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{{Infobox television
| name = Meta Runner
| italic_title = Meta Runner
| image =
| genre = <!--. Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:TV]]. -->
| creator = {{plainlist|
*Luke Lerdwichagul
*Kevin Lerdwichagul
}}
| writer = {{plainlist|
*Kevin Lerdwichagul
*Jeffrey Yang
}}
| director = {{plainlist|
*Luke Lerdwichagul (creative director)
*Matthew Peckham (art director)
}}
| voices = {{plainlist|
*Celeste Notley-Smith
*Robyn Barry-Cotter
*Jessica Fallico
*David J.G. Doyle
*Hayley Nelson
*Anthony Sardinha
*Brendan Barry-Cotter
}}
| producer = {{plainlist|
*Kevin Lerdwichagul
*Jeffrey Yang <small>(line producer)</small>
}}
| opentheme = "Always Running", written and composed by AJ DiSpirito; vocals by MattxAJ
| endtheme = "Breeze", written and composed by AJ DiSpirito; vocals by KIMI
| runtime = 11-20 Minutes
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = Unknown
| company = {{plainlist|
*Glitch Productions
}}
| distributor = Glitch Productions
| country = Australia
| network = {{plainlist|
*[[YouTube]]
}}
| first_aired = {{start date|2019|07|25}}
| last_aired = {{End date|present}}
}}
'''''Meta Runner''''' is an [[Australia|Australian]] [[Computer animation|computer animated]] [[Web television|web television]] series created and developed by Glitch Productions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/southern-courier/youtubers-kevin-and-luke-lerdwichagul-bring-the-world-of-gaming-to-life-in-meta-runner/news-story/f552592ad6ca4da40f1938bcbb87f670|title=YouTubers bring world of gaming to life in Meta Runner|last=|first=|date=|website=Daily Telegraph|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> ''Meta Runner'' is the first completely animated series developed by the company and was funded in part by [[Crunchyroll]], [[Epic Games]] and [[Advanced Micro Devices|AMD]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stevivor.com/news/meta-runner-anime-funded-screen-australia-epic-amd/|title=Meta Runner is an anime funded by Screen Australia, Epic, AMD|website=Stevivor}}</ref>. The series was met with critical acclaim and has become a major breakthrough for Australia in the animation market.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/07/smg4-youtube-meta-runner-glitch-productions-australian-anime/|title=Inside The Mario House That SMG4 Built|last=|first=|date=|website=Kotaku|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

== Premise ==

=== Setting ===
''Meta Runner'' takes place in a [[Future|futuristic]] world where society is run by [[video game culture]], serving as not just [[entertainment]], but also [[Job|jobs]] in [[Live streaming|livestreaming]]. Among the gamers are “Meta Runners”, a group of gaming individuals who replace their limbs with cybernetic arms that allow the user to boost their gaming performance.

=== Plot ===

==== Season One ====
In a world where [[video games]] are all media and entertainment, cybernetically enhanced [[e-sports]] competitors called "Meta Runners" dominate video game competition. The season follows an [[amnesiac]] young Meta Runner named Tari as she struggles to recover her lost memories while being pursued by the corporation TAS-Corp, who want Tari's ability to warp inside of a video game.

==== Season Two ====
A second season is in development, with the first episode being released on October 16th, 2020.

== Voice Cast ==

=== Protagonists ===

* Tari (voiced by Celeste Notley-Smith) - A shy and insecure Meta Runner who was part of an experiment called ''Project Blue''. She has no memory of her past and has the ability to warp into video games.
* Theo (voiced by Robyn Barry-Cotter) - The protagonist of ''Ultra Jump Mania'' who encounters and befriends Tari after she stumbles upon his home in "Simple Flip Island".

