However, the origins of these strange powers remain unclear. Though initially shocked, the compassionate Ichirou immediately uses his newfound powers to save a life, an act of kindness that fills him with happiness and newfound hope.
When he comes to, he discovers something is amiss-he has been reborn as a mechanized weapon wearing the skin of his former self. Suddenly, a bright light appears and Ichirou is enveloped by smoke and dust.
Running off into a nearby field, Ichirou embraces his dog and weeps-until he notices a strange figure standing before him. However, his life takes a turn for the worse when a follow-up physical examination reveals that Ichirou has stomach cancer and only three months to live though he tries to be strong, his family's disinterest causes an emotional breakdown. Despite this, Ichirou still manages to find solace in Hanako, an abandoned Shiba Inu that he adopts into his home. Though his frequent back problems are painful, nothing hurts quite as much as the indifference and distaste that his wife and children have for him. Ichirou Inuyashiki is a 58-year-old family man who is going through a difficult time in his life. Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis tells the story of a group of unlikely heroes who find themselves caught in the middle of an epic clash between gods and demons, forced to carve their own path in the face of the imminent storm. However, Favaro's carefree life is thrown into chaos when he meets Amira, a mysterious woman who holds half of the key to the world's fragile peace.
Living a laid-back, self-serving lifestyle, the amoral Favaro goes about his work while on the run from fellow bounty hunter Kaisar Lidfard, a righteous man who swears vengeance upon Favaro. With the world safe from the destruction of Bahamut, it is business as usual for bounty hunters like Favaro Leone. Working together to prevent the world's destruction, the rival deities barely managed to seal Bahamut, agreeing to split the key between them so that the dragon would remain eternally imprisoned. Thousands of years ago, the ancient dragon Bahamut wrought havoc upon the land of Mistarcia, a world where both gods and demons live amongst mankind. The unlikely pair of castaways now fight for their survival and humanity in an unforgiving, demon-infested world. For many years he wanders alone, until one day an orphan boy, Dororo, befriends him. With the death of each one, he regains a part of himself that is rightfully his. The boy lives and grows, and although he cannot see, hear, or feel anything, he must defeat the demons that took him as sacrifice. But as luck would have it, he is saved by a medicine man who provides him with prosthetics and weapons, allowing for him to survive and fend for himself.
This child is disposed of in a river and forgotten. When Kagemitsu's first son is born, the boy has no limbs, no nose, no eyes, no ears, nor even skin-yet still, he lives. His prayers are answered by 12 demons who grant him the power he desires by aiding his prefecture's growth, but at a price. The greedy samurai lord Daigo Kagemitsu’s land is dying, and he would do anything for power, even renounce Buddha and make a pact with demons. They should not exist, yet they stand strong in a world of deception and secrets while they make the city fall around them, all in the hopes of burying their own tragic truth. Zankyou no Terror tells the story of Nine and Twelve, the two boys behind the masked figures of Sphinx. Unable to stop the mass panic quickly spreading through the city and desperate for any leads in their investigation, the police struggle to act effectively against these terrorists, with Detective Kenjirou Shibazaki caught in the middle of it all. In it, two teenage boys who identify themselves only as 'Sphinx' directly challenge the police, threatening to cause destruction and mayhem across Tokyo. The public are clueless-until, six months later, a strange video makes its way onto the internet.
The government is shattered by their inability to act, and the police are left frantically searching for ways to crack down the perpetrators. Painted in red, the word 'VON' is all that is left behind after a terrorist attack on a nuclear facility in Japan.