In addition to the protagonist Yu Ominae, various heritage of super ancient civilizations and more characters – Jean Jacquemonde, Yoshino Somei, Koichi Moroha, and Iwao Katsuki – are introduced in the visual.
The manga was originally serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1989 to 1996 and compiled in 11 tankobon volumes.
The new anime, directed by Hiroshi Kobayashi (Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan), will be streamed worldwide on Netflix in 2021.