Coppelion

Coppelion is a sci-fi action TV anime produced by GoHands, directed by Shingo Suzuki, and based on the manga by Tomonori Inoue. Set in a post-nuclear Tokyo transformed into a toxic wasteland, genetically engineered students Ibara Naruse, Aoi Fukasaku, and Taeko Nomura are dispatched into the contaminated dead zone on a desperate rescue mission. With series composition by Makoto Nakamura, the series delivers a gripping blend of post-apocalyptic atmosphere and high-stakes action, exploring survival and humanity against a hauntingly desolate backdrop that sets it apart in the sci-fi anime landscape.

In 2016, a catastrophic nuclear meltdown struck Tokyo, leaving the once-vibrant metropolis forever changed. Two decades on, the city stands as a desolate wasteland, its streets silent and abandoned, rendered uninhabitable by dangerously high radiation levels that keep all of humanity at bay. When an unexpected distress signal emerges from deep within this forbidden zone, the Japan Self-Defence Forces see no choice but to act. They deploy a trio of young women from an elite special unit known as Coppelion — Ibara Naruse, Aoi Fukasaku, and Taeko Nomura — to venture into the irradiated ruins and locate any survivors who may still be clinging to life. Strangely, despite the lethal environment surrounding them, the three girls enter the contaminated city without a single piece of protective gear. Just who are these girls, and what makes them so different from ordinary humans?