SPRIGGAN

Ancient civilisations left behind technologies powerful enough to change the modern world. Their surviving relics attract governments, soldiers and other groups eager to claim that power. The ARCAM organisation sends its elite agents, known as Spriggans, to keep dangerous discoveries from falling into the wrong hands. Yu Ominae is one of those agents, a young operative whose advanced equipment and combat skills place him between rival forces and the secrets they seek. Ruins become battlefields, archaeological mysteries become urgent missions, and opponents with extraordinary abilities turn each assignment into more than a straightforward recovery operation. Hiroshi Takashige and Ryoji Minagawa combine adventure, military action and speculative archaeology. The appeal lies in the collision of ancient mysteries with modern technology, supported by energetic mechanical artwork and a hero who must decide when the past should be uncovered and when its most dangerous achievements should remain buried.