Yoshihiro Kanno

A young boy named Gusukō lives in the countryside with his parents and little sister. A string of droughts and other natural disasters tear the family apart, and Gusukō is forced to leave home and seek his fortunes on his own. Driven by a desire to improve the quality of life of his poor countrymen, he eventually joins a group of scientists called the Ihatov Volcano Department; he takes part in scientific projects to fight the natural disasters that drove him from his home.

ノアの方舟が陸地を見つけられなかったもう1つの世界。巨大な眼球を模し、中に複数の人型の彫像が鎮座する宗教の象徴のような機械仕掛けの太陽が海に沈み、世界は夜を迎える。 方舟の中の動物がすべて化石になった頃、忘れ去られた街で一人の少年と一人の少女が出会う。