At the beginning of the 21st century...
...seismic activity continued to shake the world for three years.
Millions of people died, and peace and order were virtually erased.
The radioactive mutant bear's blood contains a strong acid.
If you use powerful attacks, your flesh will be melted by its blood.
Kakugo, you must fight creatively.
Impact!
My appearance is of little consequence!
My duty is to win at any cost!
My flesh is a means to victory!
You truly are unconcerned.
That is the way, Kakugo.
Stand back, Kakugo.
You're not fighting elegantly.
My way is faster and guarantees victory.
Zero Form!
Heart Rupture!
Fury!
There's no sense in fighting without style!
Spiral!
In battle, you can be either elegant or brutal.
Harara, is this your Zero Form?
Yes, Father.
I fought creatively.
Fury had already defeated the bear.
Spiral was unnecessary.
Yes, Sir.
Harara, Kakugo.
For what purpose do we train...
...in Zero Form Martial Arts in the most isolated part of the world?
We train to fulfill our duty.
And what is that duty?
To kill demons in human form.
To protect those without fangs.
Correct.
In these times, people have lost all hope for the future.
It is at these times that demons appear.
For generations, we have protected innocent people from the shadows.
Finally, the time has come.
Open it!
Yes, Sir!
W-What is this?
This armor is called the Fortified Armor Shell.
Zero Form Defense Arts and this Fortified Armor Shell are our legacy.
One set is called Kasumi, and the other is called Zero!
Such fearful fury...
This armor is alive!
Father, Zero is shedding tears of blood!
So is Kasumi!
In order to create this armor, many honorable fighters were sacrificed...
...and countless others have died.
This is the time for the blood tears to be honored.
I give Kasumi to Harara and Zero to Kakugo.
Harara, become Kasumi.
Kakugo, become Zero and fulfill your duty to the world.
Yes, Sir!
Salute the Fortified Armor Shell!
Look, a flower!
It's a flower!
It really is.
I never thought I'd ever see a flower.
Life is amazing.
Let's leave it alone and not pick it.
What's that?
I am Hamuko.
People call me Beauty.
S-Stop it!
Why waste your time with this girl?
Just look at her face!
Don't you think she's ugly?
Just look at what's on the inside.
Stop right there!
Students from other schools cannot enter!
We've admitted a newcomer.
We live in dangerous times.
You never know when a gang or a psycho could attack.
We can't trust the police.
We must protect our school by ourselves.
Attention, everyone!
Introduce yourself, new guy.
I'm Kakugo Hagakure.
Take a seat next to Horie, the one with the ribbon.
He smells like incense.
I-I'm Horie.
Nice to meet you.
Um, hello...
Same here.
Hey new guy, want me to brush your teeth?
Cut it out, Haoka!
Stop it, Haoka!
Care to repeat that, Teach?
No, uh, nevermind...
I feel sorry for him.
Whoever takes that seat always gets picked on by Haoka.
Principal, I confiscated some booze from a student.
Care to have some?
You're indecent, Zenigata.
I was just reporting to the police that...
...Kazu Shimada and Hiroko Uchiyama are still missing.
They're probably dead already.
They're your students.
Watch your mouth.
Principal, we live in a terrible world.
The earthquakes and radioactivity...
It's pretty unlikely that anyone can live in safety.
There's looting, and thousands of corpses haunt the streets.
That's why we have to teach students, so that they can change this world.
You're too optimistic.
You still want to fight after the battle's been lost.
Mr. Zenigata, what's wrong?
The cockroaches are getting bigger all the time.
Even if the earth is dead...
If you remember a song that encourages you...
Let's strain our eyes to look for the light.
Bite down and look up at the sky.
You sing well, Horie.
You sound like Madonna.
No, I don't!
Not at all!
I'm me.
The only me in this world.
W-Well...
Being compared to somebody else doesn't make me happy at all.
Hey, what's so funny, Hagakure!
Nothing.
Hey, you listening?
You think you're something special, don't you new guy?
I'll bet he does!
He thinks he's better than us!
One more thing...
Horie is mine.
Stay away from her.
Nobody has the right to call someone theirs.
Die!
