MEDIA BLASTERS

The post-apocalyptic sequel to Mazinger Z! Behind a gravity curtain waits Kikaijima, a colossal island left over from the last world war. It's a lawless wasteland of robot super-weapons from a forgotten age of military might. Receiving word that the unstable island's reactors will explode and vaporize the world in just a few days, the Japanese government awakens the most destructive robot ever devised, Kaiser.

Prince Chagum has been imbued with the power to stave off the drought and bring new life to his empire; however, this is a suspicious time, and he is accused of possession by an evil spirit. Court advisors only see one solution: Chagum must be put to death by his own father's hand. His salvation comes in the form of Balsa, a spear woman and mercenary from Kanbal, the kingdom across the mountains. Her skills are legendary, and although reluctant, she is held by a mysterious vow to save eight souls before she dies. Can she fend off an entire empire and make Chagum her eighth soul?

Balsa, the spear woman and bodyguard, is visiting the New Yogo Empire. She is hired to protect the Second Prince, Chagum, who is possessed by a being his father, the Emperor, ordered assassinated. Throughout the story, Balsa's past comes to light and they uncover mysteries about Chagum's condition while developing a family-like relationship with each other and those around them.

In a land where a queen is chosen every few years solely by winning a tournament, there can be no short supply of formidable opponents. For one woman warrior however, an early defeat clearly shows her that she is lacking in experience though she may be bountiful in body.

Squid Girl has come from the depths of the sea to conquer humanity for its pollution of the ocean. Within moments of arriving on the surface world, our easily distracted little invertebrate is promptly bullied into working for the Aizawa sisters as a waitress, supplying their restaurant with squid ink. If poor Squid Girl can't handle two pushy Japanese girls, how will she ever subjugate the human race?

Our story begins with the everyday life of Youko Nakajima, a Japanese girl who covers her beautiful red hair to keep from standing out. Upon being confronted by a mysterious stranger, she is pulled into another world and abandoned on foreign shores. Her epic journey continues to the Kingdom of Kei on a perilous road of espionage, terror, and betrayal.

The fate of those who live within the Twelve Kingdoms is intertwined in such ways that only the Heavens can understand their true meaning. Instead of being born as a holy beast of power, Taiki - the Kirin of Tai - was born as the first son of the Takazato family in Japan. But a quiet, lonely life is not the destiny of one such as Taiki, because the will of the Heavens can never be denied. Returned to the Twelve Kingdoms, he must fulfill his duty and choose the next King of Tai.

The Kingdom of En is one of the strongest of all the Twelve Kingdoms. It was there that Youko was given the strength to become queen and Rakushun was given a chance to fit in. But now, the hand of war closes over En as a noble young official calls for rebellion. Lord Atsuyu kidnaps Enki with the help of enigmatic Koya. As the only human in all of the Twelve Kingdoms who can command Youma, Koya holds power equal to a Kirin. Enki sympathizes with Atsuyu's ideals, and agrees to help him, but the standoff with King En turns deadly as the rebellion's true nature is revealed!