The women of CLAMP take on the male-dominated world of tournament anime with the female-centric ANGELIC LAYER. The series revolves around 12-year-old Misaki Suzuhara a small-town girl whose workaholic mother has sent her to live with her aunt in Tokyo. Once in the big city Misaki discovers the exciting world of Angelic Layer a robot game where customized dolls are pitted against each other in high-tech battles controlled by the thoughts of their human operators. Driven by the excitement and competitiveness of the game Misaki builds her own Angel and slowly develops her fighting skills as a way to make friends and adjust to life in her new city. Fun and action-packed ANGELIC LAYER kicks off with this first volume of episodes.