Shinjuku, the central business district of Tokyo, has been destroyed, killing thousands and driving out the survivors.
Only a few know the truth: The evil sorcerer Levih Rah was responsible for the destruction, and is preparing a ritual that will destroy the entire world.
The role-playing game uses the Tri-Stat System set of rules developed by Guardians of Order for their first release, Big Eyes, Small Mouth (1997).
[1] The book has chapters on character creation, the Tri-Stat rules, the setting, some suggestions for the gamemaster, and two sample adventures:[1] In 1988, Hideyuki Kikuchi wrote the novel Demon City Shinjuku, which was immediately adapted into an original video animation (OVA) directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri.
[2]: 336 Additional material was provided by Mark C. MacKinnon, Jeff Mackintosh, and Karen A. McLarney.