False Memory

"For us, good or bad, true or false, it is meaningless."

A Chinese animated series based on a 2020 indie short film "False Memory". Unwilling to accept the death of his friend Shi Yan, the protagonist materializes him inside of his memory in the form of Bug Man, who he plays with to escape from his depressing reality. Bug Man is monitored by the Memory Management Bureau, and memory collectors Fang Tang and Bai Zhong are assigned to retrieve him.