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With a demonic weapon in hand, a wandering swordsman-for-hire and a samurai brotherhood take on an uprising of the undead.
In early 20th century Tokyo, The Kouma Wars have finally ended and life is going back to normal. In case such an attack was ever to happen again, a special team known as The Imperial Defence Force, Flower Divison, is created. Using a theater as a cover, young girls with spiritual powers are recuited to pilot steam-powered machines to defend the city. However, the girls lack teamwork skills on and off the battlefield, often ending in disaster. When the demons begin to attack again, a new leader is called in to lead the team and put on a theater show of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Can he turn the bickering girls into a military team, not to mention amazing actresses, before a new wave of demons destroy the city?
Gunshen tells about genetic locks as a mysterious technology of super-era, which can promote the unprecedented enhancement of body functions in speed, strength and senses. The people who successfully opened the genetic lock became the "agents" of the new era, and the leaders in the agents were called "the gun god." Around the new type of military locks, the various forces have fought fiercely and set up colleges to train agents. With the breakthrough and application of the experiment, and the coercion from the mysterious race, the world has gradually fallen into the mire of war. After the end of the war, the mysterious race disappeared, and the agents and gun gods became unprovable urban legends.
In the year 2065, life on Earth is almost extinct due to an invasion of creatures known as "Phantoms." Only a few cities remain in the midst of a wasteland, which are shielded by barriers that the spirit-like Phantoms cannot cross. While the brilliant scientist Aki Ross and her mentor Dr. Sid want to find a way to peacefully end the conflict with the Phantoms, the military would prefer to fire a space cannon to eradicate the mysterious life forms from the planet – though Earth might be destroyed in the process. In a race against time, can Aki and Dr. Sid find a solution before the cannon is fired?
The Paris Assault Force is back, but their leader is not. He's left for Japan, leaving the talented showgirls to wonder who should take his place. Will it be Erika the innocent nun, Loberia the ex-thief, Coquelicot the energetic circus performer, Glycine the proud noble, or Hanabi the expert marksman? Each girl believes she would be best for the position yet strange events put off the decision. Soon, more important events arise: an investigation threatens the secret of Les Chattes Noires, and a series of mysterious attacks rock the city. Can the girls discover the man behind the attacks, keep their secret safe, and still put on the best show in town?