Blame!

In a distant technological future, civilization has evolved into a fully network-based form. A past "infection" caused automated systems to malfunction, leading to a multi-leveled city structure that replicates infinitely in all directions. Humanity has since lost access to the city's controls and is now hunted and purged by an automated defense system known as the Safeguard. In a small corner of the city, a struggling enclave called the Electro-Fishers faces imminent extinction, caught between the threat of the Safeguard and dwindling food supplies. A girl named Zuru sets out on a journey to find food for her village, but inadvertently triggers a crisis when an observation tower detects her presence and summons a Safeguard pack to eliminate the perceived threat. With her companions dead and escape routes sealed, Zuru's only hope is the unexpected arrival of Killy the Wanderer, who is on a quest to find the Net Terminal Genes, the key to restoring order to the world.