The story focuses in a romance between Randy "Ryo" Maclean and Dee Laytner, two New York City detectives from the fictitious 27th precinct.
[1] Fake's English translation is published by Tokyopop in the United States of America, and by Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand.
[2] Randy "Ryo" Maclean, a half-Japanese cop, is new to the 27th Precinct in New York, and he is partnered with Dee Laytner, an American with an overconfident attitude.
It has aired in the U.S. on Logo as part of an anthology series dedicated to LGBT-themed animation and geek culture called Alien Boot Camp.
There, the mansion's owner, Leonard Henry, reveals the reason he has trapped, tortured and killed Japanese persons like Arisa, and anyone unfortunate enough to witness it, like Cindy, is because the very first guests of the countryside mansion, who happened to be Japanese raped and killed his daughter, Maria-Elizabeth 5 years ago, who was 13 years old at the time of her death.
After this horrible incident, in a discriminatory rage, Leonard has killed many people of Japanese descent to avenge his late daughter.
Before going to the slammer, his one request of burning anything related to his daughter, including the giant portrait, in Leonard's personal office is honored.
Back at the station, Ryo and Dee see that their commissioner has been replaced with the NY cop they met at the mansion, Berkeley Rose.