Angelic Layer Summary / Information
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007Demographic: Shonen
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Science FictionÂ
The primary protagonist of Angelic Layer is Misaki Suzuhara, a seventh grader who just moved in to Tokyo to live with her aunt, Shouko Asami. After arriving in the city, she watches the battle doll Athena on a big screen television outside of Tokyo Station and becomes interested in learning about the amazingly popular toy called Angelic Layer, a game in which players (called Deus) buy and custom-design dolls known as Angels. Angels can move by mental control when on a field called the “layer”. Layers are very expensive, and most people pay to use them by the hour in establishments resembling cybercafes.