It's a dangerous world out there.
I can't let a wimp like you have Horie!
Stop it!
Stop it.
I don't belong to you!
Hagakure, are you okay?
Leave him alone.
Let's go, Horie.
What are you doing? Leave me alone!
I thought he'd be cooler.
What a wimp.
That was disappointing.
H-Help!
Pretty Cheri!
Hiroko...
Hiroko!
Stop that!
You still remember her?
I'll shut your mouth.
That's the mark of eternal love.
A kiss mark that can never be erased!
Classes are over for today.
Form your arranged groups, and leave the school premises immediately.
Leave the school premises immediately.
Don't worry, Horie!
You're completely safe as long as l'm with you!
Y-You should stay away from that Hagakure!
That's none of your business.
H-He's got a dangerous look in his eyes!
Like a murderer's eyes.
He's hiding something.
Haoka's right.
I see.
I'm so glad.
Hey, don't be upset.
All I want to do is protect you, Horie.
Who does that ribbon girl think she is?
Why does she get to walk with three boys?
A monster!
How dare you call me a monster!
I am a queen!
Haoka!
That... That's Kazu!
That's right, and I'm going to love you three boys just like I did Kazu!
But you... You'll pay!
How could an ugly girl like you seduce three boys?
Y-You've got it wrong!
They're only walking with me!
Shut up!
Seems you use your sweet little voice to attract the boys.
Accept the queen's heel!
Oh God!
Who are you?
What's this girl to you?
Everybody, get out of here quickly!
It's dangerous!
Who's dangerous?
You think you're so smart.
I'll bury you.
Get out of here now!
Run!
His voice...
W-What are you doing, Horie?
You're in danger there!
B-But...
What are you doing?
Hurry up and run!
R-Right!
I have no desire to fight you.
Please remove your leg.
I want to remove you from the living!
All right.
Anesthesia!
The anesthesia is harmless...
...but will keep a seven ton person sleeping for three days.
Did you see that?
W-Who's the guy with the scarf?
But who is this woman?
Unbelievable.
How could she wake up so soon?
She's beyond human!
It's impolite to splash something on a queen's face!
T-This is...
I'm known as the Tactical Evil, Hamuko!
The queen will shower you with hot candle service!
I'll rip that armor off your body!
Show me your naked body!
I have no choice.
I will use the Way of the Blow.
Zero Form!
Active Straight Blow!
I hit your spinal cord through your stomach.
You will never use your extraordinary powers again.
Cold...
I'm cold...
Help me...
He was eaten by that monster!
Horrible...
So cold...
I can't see anything.
It's Shimada!
It's Kazu!
Stop it, Horie!
It'll melt you!
Yuck!
Kazu, hold on!
You'll be okay.
Everybody...
Everybody's here with you.
You've really done it!
I'm so hungry for love now!
What is ultimate love?
It means two beings become one!
It means you become a part of my flesh!
Those words have sealed your fate.
I will retaliate!
Kakugo Complete!
I love you!
I love you, Cheri!
Love will win in the end!
Your love is an act of invasion!
Your devotion is corrupt.
You will suffer as your victims have!
Impact!
Is everyone all right?
Yes, we're fine!
Thank you for saving us.
Who are you?
Zero.
Zero?
Um...
Hey?
It's too dangerous to stay here!
New Tokyo's hell after dark!
But I should bury him.
Wait.
That's no good!
Even if you bury him, a rat will just dig him up.
Thinking about him is enough!
Step back, please.
Shimada is ascending.
Don't ever come back to this hell.
Hey, he disappeared!
Who is he?
He destroyed the Tactical Evil we created.
The dust that giant moths scatter...
...can penetrate a machine, jamming its gears and disabling it.
This is New Tokyo Section 13.
It's here that the giant cockroaches swarm upon their victims.
It is impossible for human beings to survive Section in 13.
I am not a human being.
My determination does not waver between right and wrong.
I have only one dream.
To create a utopia on this dying planet with everything in harmony.
Sand, green, and you.
Water, light, and breeze.
So the mist between Heaven and Earth is gone, and everything is united.
To do this there is only one thing that must happen.
