The scene is set in the Bakumatsu age, when the foundations of the Tokugawa government has began to sway. In the age where " Darkness" breathed and the existance of monsters were feared; an aspiring writer, Yamaoka Hyakusuke travels around the countries hoping to publish to the world his " Hyaku Monogatari". There, the meets small time criminals such as Mataichi of Deception; Ogin of the Puppets; and Chouji of the Bird Calling. They are secretive gang; hired to solve cases that are buried in darkness, Searching out the criminals, using skillful contrivances, they judge the human ego and bury one job after another; along with a mysterious sound of ringing bells and the word " Go Koui Tatematsuru" |