Freezing

Decades in the future, humanity fights for survival against the Novas—an alien threat that leaves ruin behind with each appearance, in conflicts known as Nova Clashes. To stand against them, young women called Pandoras and young men known as Limiters are implanted with stigmata that grant extraordinary abilities, then trained at military academies where teamwork is as vital as raw power.

Kazuya Aoi arrives at West Genetics on his first day to find a brutal battle royale already underway among the Pandoras. In the chaos, he mistakes the formidable Satellizer el Bridget—feared as the “Untouchable Queen”—for his late sister and impulsively embraces her, costing her the match. Instead of rejecting him, Satellizer discovers his touch doesn’t repel her and chooses him as her Limiter, placing them in the crosshairs of upperclassmen schemes and the looming threat of the next Nova clash.