— the act of creating unpolished, intense, black-and-white manga-style art — becomes a source of raw, untamed power. The more "manga-like" the drawing (screentones, speed lines, dynamic angles), the stronger the manifested object.
The story begins with , a phenomenally successful manga author who has achieved immense wealth and fame but has lived a hollow, lonely life. After receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis and having a final, bitter argument with his greedy mother, he dies in a tragic car accident. — the act of creating unpolished, intense, black-and-white