The theatrical anime film is a full digital (3-D) action/horror film based on a manga by Tamaki Hisao, best known to Western fans for his manga adaptation of Star Wars: A New Hope. Characters were designed by Yasushi Nirasawa, a well acclaimed maker of creature action figures. Monkey Punch (Lupin III creator) served as the film's script superviser. Set in the year 2088, it depicts a dark future in which humans have been transformed into the "Guilstein," creatures with no human souls in them...

A series mass-murders where 15-year-old boys have slaughtered their own families. Iori Takigawa is a 15-year old boy who often dreams that he has become a monster and kills his family. And in those dreams, there is always a girl floating in the air... At school, Iori hears a rumor from Imazeki, the son of the police commissioner, about the truth behind the incidents. It seems that in each case, the 15-year-old boy suddenly transforms into a monster and attacks his family. On his way home that day, Iori and his friend Kikuchi are attacked by a group of delinquents. Suddenly, Kikuchi transforms into a giant monster, fights off the delinquents, and then turns on Iori…
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(Source: Shogakukan, translated)

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