In the near future, a huge earthquake destroys Tokyo, as all manga catastrophes are wont to do. Well, parts of Tokyo anyway. Rescue worker Rei, who rides a motorcycle and is possibly the most ass-kicking shoujo heroine ever, and her hot partner Uozumi go to the rescue, but are shot at and then bombed. Uozumi is trapped and surrounded by flames. Rei rescues him by shooting the debris trapping him with a bazooka; his life is saved but he loses a leg.

They are presumed dead, so they go to work as mercenaries for a bar with really good potstickers which is a front for a mercenary rental joint. As one does. And then they rescue hostages and contemplate their love lives. Rei loves Uozumi, but he loves his girlfriend Mika. I think Mika is doomed.

This seems to be an older manga, based on the retro art style (Rei's eyes are humungous, even for shoujo) and the fact that my edition, from Animerica, is flipped. There's only two volumes, and I look forward to the next. I don't love the art but it's not actively offputting, Rei is awesome, it has sexual tension between partners, and the writing style has a nice indie-noir edge.

I believe that Tamura's famous work is an epic fantasy, Basara. How's that?
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