In a realm where recollections are stored on chips detached from flesh, the demise of the body no longer equates to the end of the spirit. These chips can be examined, modified, and moved from one vessel to another. The affluent harness them to secure endless existences in chosen hosts, whereas the impoverished often sell their bodies and preserve their essences within chips as a sole means of subsistence. A charged vapor dome arches above, separating the blessed skies from the abyss below, cementing this stratification beyond breach.
One morn, a figure called Kaiba awakens in an unoccupied chamber devoid of memories, bearing a strange aperture within his thorax and clutching a pendant that bears the image of an unfamiliar woman. After fending off an assault and discovering a crumbling hamlet inhabited by the downtrodden, he sets out across myriad worlds of this odd cosmos to uncover his true identity and the woman he once loved.
Through a voyage of introspection and acceptance, Kaiba intertwines narratives of souls and spirits while probing the significance of memory.
Madhouse Studios Japan