=== Supporting Characters ===

* Sofia Porter (voiced by Hayley Nelson) - A cheerful and upbeat girl who is a member of MD-5 and Tari's friend. In the final episode of season one, it is revealed that Lucinia was Sofia's sister.
* Lamar Williams (voiced by Anthony Sardinha) - An [[African Americans|African-American]] meta runner who is a member of MD-5 and also one of Tari's friends who rescued both her and Theo from Lucks. Lamar is a huge fan of [[Japanese anime]] and refers to himself as an "[[otaku]]."
* Masa Shimamoto (voiced by Brendan Barry-Cotter) - A no-nonsense Meta Runner who is the leader of MD-5 and one of Tari's allies. He used to be the team captain for TAS-Corp, but later decommissioned for hacking into the company's private server upon realizing Lucks was responsible for Lucinia's death.

=== Antagonists ===

* Lucks (voiced by David J.G. Doyle) - The sociopathic and abusive head of TAS-Corp. He wants to capture Tari so he can extract her newfound ability and use it to benefit his company.
* Belle Fontiere (voiced by Jessica Fallico) - A cocky Meta Runner who is a representative of TAS-Corp and Tari’s rival.

=== Minor Characters ===
* Dr. Sheridan (voiced by Anthony Sardinha) - A scientist who was working for TAS-Corp and made Tari into a Meta Runner, putting her through a lot of training for ''Project Blue'' until his unfortunate demise along with Lucinia in a lab explosion.
*Lucinia Porter (voiced by [[Amber Lee Connors]]) - The late Meta Runner and TAS-Corp member who was Belle's best friend and sister of Sofia Porter. She was killed in a lab explosion.

== Background and Production ==
===Production===
As revealed in a video titled ''"The Making of Tari"'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbkne70ssn8|title=The Making of Tari|last=|first=|date=|website=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> uploaded by Luke and Kevin Lerdwichagul on February 14, 2019, the concept of Tari’s character started when Kevin and Luke Lerdwichagul asked their young sister, Tish, who was drawing in her sketchbook, if she had any ideas for a new character to add to their channel’s titular [[machinima]] series; she drew a “[[gamer girl]]” character who would become Tari. The first early design of Tari was for her to be a robot instead of a [[cyborg]], with a similar hairstyle to Sofia Porter, an antenna on top of her head, headphones, a simple jacket with a love heart stitched onto it and a [[d-pad]] for her right eye.

Eventually, Tari was redesigned as a human cyborg with a white vest with the Meta Runner emblem which was based on the [[Blue Jay|blue jay’s]] wing, two human eyes, a cybernetic arm, and sand brown trousers. She was also given a blue hoodie with blue jay wing patterns on each shoulder starting from ''"Sequence Break"'' (episode 4) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m14oyTU8y_U|title=Sequence Break|last=|first=|date=|website=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>. While Tari in ''Meta Runner'' is given a 3D anime-like appearance, Tari in the ''SMG4'' machinima series is given a [[Puyo Puyo Tetris]] art style.

Tari made her debut in the ''SMG4'' series in late 2018 in the episode ''"SMG4: Mario The Ultimate Gamer"'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SkXzRQBRj4|title=SMG4: Mario The Ultimate Gamer|last=|first=|date=|website=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>, starting as a recurring character but later being promoted to a main cast member. Tari is voiced by Australian actress Celeste Notley-Smith in both ''SMG4'' and ''Meta Runner''.

On April 20th, 2020, [[Screen Australia]] announced the funding of ''Meta Runner'' season 2, which is currently in production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/04/screen-australia-funding-meta-runner/|title=Screen Australia Funds Second Series For Aussie Esports Drama Meta Runner|website=Kotaku}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/04/20/screen-australia-announces-8-5m-for-ten-projects/|title=Screen Australia Announces $8.5M for Ten Projects|website=TV Blackbox}}</ref>

===Promotion===
''Meta Runner'' was first teased at the end of the ''SMG4'' episode, ''"War of the Fat Italians 2018"'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOhxy_BmO9M|title=War of the Fat Italians 2018|last=|first=|date=|website=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>, depicting the character Theo and the date December 5, 2018. The months following had similar teasers of different Meta Runner arms before the official trailer <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErNwquniR6Y|title=META RUNNER Official Trailer|last=|first=|date=|website=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> for ''Meta Runner'' was uploaded on December 5, 2018.

