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Luna asks Casshern to serve as her new guardian; Lyuze and Ringo lose faith in the promise of salvation; and Ohji returns with disturbing revelations about the Sun Who Was Called Moon.

Casshern, Lyuze, and Ringo finally reach Luna’s castle, where they find countless robots hoping to be spared from the Ruin. Dune is among their ranks, but Luna’s treatment of her former protector is shocking.

An encounter with the mysterious Lyuze offers Casshern a fragmented glimpse of his role in the Ruin. After stumbling upon a community of “dying” robots, he discovers the true depth of his infamy.

Lyuze sees the frightening reflection of her own mortality in the visage of a defiant female warrior who refuses to go gently into that dark Ruin.

Lyuze’s psyche is bombarded by a labyrinthine barrage of illusions. Her nightmarish journey leads to a shocking discovery about her true feelings for Casshern.

Casshern and his travelling companions befriend three children claiming to be descendents of Luna. When the youngsters are attacked by Leda, Casshern risks his own life to protect them.

During a rare moment of peace, Casshern presses Ohji for the story of Ringo’s origins. Elsewhere, Dio and Leda cross paths with two deadly robots that were once the strongest of their kind.

Despite his ragged condition, Dune continues his search for Luna. The robot once feared as the “God of Death” is ceaseless in his quest, but a rematch with Casshern puts his dream of a reunion on hold.

Ringo’s attempt to comfort Casshern leads her into a deadly trap. Ohji is quick to come to her rescue, but for them both to escape alive, Casshern must fight Dio as Braiking Boss looks on.

Dying robots far and wide herald the saving grace of Luna. Meanwhile, Lyuze is disturbed to notice that Ringo has begun to rust, and Casshern is confronted by the monster who ordered him to Ruin the world.

The search for Luna leads Casshern and Friender to Margo, an artist who refuses to let the Ruin destroy his spirit. Casshern finds inspiration in the artist’s vision, but there are those who would rather see him dead.

Friender receives help from a caravan of robots and humans after Casshern is trapped beneath falling debris. But when the canine’s new allies unearth the man who killed Luna, the situation takes a violent turn.

Dio’s mission to assemble a robot army is interrupted by the appearance of Dune, a formidable warrior who was once Luna’s bodyguard. Elsewhere, Casshern continues his search for Luna.

Casshern awakens to find his world reduced to a corrosive wasteland. Lost in a future he does not recognize, he struggles to stay a step ahead of those who wish death upon him.

The Gekko lands in the ruins of Ciudades Del Cielo, where Renton tries to cut loose by lifting—much to Holland’s annoyance. When Renton disappears into the city, he discovers the secret behind Gekkostate’s formation.

On a shopping trip, Eureka, Renton, and a few others run into a woman named Tiptory. But when Holland appears and interrupts their meeting, it’s revealed that there’s more to Tiptory than meets the eye.

Renton gets sent on an important Gekkostate mission to deliver a dangerous package—but there’s something strange about the errand.

Eureka’s “kids” pull a series of pranks on Renton, dead-set on keeping anyone from getting too close to the woman they call “Mama.” Meanwhile, Renton goes out on a dangerous mission without authorization from the rest of Gekkostate.

The fate of the world is at stake as Eureka begins to turn into the next Scub Control Cluster. As an army of Coralians surround her, Renton understands that to save Eureka and everybody else, he might have to forsake his humanity.