ish ▁versions . ▁A ▁film ▁version ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁works , ▁but ▁was ▁also ▁abandoned . ▁The ▁an ime ▁is ▁lic ensed ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁by ▁Sent ai ▁Film works . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁story ▁tells ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁and ▁his ▁cat ▁who ▁are ▁being ▁purs ued ▁by ▁the ▁police ▁during ▁a ▁particularly ▁storm y ▁night ▁in ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁young ▁man ▁suddenly ▁drives ▁his ▁car ▁right ▁into ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁a ▁cy clone ▁and ▁is ▁caught ▁in ▁a ▁space / time ▁anom aly . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁they ▁end ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 5 0 . ▁ ▁S uffer ing ▁from ▁complete ▁memory ▁loss , ▁he ▁soon ▁finds ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁being ▁purs ued ▁by ▁the ▁army - like ▁forces ▁of ▁N ec r ime , ▁a ▁top ▁criminal ▁organization ▁led ▁by ▁Lud ov ich . ▁T aking ▁the ▁name ▁Ry ū ▁Ur ash ima , ▁the ▁young ▁man ▁joins ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁and ▁f ights ▁back ▁against ▁N ec r ime . ▁He ▁is ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁by ▁Soph ia , ▁a ▁happy - go - l ucky ▁ex - n un , ▁and ▁Claude , ▁a ▁fellow ▁officer . ▁The ▁unit ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁Ins pect or ▁G ondo ▁Tor u . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁joined ▁by ▁his ▁cat , ▁My aa , ▁whom ▁made ▁the ▁time ▁journey ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁links ▁to ▁his ▁past ▁that ▁he ▁rem embers . ▁ ▁Char