“Japan fights America under Chinese rule using invincible Fukujin armor; new recruits face war, violence, and militaristic control.”
Mechanized Infantries 8-Fukujin
機動旅団八福神
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Japan fights America under Chinese rule using invincible Fukujin armor; new recruits face war, violence, and militaristic control.
Kidou Ryodan Hachifukujin is set in the near future where Japan has been subjugated by China and now fights against its former ally America under the Chinese banner. Fukujin, literally "luck god," are special armor suits that are impervious to most conventional weapons. The story follows new recruits in the army of Japan, in a war torn future. There's an eccentric girl, a pacifistic guy, an advanced suit of armor impervious to all weapons figure in a story about war, violence, and militaristic subservience. (Source: MU)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 61 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 8h 08m approx
- Published Jul 2004 – Oct 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9580 catalog