The death of humanity.
The two-legged animal that persecuted you and destroyed the ecology.
There is no need for humanity!
Did you hear Lord Harara's goal?
Absolutely.
We too are not human.
Harara's dream of fighting evil has never changed.
We shall never forgive the humans!
Destroy the humans!
Destroy!
Are these the people who will fight me?
Yes.
If you can defeat me, I will give you this castle.
Food, soldiers, everything.
A nice offer.
You'd better not say you're joking.
I, Jackal, in a mere second killed 63 wrestlers single-handedly.
In order to create my own art of war...
...I've killed more than three thousand strong fighters.
What's he talkin' about?
The prince is dreamin'!
Time to wake up!
Die!
Zero Form.
Ultra-Sucking Hand Attack!
Zero Form.
Spiral Contact Hand Attack.
What?
W-What happened?
Not paying attention?
I hear you can't be reborn if you don't smile before dying.
Huh, I'm barely amused.
Bring me stronger fighters.
I'm afraid it's impossible to find any human capable of fighting you.
Bring me another thousand fighters like them.
It's boring to be all-powerful.
Lord Harara.
I don't want dinner.
I'm sorry to report that...
...Tactical Evil Hamuko fought against an armed citizen and lost.
What?
It was not a group of soldiers but a single armored fighter.
When I found her, the battle was already over...
You've said enough.
Show me.
Yes, Sir.
T-This is...
Do you recognize him?
My younger brother.
I didn't think he was still alive.
He calls himself Zero.
Oh?
I wonder who he is.
I wish I could've seen it.
The hero called Zero.
He was so cool...
Right Ponta, Pyonsuke?
Yes, he is.
He's so strong...
What's that?
I-It's another monster!
I don't like your uniforms.
Zero, what's wrong?
I feel it...
Someone is screaming.
Someone is being attacked.
What?
Engage!
Kakugo Complete!
Help me!
P-Ponta!
Shit!
I won't lose to someone in a uniform.
N-No!
Red Heat!
Evaporation!
Zero!
You did it!
Be careful!
I only got rid of part of it.
The rest of it is coming.
Something strange is approaching fifty feet away!
Fifty feet...
We'll fight together!
Yeah!
No.
Please leave!
What's that?
Get out of here!
His voice...
Horie, hurry up!
Who?
Who burned my cherished flower?
Who destroyed my individuality?
I did.
Why did you burn it?
It was hurting people.
Oh no!
Without my flower, my individuality, I'm just another faceless nobody!
I'll get you!
Impact!
Plug in!
130.000 volt electric sound!
Mike on!
Win!
Live start!
Vocal in!
We don't need schools!
We don't need teachers!
We don't need uniforms!
We don't need deviation!
What a horrible voice!
Drum starts!
A billion beats!
Get rid of those who will take away your individuality!
Red Heat!
Ultrawave!
Evaporation!
Wait!
If you use Evaporation, its flesh will explode!
That is an electric generator!
All right!
Ultra-Dehydration Dust!
You are indeed nothing!
Let the wind take you away!
Is everyone okay?
Yes, we're fine!
Thank you for saving us again, Mr. Hagakure!
You are Mr. Hagakure, aren't you?
You must be with that voice.
Hagakure...
Mr. Hagakure!
You are him after all!
You're hurt...
It's nothing.
W-What's that costume you're wearing?
Fortified Armor Shell Zero.
My father's legacy.
Father!
You'll pay.
You will pay!
You are no longer my brother!
Stand aside, Kakugo.
Whoever stands in my way is destined to die.
I may not be skilled enough to fight you!
But I'll defeat you even if my body's ripped to shreads!
What wonderful spirit.
The snow will be dyed with your blood!
Impact!
Spiral!
Goodbye, Kakugo.
Your dying smile is beautiful.
Kakugo, our path is not to be paitence beyond reason...
...but to win beyond reason.
Mr. Hagakure...
I will protect you...
With my own hands.
With my armor.
Nobody knows why Harara killed his father, Oboro.
But when a cursed spell echoes in the castle hidden by vermin and fog...
...Kakugo and the armor unite, to be the impact that destroys evil.