故事的骨架几乎忠实于原著,但有些地方的人物和故事的发展被大大戏剧化了。比如多米尼克在原版中是皇室三女,而在动画版中则是长女,非常强调姐妹情谊。有部分沿用了电影版的设定,比如Cid的监狱是一艘宇宙飞船。 TV 动画经常被年轻观众观看,原作者寺泽武一风格的感性裸体场景得到了一些考虑,强调动作而不是色情。也就是说,女性角色的束缚式时尚并没有消失。
Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist who's been conscripted against his will to be the prime hitman for the 108 Dragons, a gang within the Chinese Mafia, who are determined to push aside Tokyo's local crime lords. He breaks into her house, and she asks that he make love to her before he kills her; she connects to his inner self, and he becomes her protector. Now he must defend her against the local crime gang, who have connections with corrupt Tokyo police. Will Yo and Emu make it out alive, and will the 108 Dragons triumph
Ron Tayan now leads the 108 Dragons; Fu Ching Ran is his loyal wife. As their body tattoos show, he's the dragon, she's the tiger. The 108 Dragons are attacked by African Tusk, a syndicate intent on world control.