On March 18, 2019, it was announced that ''Meta Runner'' was one of many projects to recieve funding from a $500,000 grant from [[Unreal Engine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/03/18/epic-games-awards-500000-in-final-unreal-dev-grants/|title=Epic Games awards $500,000 in final Unreal Dev Grants|website=VentureBeat}}</ref>
On June 25, 2019, it was announced that ''Meta Runner'' would be funded by [[Screen Australia]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.if.com.au/screen-australia-announces-8-5-million-of-production-funding/|title=Screen Australia announces $8.5 million of production funding|last=|first=|date=|website=If.com.au|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>, [[Epic Games]] and [[AMD]]. On July 20, 2019, Glitch Productions announced that they had partnered with [[Crunchyroll]] to produce the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/06/the-government-has-funded-an-aussie-esports-anime/|title=The Government Has Funded An Aussie Esports Anime|date=2019-06-25|website=Kotaku Australia|language=en|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref>

== Episodes ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Season
!Episodes
!First Aired
!Last Aired
|-
|1
|10
|{{Start date|2019|7|25}}
|{{End date|2019|10|10}}
|-
|2
|{{N/A|TBA}}
October 16, 2020
|{{N/A|TBA}}
|}

=== Season 1 (2019) ===
{{Episode table |background=#0000ff |overall= |season=1 |time= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |viewers= |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Wrong Warp
| DirectedBy = Luke Lerdwichagul
| WrittenBy = Kevin Lerdwichagul, Jeffrey Yang
| OriginalAirDate = {{Release date|2019|7|25}}
| Viewers = 1.3M+ views
| ShortSummary = A young Meta Runner named Tari wakes up with no memories in Silica City. As she explores the new world she finds herself in, she discovers that not only does she have an amazing talent for video games, she also has the ability to warp her mind into them.

}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Out of Bounds
| DirectedBy = Luke Lerdwichagul
| WrittenBy = Kevin Lerdwichagul, Jeffrey Yang
| OriginalAirDate = {{Release date|2019|8|1}}
| Viewers = 1M+ views
| ShortSummary = Tari finds herself transported to the colorful platforming game: ''Ultra Jump Mania'' and meets its precocious mascot, Theo. However, Tari has also attracted the attention of powerful forces that see the potential in her abilities.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Bad Split
| DirectedBy = Luke Lerdwichagul
| WrittenBy = Kevin Lerdwichagul, Jeffrey Yang
| OriginalAirDate = {{Release date|2019|8|8}}
| Viewers = 777K+ views
| ShortSummary = After Tari manages to pull Theo out of the game, the two go on the run from Lucks and Belle. As they make their way through the back-streets of the city, Tari takes a moment to reflect on her past and figure out her own future.

}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Sequence Break
| DirectedBy = Luke Lerdwichagul
| WrittenBy = Kevin Lerdwichagul, Jeffrey Yang
| OriginalAirDate = {{Release date|2019|8|15}}
| Viewers = 662K+ views
| ShortSummary = With Tari captured by the agents of TAS-Corp, it is up to new ally Lamar to save the day. A car chase ensues through the streets of Silica City, with Tari demonstrating just how extensive her abilities are.

}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Aimbot
| DirectedBy = Luke Lerdwichagul
| WrittenBy = Kevin Lerdwichagul, Jeffrey Yang
| OriginalAirDate = {{Release date|2019|8|22}}
| Viewers = 597K+ views
| ShortSummary = Tari and Theo are brought under the protection of the rebel group: MD-5. However, to prove her worth, Tari challenges leader Masa to a game of ''Battle Blaze''. Meanwhile, Belle investigates an accident at TAS-Corp believed to be connected to Tari’s past.

}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Game Plan
| DirectedBy = Luke Lerdwichagul
| WrittenBy = Kevin Lerdwichagul, Jeffrey Yang
| OriginalAirDate = {{Release date|2019|8|29}}
| Viewers = 602K+ views
| ShortSummary = Using some interesting visual aids, MD-5 reveal their plan to take down TAS-Corp. Using Tari’s abilities, they plan to execute a highly-technical game glitch that will crash TAS-Corp’s servers and allow them to steal all of their private data. At TAS-Corp, Belle discovers a clue that links the death of her best friend Lucinia to Tari. She vows to capture Tari and discover the truth.

