TV-Series
Description
Kouki Maeno appears as an ordinary university student earning money through drug trials for Aoyama Pharmaceutical. These experiments induce significant memory distortion, leaving him unaware of his participation. He awakens in an unknown city location, pursued by unidentified assailants, until Rin Asougi intervenes and helps him uncover his past.
Investigations reveal Kouki is not the original individual but a clone created by Sayara Yamanobe. The original Kouki Maeno died during experimental vivisection. Sayara implanted the deceased Kouki's memories into the clone, resulting in artificial recollections that cause psychological distress due to their inauthenticity. This revelation drives Kouki to attempt suicide using a gun provided by Rin. He survives the self-inflicted head wound, which leaves a permanent discolored streak in his hair.
Choosing to live despite this trauma, Kouki abandons his studies and begins working at Rin's detective agency, Asougi Consulting. He remains employed there for 21 years. During a case involving Yuki Shimazaki and her angel-transformed brother Shogo, Kouki develops a relationship with Yuki. They marry between the events of episodes 2 and 3 and later have a son, Teruki.
In episode 3, Kouki is mortally wounded by gunfire while attempting to rescue Rin from captivity. To survive, he consumes a time fruit extracted from Shogo, transforming into an angel—a male entity typically overwhelmed by uncontrollable urges. Defying this nature through willpower, he rescues Rin from a biological weapon attack. He then confronts Sayara but is intercepted by Apos, the series' primary antagonist. Apos forcibly extracts Kouki's time fruit, causing permanent death as angels lack the resurrective immortality of female immortals. Kouki's time fruit is lost at sea but later recovered by Rin during her regeneration period.
Kouki's legacy endures posthumously through his family: his wife Yuki raises their son Teruki as a single mother, and his granddaughter Mishio becomes involved in later events. During the climax involving the cosmic entity Yggdrasil, Kouki's spirit aids Rin in overcoming its influence. His recovered time fruit proves instrumental in facilitating her escape.
Investigations reveal Kouki is not the original individual but a clone created by Sayara Yamanobe. The original Kouki Maeno died during experimental vivisection. Sayara implanted the deceased Kouki's memories into the clone, resulting in artificial recollections that cause psychological distress due to their inauthenticity. This revelation drives Kouki to attempt suicide using a gun provided by Rin. He survives the self-inflicted head wound, which leaves a permanent discolored streak in his hair.
Choosing to live despite this trauma, Kouki abandons his studies and begins working at Rin's detective agency, Asougi Consulting. He remains employed there for 21 years. During a case involving Yuki Shimazaki and her angel-transformed brother Shogo, Kouki develops a relationship with Yuki. They marry between the events of episodes 2 and 3 and later have a son, Teruki.
In episode 3, Kouki is mortally wounded by gunfire while attempting to rescue Rin from captivity. To survive, he consumes a time fruit extracted from Shogo, transforming into an angel—a male entity typically overwhelmed by uncontrollable urges. Defying this nature through willpower, he rescues Rin from a biological weapon attack. He then confronts Sayara but is intercepted by Apos, the series' primary antagonist. Apos forcibly extracts Kouki's time fruit, causing permanent death as angels lack the resurrective immortality of female immortals. Kouki's time fruit is lost at sea but later recovered by Rin during her regeneration period.
Kouki's legacy endures posthumously through his family: his wife Yuki raises their son Teruki as a single mother, and his granddaughter Mishio becomes involved in later events. During the climax involving the cosmic entity Yggdrasil, Kouki's spirit aids Rin in overcoming its influence. His recovered time fruit proves instrumental in facilitating her escape.