Based on [Inoue Tomonori]`s Coppelion science-fiction military action manga The story is set in 2036, after radioactive contamination from a nuclear accident has put Tokyo under a blockade. Three high school girls have been sent to this dead city. Thanks to genetic engineering, the three girls have been impervious to radioactivity since birth. They form a special forces unit, codenamed Coppelion, in the 3rd Division of Japan`s Ground Self-Defense Force. Note: The first episode premiered at Japan Expo in Paris and Anime Expo in Los Angeles. The regular TV broadcast started on 02.10.2013.