Kyoukai Senki

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In the mid-20th century, due to economic collapse and a shrinking population, Japan became a failed state, necessitating foreign nations to intervene. However, this began a war between the competing foreign powers for control of Japan through the use of autonomous mecha units called AMAIMs in a conflict known as the Boundary War. By 2061, the war has long ended, but Japan remains divided into four occupied regions. Amou Shiiba is a young orphan who is slowly rebuilding an abandoned AMAIM he found. While scavenging for parts, he comes across an AI core containing an autonomous AI calling itself Gai who requests Amou save him before his battery runs out. Amou plugs Gai into his salvaged AMAIM, and Gai begins rebuilding it and learns it is a rare manned model called Kenbu. Meanwhile, Oceanian mercenaries falsely accuse Amou and his scavenger friends of terrorism, forcing him to pilot Kenbu to destroy the AMAIMs sent after him. (Source: Wikipedia)

Voyage

In order to protect his friends, Amou proclaims himself a terrorist who exploited them to build Kenbu before fleeing. Oceania is forced to release his friends to save face while they hunt for Amou. Soon, they reach a small coastal village where Gai has to temporarily enter sleep mode to process the new data he has acquired. Amou heads out to search for food, and ends up helping an elderly farmer harvest his crops. However, the farmer and his wife discover Amou is a fugitive, but decide to shelter him anyways, as they realize he's not a terrorist. They also have no love for the Oceania, as their son was killed during the Boundary War. Realizing his presence will only endanger the couple, Amou leaves in the middle of the night and borrows their son's abandoned fishing boat. As Amou and Gai leave Oceania's territory, they are ambushed by the Asian military. While Amou and Gai put up an effective fight, they are quickly outnumbered and pinned down until they receive assistance from another manned AMAIM. (Source: Wikipedia)

Reason to Fight

Amou and Gai are rescued by another AMAIM pilot, Gashin Tezuka who pilots the AMAIM Jogan and is assisted by another autonomous AI named Kei. Gashin reveals he is part of the Japanese liberation group Yatagarasu and takes Amou to their base camp, where he meets the local leader, Goken Kumai. Kumai reveals that Kenbu was originally commissioned by Yatagarasu and belongs to the group, but was lost after the Yatagarasu branch it was destined for was destroyed. Kumai offers to let Amou join Yatagarasu as Kenbu's pilot, or give up Kenbu and return to civilian life under a new identity. It's also revealed Gashin's father was Jogan's previous pilot before being killed. Amou remains uncertain about joining, as he is afraid of having to fight. After spending some time with other Yatagarasu members and sympathizing with their cause, Amou ultimately decides to join them while Kenbu is upgraded. Amou and Gashin then participate in a mock battle where they switch to using each other's AMAIMs, and the battle ends in a draw. However, shortly after the conclusion of the mock battle, the base camp is suddenly attacked by mysterious black AMAIM. (Source: Wikipedia)

Separate Ways

Amou and Gashin return to the camp to find it being attacked by an unknown AMAIM that has been nicknamed the "Ghost". Working together, Amou and Gashin are able to critically damage the Ghost and force it to retreat. However, during the fighting, one of the Yatagarasu members Amou had grown close with, Risa, had been killed trying to distract the Ghost. Amou is traumatized upon learning of Risa's death while Yatagarasu evacuates the area. Shortly after, officers from the North American military to investigate the site, and manage to conclude that Kenbu and Jogan battled the Ghost. Intrigued by the Ghost's presence in the area, the North American officers decide to deploy more forces. Meanwhile, Gashin leaves Amou to grieve for Risa's death. Eventually, Amou decides not to join Yatagarasu, as he's afraid of seeing people he has befriended die. Gashin allows Amou to leave with Gai, under the condition he hide Kenbu for Yatagarasu to recover later. After hiding Kenbu behind a waterfall, Amou takes his leave. (Source: Wikipedia)

