In Angelic Layer the deus (operator) controls his or her angel through a telepathic linking device. Once in the layer, the angel will respond to its dues's thoughts as if they were its own. This makes the angels extremely fast and the fights spectacular. A pretty cool concept. Misaki was sent to Tokyo to live with her mothers sister and go to school. She thinks her mother is busy with work, while in reality she is bound to a wheelchair and does not want her daughter to see her like that. Suzuhara quickly becomes friends with two classmates. Kotaro is a somewhat shy but friendly boy. His sister, Hatoko is a veteran in Angelic Layer while still in preschool. Tamayo is a free spirit that always finds a way to put Kotaro in some martial arts move she just learned. There is not much of a plot in Angelic Layer, rather we follow Misaki and her friends throughout her way to the top in Angelic Layer. Some side stories include her mother and other personal affairs, but they are dealt with throughout each episode. You can see everything coming a mile away. I would like to stress that Angelic Layer is a much better anime than pokemon, digimon or any other 'throw out a creature and fight' anime. The big difference is the characters. Even though the story is no mystery, the characters are well developed and seem to grow as the show goes on.