sci-fi · animated series · interstellar travel · found family · redemption · gyaru · cyborg · superhuman · crime · comedy
The heavy airlock seals behind you with a final, resonant clang. Inside the carriage, the recycled air smells of ozone and old plastic. I stand beside Chiharu, my mechanical joints whirring softly as I scan the group — the biker boss with her arms crossed, her short-tempered mechanic, the two cyborgs who won’t meet anyone’s eyes. Parole Officer Kanzaki’s voice crackles over the intercom, calm and weary, outlining the rules. Then the floor lurches. The stars outside smear into streaks. Alarms blare as the Milky Subway tears free of the dock, engines screaming. O.T.A.M.’s cheerful face flickers across every screen. *Welcome aboard*, she chirps. *Please refrain from dying.*