In a future where earth has experienced catastrophic destruction, most humans have migrated to deva, an advanced space station in orbit around the planet. life on this virtual reality is free from physical limitations such as death and hunger, resulting in relative tranquility among its inhabitants. however, frontier setter, a skilled hacker, disrupts the peace by spreading subversive messages through the system. labeled a security threat, frontier setter is pursued by angela balzac, a dedicated law enforcement officer from deva. when authorities trace the hackers' signal to earth, angela transfers her consciousness to a clone body and travels physically to assist dingo, an agent on the ground, in uncovering the mystery behind frontier setter. during this journey, she discovers shocking truths about both the desolate world below and the utopia above.
Rakuen Tsuihou was a joint project between Toei Animation and Nitroplus, which won the Best Animation of the Year Award at the 24th Japan Movie Critics Awards. It was first shown at ConFusion in Sweden in December 2014. The movie was imported to the United States two days later by Aniplex USA and shown in fifteen theaters nationwide.