Lion Girl (唐獅子仮面)

Do you want to get boiled and die,

or give us your life force?

I don't like either option.

You are a disease.

The day came suddenly.

In the year 2045, a tsunami of meteorites

swarmed Earth, killing most lifeforms.

Civilization came to an end.

Countless meteorites fell from the sky, all over the planet,

each containing 100 to 1,000 times more destructive

power than the atomic bombs that were dropped

on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

All the continents sank under the sea.

With 99.9% of the land gone, Earth literally

became a planet of water.

There were a very small number of survivors, about 7 million

people, which was 1/1000 of the population

prior to the catastrophe.

The survivors from around the world

fought their way to a small land mass in Asia, Tokyo, Japan.

Miraculously, only a small amount of meteorites

landed in the Kanto Plain.

The entire country of Japan was destroyed, as were

all the other countries.

Tokyo became the only livable island on Earth.

Those who survived the meteorites' hell

storm in Tokyo, and some survivors

who were able to land on Tokyo, killed each other

for more food, more power.

After 30 long years of bloody civil war,

a man by the name of Nobuhide Fujinaga and his clan

defeated all those opposing his authority,

and he became the ruler of the new world.

Modeled after the samurai totalitarian Tokugawa

shogunate government, Nobuhide formed the Fujinaga shogunate

and claimed the establishment of a new country, Neo-Nippon.

But for those who survived the meteorites and civil war,

their true enemy wasn't a dystopian

world run by a fascist shogun.

It was Fujinaga shogunate government's

designated infectious disease, Anoroc syndrome.

The meteorites that destroyed the Earth

contained a mysterious ray inside the rock.

If a human being is exposed to this ray, the cells in the body

mutate and destroy themselves, causing certain death.

But in very rare cases, some humans survive the exposure.

Those who get exposed to the space ray and survive

undergo a metamorphosis into horrific meteorite beasts.

People call them Anoroc.

Anoroc hunt and kill human beings for their life force.

Anoroc are the true enemy of humankind.

The name came from the Siberian cosmologist, Dr. Suriv

Anoroc, who first warned humanity

about the meteorite tsunami.

Spare my wife.

You can do whatever you want with me.

Spare my wife.

You can do whatever you want with me.

I don't think so.

There's no time for tear jerking drama here.

You can both go fuck yourselves in hell!

Ah! No!

No!

No!

No!

Ah!

No!

Help!

The meteorites rays really have turned us

into monsters, body and mind.

Who are you?

Lion-Girl, the last defender of Ninkyo.

Stand with the weak, and fight the strong.

They are in a state of scanning.

When two psychic powers collide head to head,

they create this mind meld lockdown.

When they are in this state, one of them

has to be killed in order for the other to be set free again.

This psychic duel to the death is called "scanning."

Why do you side with humans?

You are Man-Anoroc.

Man-Anoroc?

Not good.

Not good at all.

Kumicho,

You gotta stand.

Botan, you gotta walk.

Take off those ridiculous masks.

Oh.

, we have not determined the cause

of death for these Anoroc.

Therefore, us not wearing the protective gears

are not logical.

Coward.

What did you say, woman?

Show me.

Another Anoroc fight.

I'm afraid not.

According to the report, it was a duel between the lion

masked woman and this Anoroc.

Lion masked woman, eh?

I look forward to meeting her soon.

I don't have to repeat myself right?

When your manman glows red, it is bad, Botan.

Really bad.

You know this.

Purple means come back to base, OK?

It's just you out there against those demons.

We need members in Hiiro Gumi again.

But before the world ended, we don't need

too many, only a few good ones.

Hey, what is Man-Anoroc?

For Today's News, this is Bob Asai.

First and foremost, let's hear from the greatest

one, our beloved shogun, Nobuhide, himself.

Don't live long, die while working.

What wonderful words of wisdom from our dear greatest leader.

Now, the news.

As part of the government's Mars colonization program,

the spaceship Archangeli was launched last month.

Today, we were told that the ship

has been sabotaged and destroyed by the labor

humanoids on board.

We do have a report that the terrorist labor humanoids

who survived the explosion are headed

to Earth in the escape pod.

But officials say there is absolutely

no chance they will reach the Earth's

atmosphere successfully.

Here are photos of the terrorist labor humanoid replica people.

If you see anyone who resembles these photos,

you are required to report immediately to a peace

officer or police station.

It is a capital offense to be friends

of replica people or Anoroc.

A bit strange, isn't it?

Know what I mean?

How come she has to hide her face with a mask?

Know what I mean?

I hate wearing masks.

Fuck them!

My body, my choice.

Know what I mean?

Don't live long, die while working.

Miss lion-- lioness--

lion mask lady-- lion girl--

I don't know what everyone is calling her,

but she's a real hero.

She's not fake.

She doesn't have another agenda.

She just wants to help the weak and the oppressed.

It's ninkyo.

The last defender of ninkyo.

We've heard much speculation, opinion, conspiracies,

and fake news about this shamelessly dressed

female who wears a lion mask.

The Fujinaga shogunate has officially

recognized her as a public enemy, and named her Lion-Girl.

Apparently, this outlaw has a huge yakuza tattoo in the shape

of Karajishi Botan.

Karajishi is a lion that is a Buddhist protection symbol.

Ah, shit.

King of beasts.

Lion.

She's a fugitive now.

Hiiro Gumi headquarters, how may I help you?

We called yesterday.

A consultation, please.

Ken-san, we have clients.

Swell.

I heard Hiiro Gumi stand with the weak,

we need your protection.

Please.

I understand completely what you need.

You need protection to get to Shimbashi.

A very straightforward commission.

However--

As you know, Shimbashi is still an outland,

we don't even have any maps of the area

since the meteorite hailstorm.

And we do not recommend entering the premises.

That is correct.

Plus there is speculation that shogun task

forces have secret bases in Shimbashi,

so it is a no go on Shimbashi.

Anywhere else, yes, we will take you guys.

We have to reunite with our family there.

Please, this is everything we have.

We're willing to risk it all.

If we don't make it, we don't make it.

Fine.

All right.

We will take you to Shimbashi.

You can sleep here tonight.

Sleep well, it's the last time you will be

sleeping indoors for a while.

Call Marian Nagata.

Ask him to drive us to Shimbashi.

Swell.

What the fuck do you think you're doing?