}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = No Clip
| DirectedBy = Luke Lerdwichagul
| WrittenBy = Kevin Lerdwichagul, Jeffrey Yang
| OriginalAirDate = {{Release date|2019|9|19}}
| Viewers = 91K+ views
| ShortSummary = With a week before the big tournament, Tari trains relentlessly, trying to master the instrumental glitch. Lucks performs research into both Tari’s history and Theo’s altered game cartridge, and makes some discoveries.

}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = One Shot
| DirectedBy = Luke Lerdwichagul
| WrittenBy = Kevin Lerdwichagul, Jeffrey Yang
| OriginalAirDate = {{Release date|2019|9|26}}
| Viewers = 116K+ views
| ShortSummary = The tournament begins and MD-5 load into a high-stakes game of ''Tempest''. However, things seem to go wrong from the start, as Tari has a strange vision when she tries to warp into the game. But she has no time to dwell on it, as the team quickly become targeted by an elite squad of players that are focused on eliminating them.
}}

{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = The Run
| DirectedBy = Luke Lerdwichagul
| WrittenBy = Kevin Lerdwichagul, Jeffrey Yang
| OriginalAirDate = {{Release date|2019|10|3}}
| Viewers = 171K+ views
| ShortSummary = MD-5 have a titanic showdown against the elite squad. While they manage to eliminate all of them except their leader, they lose Theo in the process. When they reach the mountain top to execute the glitch however, the leader reveals herself to be Belle. Quickly eliminating Lamar, Belle and Masa reveal their previous relationship as teammates, arguing over who betrayed whom on a fateful night one year ago. With no options left, Belle duels both Masa and Tari, managing to eliminate the former and trap the latter. Ignoring an order from Lucks to eliminate her, Belle instead chooses to interrogate Tari.

}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Shutdown
| DirectedBy = Luke Lerdwichagul
| WrittenBy = Kevin Lerdwichagul, Jeffrey Yang
| OriginalAirDate = {{Release date|2019|10|10}}
| Viewers = 142K+ views
| ShortSummary = With a confidence boost from Theo, Tari manages to not just escape Belle, but also execute the glitch, shutting down TAS-Corp’s servers in the process. In anger, Lucks orders the stadium evacuated and traps MD-5 inside the arena, holding Masa up at gunpoint and demanding that Sofia turn herself in. Sofia finally relents after Lucks proceeds to torture Masa, and Lucks’ scientists clear the stolen data from Sofia’s laptop. Belle then appears and reveals to Sofia that Lucinia, who is also Sofia’s sister, died in an explosion. Gloating over his success, Lucks prepares to throw MD-5 in a private prison until Tari makes a deal with Lucks: if he lets the others go, she will give him her loyalty as a Meta Runner, forever. Lucks accepts the deal after taking Theo’s cartridge and using him as collateral should Tari or MD-5 every try to betray him.

In a [[post-credits scene]], Belle stumbles across a phone in the trash and realizes that it belonged to Sofia and possesses a backup of the TAS-Corp server. Disgusted by what she saw from Lucks, Belle decides to keep the phone a secret.

}}
}}

== See Also ==

* [[List of unofficial Mario media]] - ''SMG4'', the creator of ''Meta Runner'' is mentioned on that list.
*[[Unreal Engine]] - The game engine developed by [[Epic Games]] that was used to animate ''Meta Runner''.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[:Category:Animated web series]]
[[:Category:Computer animation]]
[[:Category:YouTube original programming]]
[[:Category:Western web series]]
[[:Category:Animation]]
[[:Category:Science fiction]]
[[:Category:Comedy-drama television series]]
[[:Category:Australian web series]]
[[:Category:Australian comedy-drama television series]]
[[:Category:Series about video games]]

== Meta Runner (TV Series) ==

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