Akira, the series protagonist, is a participant in a fighting tournament called “Bl@ster,” after a successful battle, he retires to his quarters. He’s awakened from sleep when a group of police break into his room and pin the blame for a recent murder on him, a crime which carries a sentence of life imprisonment. With […]

After surviving his first day in Toshima, Akira is surprised when Keisuke turns up; he has followed him into the city. Not letting this change his mission they both set out into the city and are met by Rin who takes them to the Castle, the intake place for Igra.

After entering Igra, Keisuke is attacked by a mysterious blue haired boy who steals all of his tags. Akira stepping in defeats the stranger and reacquires the tags. Later on after losing an item belonging to his sister, the stranger grabs Akira and demands it back.

Rin finds Akira after he was dragged off by Takeru. Soon they encounter Tomoyuki, who is someone from Rin’s past. But he just ignores him and tells him to shut up. Akira and Rin have a short conversation as they get back to the hotel and meet up with Motomi. There Keisuke sees Akira and […]

A man (in the shadows) murders everyone in a club, meanwhile Takeru drinks Line. Akira goes around the city searching for Keisuke, Rin is back at the hotel, and overhears a conversation between line users. Akira continues to search and discovers the bodies of the men in the club, to which he is sickened. While […]

Keisuke shows Akira all the tags that he gotten, and stating his desire to see more emotions, particularly the “troubled, agonized, dying” face. They begin to fight, throughout the battle Akira tells Keisuke how he really felt all this time which angers Keisuke even more. Akira gets his weapon knocked out of his hands causing […]

Rin prepares to fight Il re which turns out to be Shiki but gets defeated quickly, Akira comes to the rescue as the military begins to bomb the place. Shiki saves Arbitro and questions him about Akira. Rin and Akira takes shelter in a abandoned warehouse where they agree to meet Motomi at the church, […]

Shiki fights Nicole Premier, and ends up drinking Nicole’s blood, from which Line is made, which would normally drive people crazy or kill them. Shiki survives and goes looking for Akira. He finds Akira and Keisuke as they are fleeing to safety. When Shiki tries to force Akira to come with him, Keisuke tries to […]

After Keisuke’s death, Nicole Premier appear, the fight between Shiki and Nicole Premier continued.