Determination

Amou decides to head to Risa's hometown in order to return her necklace to her relatives. Meanwhile, Gashin is informed that a new AMAIM pilot has joined Yatagarasu. Upon arriving there, he meets Mr. Nose and his daughter Hina, who take him to meet Risa's friends. Amou informs them about Risa's death, but her friends reveal that Risa's family have all moved away due to scandal of her joining Yatagarasu. However, they do know where Risa's family grave is, where he can return necklace and pay his respects. That night, Mr. Nose and Hina are kidnapped by the local Deputy Governor, who intends to sell them as part of his human trafficking ring. The local townspeople protest Mr. Nose's arrest, and the Deputy Governor responds by arresting many of the protestors and sentencing them to death. Unwilling to stand by and watch more innocent people die, Amou retrieves Kenbu and rescues the prisoners while Gai broadcasts evidence of the Deputy Governor's illegal dealings. In order to save face, the Asian military releases all of the prisoners, including Mr. Nose and Hina, and orders the Deputy Governor be removed from his post. Amou leaves Risa's necklace at her family grave and reunites with Gashin, now committed to joining Yatagarasu. (Source: Wikipedia)

Journey

Yatagaru's third AMAIM pilot reveals she joined the movement due to the Asian military stealing her grandfather's land. As Amou and Gashin continue on their journey to reach Yatagaru's HQ, their AMAIMs begin to suffer mechanical breakdowns due to lack of maintenance. Yatagarasu arranges for a collaborator to provide them the parts they need in a nearby city. Amou and Gashin hide their AMAIMs and head for the city. Meanwhile, the Oceanian military decides to take advantage of the Asian military's human trafficking scandal to stage an attack on the Asian territory. Amou and Gashin do their best to help civilians evacuate, but soon find themselves caught between the fighting between the Asian and Oceanian forces. Suddenly, an unknown AMAIM arrives and destroys multiple AMAIMs on both sides, forcing the Oceanian and Asian militaries to cease fighting and retreat. Amou and Gashin meet with the new AMAIM, which reveals it is controlled by the third pilot and an AI named Angelo. The pilot then exits her AMAIM and begins crying. (Source: Wikipedia)

The Hunt

The third pilot introduces herself as Shion Shishibe and despite her AI calling himself Angelo, his actual name is Nayuta, while her AMAIM is called Reiki. As the trio travel to Yatagarasu's HQ, Amou becomes curious about the source of their AMAIMs and AI companions, especially since no other nation has such advanced technology. Gashin explains that they are receiving support from Brenson Corp, an unregistered corporation. Meanwhile, the North American military tasks Captain Brad Watts with hunting down Ghost, with the intention to either capture it so its AI technology can be studied, or destroy it to prevent it from falling into foreign hands. Brad leads an elite AMAIM squad to subdue Ghost, and despite being able to seriously damage it, Brad and his team suffer losses and are unable to stop Ghost from escaping. Brad promises to get revenge on Ghost for his fallen comrades. Meanwhile, Amou, Gashin, and Shion reach Yatagarasu HQ where Amou is introduced to the head of the organization, Udou Kiryu, and Brenson Corp's sales representative, German Gobert. (Source: Wikipedia)

Path to Recovery

German provides several upgrades for Kenbu and Jogan, such as new arm with retractable claws and additional weapons. Yatagarasu also receives a plea for help from the Fudou family, who are refugees that have fled to a nearby abandoned village for shelter who are running low on supplies. Since one of Yatagarasu's missions is to provide humanitarian relief, Udou and Goken agree to help the Fudou family. Yatagarasu helps rebuild the village, as well as constructing a well and waterwheel and repairing an old kiln. They quickly run into an issue where their efforts to build a well are blocked by a layer of thick bedrock, though they are able to build a laser drill and pile bunker to break through it. With access to water and electricity allowing them to be self sufficient, the Fudou family thanks Yatagarasu for their help. (Source: Wikipedia)

Autonomous Area

While on a supply run, Amou, Gashin, and Shion encounter Yuusei Suenaga, Gashin's foster brother and ex-Yatagarasu member. They both have a happy reunion and agree to meet each other again. Yuusei explains that he is the mayor of an autonomous city, where Japanese citizens can live and self govern without foreign interference. He explains that he wants to try a different path to achieve Japanese independence through negotiation and compromise rather than violence, which is why he left Yatagarasu. After touring the trio around the city, Yuusei privately offers Gashin residence in the city so that they can live together and Gashin can leave a life of violence behind. That night, German warns Gashin that Yuusei is a spy for the Asian military, which was how he was able to build the autonomous city. Gashin does his own investigation and finds that the Asian military is coercing Yuusei to give up information about Japanese rebels in return for much needed supplies for the city. Gashin then lays a trap and catches Yuusei red handed attempting to steal data from Yatagarasu. Gashin reveals that the data Yuusei stole was bait and Yatagarasu will be long gone by the time the Asian military mobilizes. Yuusei remains adamant with collaborating with the Asian military, and Gashin cannot bring himself to kill Yuusei and lets him go, wondering if he made the right choice. (Source: Wikipedia)

