Anime.

The Darwin Incident is a 2026 science‑fiction and social‑thriller anime adapted from Shun Umezawa’s award‑winning manga. The story follows Charlie, a rare “humanzee”—a half‑human, half‑chimpanzee hybrid born after an eco‑terrorist group (the ALA) raids a research lab and rescues a pregnant chimpanzee. Raised by human foster parents in Missouri, Charlie enters high school at age 15, where he befriends a sharp, introverted girl named Lucy.

As Charlie tries to live a normal life, he becomes the center of a growing ideological conflict between extremist animal‑rights activists, government institutions, and society’s fear of the unknown. The anime blends biotechnology, ethics, terrorism, discrimination, and coming‑of‑age drama in a grounded, contemporary American setting.