About this season
The year is 2062. Earth has been left in ruin after the failure of a labor automation project when the AI called Artemis waged war against humanity. A girl, Empress, awakens in a research lab. As one of the three surviving guardians, she must destroy the Orbital Elevator before Artemis can complete its construction. Failure will result in a machine army overrunning Earth.
Episodes (12)
1. The Good, the Bad and the Mechanics
8.0Aired 3 April 2022 • 24 min
Empress wakes up in a research lab.
2. Shooter Meets Hacker
7.0Aired 10 April 2022 • 24 min
Norito asks Empress to bring supplies from a nearby hospital, but a Beehive lies there.
3. Master Sniper
7.0Aired 17 April 2022 • 24 min
Upon saving Momiji from the Educational Institution, Empress attempts rescue of her friends.
4. Black Falls Down a Hole
7.0Aired 24 April 2022 • 24 min
Empress learns they've got a month until the Orbital Elevator is complete. Dead Master re-appears.
5. Drink Because You Are Happy
9.0Aired 1 May 2022 • 24 min
Norito asks Strength for help, but soldiers show up. Strength purges a part of herself.
6. Collapse
9.0Aired 8 May 2022 • 24 min
Strength and Norito burst into the carrier to save Miya. They also find Lunatic.
7. Peacebuilding Force Memorial Library
7.0Aired 15 May 2022 • 24 min
Black Trike can't self-repair, so they go to the Peacebuilding Force Memorial Library for the parts.
8. Crossing Iron Oceans
7.0Aired 22 May 2022 • 24 min
Empress and the others are crossing the Iron Ocean. She notices Monica is acting strange.
9. Half Mechanic
8.0Aired 29 May 2022 • 24 min
Empress wakes up in Light House No. 8.
10. Titanomachia
8.0Aired 5 June 2022 • 24 min
Battle continues at Light House No. 8. The colonel is attacked by Charlotte, but Empress arrives.
11. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
8.0Aired 12 June 2022 • 24 min
The colonel receives a message that the Iron Ocean is spreading, causing much confusion. Despite a message confirming that the Orbital Elevator is connected, the colonel tells everyone the plan is to get Empress close to the Elevator to destroy it. At the eleventh hour, the Peacebuilding Force begins their bombardment and the final battle begins.
12. Black Rock Shooter
7.0Aired 19 June 2022 • 24 min
The deadly battle unfolds in the wastelands. Empress rejects Lunatic's offer, and makes it clear that she will fight to the very end. The colonel suffers a drone barrage and faces death. Strength and Dead Master have also sustained heavy damage, and the army is all but destroyed. Is there a way out of this hopeless situation?