and the global environment was clearly a failure. AI calculated that the future would be best suited to a new order that values human spirituality and rewards people for their social contributions and evaluations "to create a better society."

13. "Magic Hour”

The story of "Magic Hour”

Takeru and Uzume in the parallel world live calmly in a mediocre life. People are rewarded for their contribution to society, so everyone shares the joy of living for others and slowly evolving society for the better place. Violence has been eliminated, and unscrupulous economic activities and ways of life have become a thing of the past. Aware of the natural environmental load of the planet, a well-balanced social system was heading toward maturity. People's violence and unfulfilled desires could be accessed and digested by each in the virtual reality space. Also, with the evolution of mental technology, it is possible to eliminate those non-social thoughts and desires. As many people spend their time in a calm state of mind, their synchronization rates with each other are rising, and something like telepathy is beginning to emerge.