World War III is over, and nomad soldier Duenan Knute and her cyborg partner Briareos struggle to survive in the abandoned cities and demilitarized zones of the post-war wasteland, the "Badside." Matters appear on the upswing, however, when they are found and brought to Olympus, an urban utopia and centerpiece for the reconstruction of civilization. Duenan and Bri join the Olympus police, a force that seems hardly necessary in such a paradise. But, like in most pretty pictures, perfection is an illusion, and Olympus's peaceful facade hides a dark secret, a violent struggle between human and cyborg that could once again plunge the world into war... and genocide.... more>>

Note: Won the Seiun Award for Best Manga in 1986. <<less

The story is using a mix of various religions teachings and some Lovecraft mythology as a background, set in a far future and distant world, in which "psycho science" is trying to change the destiny of the mankind, summoning supernatural beings and magics to achieve this goal.... more>>

But according to the Murphy's Laws, when everything is too well planned, there is always something that will go wrong, and in Orion you can be sure that it will follow this patern. <<less