First issue of a canceled series; collected (in thumbnails) in Blame and So on (Artbook)

This series shows how Batou and Kusanagi met during a civil war and turns into a parallel story to the Arise OVA series with Batou as the lead.

In a city where most people have been turned into vampires after a UFO incident, a group of boys attempts to survive and fight against the aliens and vampires.

Jin, a mysterious kid with a halo carved in his hand, and extraordinary fighting skills, lives with his grandfather in a beggar's community. In other place, the old scientist Amagi is searching for professor...