
Genres
Action Features fast-paced sequences of combat, chases, and intense physical confrontations, often with heroes battling villains.Drama Focuses on realistic portrayals of human emotions and conflicts, often dealing with serious themes and interpersonal relationships.Psychological Explores the inner workings of the human mind, focusing on characters' thoughts, emotions, and mental states, often with complex narratives.Sci-Fi Set in a future or alternate reality, often featuring advanced technology, space exploration, or speculative scientific concepts.Tags
Boys' Love Prominently features romance between two males, not inherently sexual.Memory Manipulation Prominently features a character(s) who has had their memories altered.Primarily Male Cast Main cast is mostly composed of male characters.Amnesia Prominently features a character(s) with memory loss.Space Opera Centers around space warfare, advanced technology, chivalric romance and adventure.Beautiful Men
美しい男
In the year S.E. 156, ace space pilot M2 Rimstein is awakened from a thirty-year experimental cold sleep to lead the Dance Mania unit. The team consists of three pilots: Stellasta von Argyll, Malloy Chihaya, and Cloud Neelsen, two of whom are rookies. They undergo accelerated training and receive new ships and gadgets to prepare for battle against an unknown enemy.
However, their mission quickly goes wrong when M2 is captured and brainwashed by a hostile planet. Now fighting for the enemy, he becomes a threat to his own unit. Malloy initially refuses to fight his former commander but eventually engages, determined to bring him back to the Great Carrier. Even if they can rescue him physically, restoring his mind may prove far more difficult.
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