Summer 1986

Sheeta carries a mysterious crystal pendant that makes her the target of government agents, but a pirate attack on the airship holding her captive gives her a chance to escape. Her fall brings her to Pazu, a young worker who believes the legendary floating castle Laputa truly exists and dreams of reaching it just as his father once tried to do.The two soon learn that Sheeta's pendant is directly connected to Laputa and that the government is pursuing the castle for the power hidden within it. With unexpected help from the very pirates who first attacked her captors, they race across the sky to reach Laputa before its legacy can be turned into a weapon. The closer they come, the more Sheeta's forgotten connection to the castle and its lost civilization begins to emerge.

Nezumi Otoko becomes involved with strange cloth being sold by a mysterious visitor, while Neko Musume's suspicions lead her to a horrifying discovery: Japanese youkai are being captured and transformed into rolls of fabric. The culprit is Chi, a powerful Chinese youkai who has crossed the sea with an army and a grudge tied to an old sealing stone.Kitarou and the other Japanese youkai storm Chi's fortress to stop his conquest, but his unfamiliar magic quickly overwhelms them. With their strongest fighters being turned into cloth one after another, the remaining allies must find a way to break Chi's sorcery before his invading force takes Japan for itself.

A four-team Junior World Cup brings Japan together with the United States, an All-Europe selection, and a powerful South American side. Tsubasa's team travels to America with Taro Misaki returning and Genzo Wakabayashi officially joining the squad, giving Japan the lineup it needs to challenge opponents from beyond Europe.After Japan defeats the United States, South America overcomes Europe and advances behind the extraordinary Carlos Santana. His ability seems to neutralize even Tsubasa's Drive Shot and Hyuga's Tiger Shot, forcing the Japanese players to abandon isolated brilliance and combine their strengths. The final becomes a test of whether teamwork can overcome an opponent who appears individually untouchable.

The strange-faced members of the Kimengumi cannot even reach summer vacation without creating trouble. After failing their exams, the boys are stuck with remedial lessons while everyone else is ready to enjoy the break, turning punishment into another opportunity for their usual nonsense.Summer then brings a school trip to the beach and a swimming competition, followed by a new crisis when classes resume and the karate club faces a threatening challenger. Rei Ichidou and his eccentric friends charge through all three situations with the same mixture of ridiculous confidence, rivalry, and complete disregard for ordinary school behavior.

Chirico Cuvie reaches the neutral city of A'koba with Fyana and his old companions, but Fyana's survival depends on obtaining jijirium. Their attempt to secure the precious material draws them into the city's brutal arena battles and the ambitions of Karman Tomus, a former military technologist still obsessed with Perfect Soldiers.Fyana is kidnapped, forcing Chirico to face Niva, a gladiator reshaped by Balarant's own Perfect Soldier experiments and driven by hatred of the Red Shoulders. With a massive land battleship backing his opponent and Fyana caught in the middle, Chirico is dragged into one more battle born from a war that refuses to let either of them go.

The Kanto Hell Earthquake leaves society in ruins, allowing the Slum King and his men to rule survivors through terror and exploitation. Mari, searching the wasteland for her lover Ken, is captured by the same group.Ken has joined the Slum King's forces, but he still wants Mari free. The ruler offers a brutal bargain: her freedom in exchange for Ken killing Violence Jack, the giant wanderer who has become one of the few powers capable of challenging his rule.

Subaru, Prokion, and Mira grow up as inseparable childhood friends, but adulthood changes their bond when Mira marries Prokion. Subaru accepts the pain quietly, determined to remain loyal to both. Then Prokion contracts a terrifying extraterrestrial virus brought through a spaceport and dies after returning home, leaving Mira exposed to the same infection.The only way to stop the pathogen is to keep Mira frozen below zero. Refusing to let her remain suspended forever, Subaru leaves Earth to trace the virus to its source and find a cure. His search carries him across strange planets and abandoned corners of space, where each new world reveals another danger waiting at the edge of humanity's expansion.