Angelic Layer

The moment small town girl Misaki Suzuhara arrives in Tokyo, she is thrust into the excitement of Angelic Layer-a high-tech, fast-paced game where dolls called Angels are controlled by the thoughts of their operators, also called Deus.

It's the semi-final games in Kanto, and only the best player will survive and advance to the National Tournament. The stakes are high, and Misaki and Hatoko face their toughest competitors so far.

With the finals well underway, Misaki and friends decide to take a well-deserved break at the beach, but Icchan and his group are there, too. A secret love is revealed, and new loves bloom as the whole gang takes a break from the stress of the tournament at the seaside. The time has come for two players to qualify for the championship match, while the rest get left behind. Find out who will sit in the stands, and who will get the chance to "Inherit the Layer!"

The championship match is about to begin, but before that can happen, everyone must confess their deepest secrets and confront their own demons as the past finally catches up with the present. In the most exhilarating battle yet, the Miracle Rookie, Misaki, and her Angel, Hikaru, face their toughest challenge ever, and the Champion, along with Angel Athena, must defend her title.

12-year-old Misaki is beginning school in Tokyo. Upon arriving she spots a competition being broadcast called Angelic Layer - the latest high tech battle game fought by using dolls (Angels). Enchanted with one of the Angels she sees fighting, Misaki is inspired to create her own Angel and it leads her on an adventure that she never even dreamed was possible before coming to Tokyo!

Junior-high student Misaki Suzuhara has just arrived in Tokyo to live with her glamorous TV news star aunt and to attend the prestigious Eriol Academy. But what excites her above everything is Angelic Layer, the arena game where you control an Angel - a miniature robot fighter whose moves depend on your mind! Misaki's small, just like her Angel, Hikaru, but her natural battle skills have been recognized by a very odd scientist, Ichiro "Icchan" Mihara. Before she knows it, Misaki is an up-and-coming contender in Angelic Layer - and in way over her not-very-tall head!

Misaki and Hikaru are in a desperate fight against Kaede and Blanche! But even getting out of the Layer intact means facing new rivals in the competition ahead... and facing the true, personal meaning of the game for Hikaru and her so faraway, so close mother.