Taking place in a futuristic city called Mardock City, Rune Ballot is a young prostitute who was taken in by the notorious gambler Shell Septinous. One night, Shell abandons Rune and attempts to murder her in an explosion. However, she is rescued and transformed into a cyborg by Dr. Easter. An Artificial intelligence in the form of a Mouse accompanies her to adapt to her new life. Rune is trained to use the advanced technology fitted on her to defend herself against Shell's attempts to have her killed to stop her from testifying against him.

Note: Won Nihon SF Taisho Award in 2003.

Novel

Mardock Scramble (Spin-Off)

マルドゥック・スクランブル (Novel)
マルドゥック・スクランブル The 1st Compression
マルドゥック・スクランブル The 2nd Combustion
マルドゥック・スクランブル The 3rd Exhaust

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3 Volumes (Complete)

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Starts at Vol 1
Ends at Vol 3

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