Then the story starts to unfold in 2012 by introducing Helga, an introverted 11-year-old orphan who drew pictures of a land with a crescent moon that she believed was her home.

Tohma, through his desire to help the two runaway orphans, ventures out on a quest that will eventually cross paths with the mission of the Befort Children, who have spent centuries wandering Europe in search of a person named Tina.

Voiced by: Junko Minagawa Helga (ヘルガ, Heruga) is a quiet and introverted young girl, whom Tohma helps save from an oppressive orphanage.

Gherta uses Conrad Röntgen's findings to reconstruct the Autozone, a machine which brings people back from the Zone, the land of the dead, using Orsel, the life force in all living things.

It included both the opening theme of the show, "Voyage" (performed by Inori, lyrics by Mikio Sakai, composition by Mayumi Yamazaki, arrangement by Takanori Eguchi), and the ending theme, "Mizu no Madoromi" (水のまどろみ) (performed by Origa, lyrics by Rie Hamada( Japanese version) Origa (Russian version), composition and arrangement by Kunihiko Ryo).

[6] Fantastic Children: Tokei Jikake no Tabibito-tachi (ファンタジックチルドレン 時計じかけの旅人たち), illustrated by Masakazu Miyano, was serialized in the monthly Comic Flapper.