Fall 1989

Tokyo still has problems too dangerous, too delicate, or simply too strange for ordinary police work, and Ryo Saeba remains the man people seek when everything else fails. Together with Kaori Makimura, he takes on clients caught in kidnappings, assassinations, criminal schemes, and personal crises where a steady gun hand is only part of the solution.Ryo's extraordinary skill is matched only by his shameless weakness for beautiful women, leaving Kaori to keep both his behavior and their business under control. Between bullets, disguises, jealous misunderstandings, and sudden moments of sincerity, the pair continue protecting the city in their own chaotic way.

As industrial Labors become indispensable to construction and public life, the same machines also create a new class of crime too dangerous for ordinary police equipment. Tokyo's Special Vehicles Section 2 answers with its own Patrol Labors, placing officers such as Noa Izumi at the controls of machines built to confront rogue Labors directly.Under the deceptively relaxed Captain Gotou, the eccentric members of Section 2 deal with everything from theft and reckless operators to military-grade threats and political complications. Their work demands mechanical skill and courage, but surviving one another's personalities can be just as challenging as keeping the city safe.

Young adventurer Adol Christin reaches the isolated land of Esteria just as monsters are tightening their grip on its towns and roads. A prophecy points to an outsider who may be able to end the crisis, and fortuneteller Sarah Tovah directs Adol toward six ancient books tied to the forgotten kingdom of Ys.His search leads through mines, temples, ruined towers, and settlements living under constant fear. As Adol gathers the Books of Ys, he learns that the monsters are only part of a much older mystery involving vanished magic, twin goddesses, and the true history of Esteria.

A silent warrior appears before the Samurai Troopers and answers the Inferno Armor with an impossible sight: a black armor that mirrors its power. The encounter reveals that the very strength the warriors rely upon can be copied and turned against them.The mystery carries Ryo and his companions far from Japan, where the origin of the dark armor and the scheme behind it place humanity in danger once again. To win, the Troopers must confront an enemy tied to their own armor rather than simply overpower another outside threat.

Ordinary schoolboy Bon Namihira is caught in the middle of a mission carried out by Ream Stream, an agent who travels through history to rescue people whose survival will not disrupt the future. After witnessing technology that should remain secret, Bon is unexpectedly recruited into the Time Patrol rather than having his memories erased.His first assignments carry him into dangerous moments of the past, where saving one person requires strict obedience to history's limits. Bon must learn that courage alone is not enough when even a small mistake can alter every life that follows.