The Third World
I have an original anime idea and I'd love to hear your thoughts.
The story takes place across three parallel worlds.
In the first world, there's a 17-year-old boy.
In the second world, there's a 17-year-old girl.
They have never met, never seen each other, and don't even know the other exists.
One day, without realizing it, both of them imagine the same person—a 21-year-old man. He was never born; he exists only because they imagined him. Since he was created in their minds, he already appears as a 21-year-old.
Without knowing it, the boy and the girl begin controlling this third person's body together.
At first, they constantly disagree. One wants to go left, the other wants to go right. The third person starts wondering why he always has two completely different thoughts at the same time.
Doctors eventually discover something impossible: he has two hearts, positioned so close together that they almost form the shape of ❤️.
The third world itself isn't perfect. About half of it comes from the boy's and girl's imagination, while the other half is automatically filled in by their minds. Because of that, the world feels beautiful in some places and strangely dreamlike in others.
This world has one unusual rule: thoughts don't arrive instantly—they arrive much later.
During an argument, both the boy and the girl sincerely think:
"I don't want this world to exist anymore."
But that thought doesn't reach the third world until about two months later.
By then, they've already reconciled, learned to respect each other, and eventually fallen in love—even though they've never actually seen each other.
When their old thought finally reaches the third world, it destroys both the world and the third person.
Heartbroken, they desperately search for a way to bring that world back.
Then they remember its rule: everything arrives late.
So they both sincerely wish for the third world to return.
Two weeks later, it comes back.
This time, however, they no longer want to remain inside the third person's body.
They both make the same wish:
"I want the third body to disappear... because I want to meet the person on the other side in my own world."
The third body disappears.
For the first time, the boy and the girl finally meet face to face.
They don't say a word.
They simply run toward each other and hug.
The End.
What do you think? Would you watch an anime with this concept?