Its a Japanese legend (fairytale) turned into a modern time fantasy. You will follow Aya through a series of traumatic events caused by Ceres awakening inside of her. Ceres is a celestial being that was raped by a man and has reincarnated as her DNA had passed down to the women in the family. She finally awakes through Aya to retrieve her haragomo and take revenge on the Mikage family. Exellent storyline. Very good plot and character deveopment. Teen angst and romance, blood and violence, beautiful animation. What more could you ask for? This is one of the best shojo anime that Ive seen.