Expedition

(SouOn a request from German, Yatagarasu sends Amou, Gashin, and Shion to the Eurasian military held Tohoku region to rescue another resistance group, Arahabaki. Their leader, Konno, explains that they used to be the largest resistance group in the area until Eurasian officer Alexei Zelenoy took command. Meanwhile, Alexei notices the arrival of the Yatagarasu AMAIMs and decides to personally head to the frontline in his own manned AMAIM. Amou, Gashin, and Shion begin scouting the surrounding area, and discover a network of remote sensors the Eurasian military had set up to detect rebel movements. Together with their AIs, the manage to hack the sensor network to lure the Eurasian forces into a trap, where they destroy the majority of the AMAIMs, leaving only Alexei left. However, despite it being 3 versus 1, Alexei is able to hold his own, and Amou and his friends decide to fall back right as Alexei's AMAIM breaks down. After receiving thanks from Arahabaki for helping them escape, Amou, Gashin, and Shion leave the area. (Source: Wikipedia)

Encirclement

Amou, Gashin, and Shion rendezvous with their maintenance team who begin repairing their AMAIMs. Meanwhile, Alexei gets approval to lead a flying column so that he can get his revenge on Yatagarasu. Brad and his team are contacted by German, who leaks them Ghost's current location. However, Brad notes that Ghost is likely still in Asian territory, and its self improving nature means they will need even more troops to suppress it. Later, Amou and his friends head into a nearby city to buy supplies, and Amou accidentally runs into Brad, who recognizes his voice. That night, Amou and his friends head to a hot spring to relax, where Brad meets them. He tells them about his position as a North American soldier, as well as Ghost's location in the Oki Islands before leaving. Gashin is put on edge when another chance at revenge has presented itself. (Source: Wikipedia)

Battle of the Oki Islands (Part 1)

Ghost attacks the Oki Islands, destroying the Asian military outposts located there and forcing the Asian military to retreat to the mainland. Amou, Gashin, and Shion head out to fight Ghost while Yatagarasu organizes a rescue mission to evacuate the Japanese residents were left behind on the islands. Meanwhile, Brad and his team keep an eye on the situation, ready to seize Ghost when the moment is right. At the Oki islands, Amou, Gashin, and Shion engage Ghost and save a detachment of Asian soldiers, who surrender to Yatagarasu and are allowed to evacuate with the civilians. Amou, Gashin, and Shion realize Ghost is far more formidable than the last they fought it, so they lure it into an abandoned ammo dump and detonate it. However, despite the massive explosion, Ghost emerges unharmed and ready to continue fighting. (Source: Wikipedia)

Battle of the Oki Islands (Part 2)

The battle between Yatagarasu and Ghost continues, but Amou, Gashin, and Shion quickly begin to find themselves outmatched by Ghost as it begins adapting to their tactics. Meanwhile, Brad watches the battle from a drone as he records all of the data. Ghost is quickly able to disable both Jogan and Reiki, leaving Kenbu as the only combat capable AMAIM. Gashin and Shion transfer most of their remaining power to Kenbu. They also find out that Ghost high performance comes at the cost of generating massive amounts of heat, and it relies on a heat sink on its back to keep itself cooled. Amou then confronts Ghost alone, with Gai removing Kenbu's limiters to allow Amou to fight Ghost on equal footing for a short period of time. Amou is able to distract Ghost long enough for Shion and Gashin to ambush it and destroy its heat sink. Rapidly heating up, Ghost attempts to flee to the ocean but Amou risks his life to stop Ghost. Ghost explodes, taking Kenbu with it. Unable to stay in the area for too long, Yatagarasu is forced to flee the islands and declare Amou missing in action. Later, Brad and his team are able to recover Ghost's AI core from the ocean floor, and Brad promises that he will put Ghost's capabilities to good use. (Source: Wikipedia)

Eight Months Later

Reunion

Fierce Battle

TRYVECTA

The Sanctuary

Anniversary

New Japan Cooperation Organization

Signs of Upheaval

Fugitives

Outbreak of War

Hokuriku Frontline (Part 1)