This Anime’s 3 rules are exactly the same as Isaac Asimov’s, a famous sci-fi writer who was the first to writing about human society, robots, and possible futures or utopia. Whether or not this boarders copyright or infringement laws, I’m not sure, but this anime defiantly stole intellectual property.

Having said that, I have to admit, it is interesting that the Asian creators of this Anime took the 3 laws in more of a psychological and social focal point: hurt being as a mental state. Meanwhile, Asimov’s earlier works used the 3 rules more towards a ‘survival for the human race’ or ‘survival for a group of humans who represents humanity’ point of view: robots using the rules to save humans. Of course, his later works displayed a wide variety of robot and human interaction similar to what this Anime brings to the table. But, it’s interesting to see how the Japanese views of this Anime’s authors put a foundation of Asian culture into a Western topic which originally was analyzed and reviewed by a totally different mindset, thus, allowing us, the audience, to question society and the things around us in a unique view. (Oh yes, the main character also does this, probably throughout the series).