(Ikuhara stated that he chose to make the Majors intersex because he wished to create "a race which combines the good parts of both women and men.

"[1]) Protagonist Ors Break is hired by the intergalactic trading company Balt Liner Corporation to pilot a schell, a bio-organic mecha, by claiming to be a Major.

When the truth of his Minor status is revealed, he comes to an agreement with his superior, a Major named Delbee Ibus, to continue working for the organization.

[2] A concept album for the novel, Schell Bullet: Thanaphs 68 (Schell⋮Bullet サナフス68), was composed by Tenpei Sato, and features vocals from Ikuhara and Maria Kawamura.

[10] The liner notes for the album famously feature a photograph of Ikuhara wearing a leather bodysuit with a spiked corset.