Japanese Anime : Action : Other quality : English
This anime is set in the 21st Century, 50 years after World War Three (the exact date isn't made clear).The war has left a crater where Tokyo once stood, a place filled with contaminated rubble. This spot has no electrical power, and because of this the crater shows as a black spot in the night sky. The Black Spot is a place where outcasts come to live, and because of the contamination, certain of these outcasts gain various powers. Those with powers become known as Needless.The Manga is divided into two separate parts. Part I introduced the characters, starting with the meeting between Cruz Schild and Adam Blade. The arc's events resulted in the two opposing sides battling at Simeon tower. The battle ended when Adam Arclight, mad with rage, released the full power of PF Zero. This caused a huge explosion which damaged is a spot where the Simeon building, and scattered everyone. Cruz woke up alone in the Ruins of the Simeon building after a vision of Adam Blade gave him some encouragement.Part II is ongoing as it is centered on Cruz as he journeys to find his scattered friends. In a surprising event he is found by Mio who decides to join him in order to see Blade again. They have had various success and made new allies but Arclight is aware that Cruz is alive and has ordered his death. As of the current chapter, Cruz was found by the bulk of his friends.The anime ended alternately where Adam loses all his power and need to go back to the Black Spot, and with Adam Arclight being blasted to pieces