* Based on Inoue Tomonori's Coppelion science-fiction military action manga The story is set in 2036, after radioactive contamination from a nuclear accident has put Tokyo under a blockade. Three high school girls have been sent to this dead city. Thanks to genetic engineering, the three girls have been impervious to radioactivity since birth. They form a special forces unit, codenamed Coppelion, in the 3rd Division of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. Note: The first episode received an early screening at Japan Expo on July 5, 2013 in Paris, France, and at Anime Expo on July 5, 2013 in Los Angeles, United States. The regular TV broadcast started on October 2, 2013.