Is it better to live on your knees or die on your feet? Tanya, born again into a Japan under occupation, has fought to survive for five long years since the Britannian Conquest of Area 11. Death comes easily in Shinjuku Ghetto: Starvation is rampant, disease is common, and Britannian justice is arbitrary and capricious. After her mother is left dead on the street, Tanya is forced to decide whether she is content to die under the tyrannical system, or to stand in rebellion against the endless...