Mardock Scramble summary: Taking place in a futuristic city called Mardock City, Rune Ballot is a young prost.i.tute who was taken in by the notorious gambler Sh.e.l.l Septinous. One night, Sh.e.l.l abandons Rune and attempts to murder her in an explosion. However, she is rescued and transformed into a cyborg by Dr. Easter. An Artificial intelligence in the form of a Mouse accompanies her to adapt to her new life. Rune is trained to use the advanced technology fitted on her to defend herself against Sh.e.l.l’s attempts to have her killed to stop her from testifying against him.
# action # drama # mature # sci-fi
No. 6 summary: The year is 2013, and it’s the city of No. 6: a stringently controlled, diligently maintained megalopolis that embodies the highest ideals of humankind. Sion has lived under close supervision as a “high-ranking elite and therefore one of the city’s a.s.sets” since the age of two, and feels secure – if not particularly happy – in his carefully planned out, government-sponsored future. On the night of his twelfth birthday, his comfortable lifestyle is turned upside-down when he meets, tends the wounds of, and shelters, a strange boy with an icy demeanour who calls himself “Nezumi” (Rat). Why did I open the window that night? If I had not, I’d never have been forced to know what it’s like to fight, to starve, and to suffer in anguish…
# action # drama # mystery # psychological # sci-fi # tragedy
Only Sense Online – The Silver Muse summary: Stories featuring Myu and her adventures at the beginning of Only Sense Online.
# adventure # comedy # fantasy # sci-fi # shounen