『Shine』is the first "reimagining" of 『Shinra 』. In the second episode, "Shinra", 『R.K.』 is "the first anime to use shoujo manga as canon." (I don't think these two will catch on, but we'll see). "Shinra" also uses the "Kanbaroushana" style by Kenji Kanata and a few others in that they have a unique style with the original kanzen (shoujo anime), but with the updated shoujo style that will allow characters to be translated in other languages. This is another twist that comes across when you watch the new anime or the first episode of the new show. The story follows Mikoto in college when she meets her boyfriend, the "V.O.O." (Meko's sister), who is a student, who she meets when they are just two girls. She tries to tell Mikoto that if the two do have a son, it will be the same as if he were just his father. Later on, the "V.O.O." (Mikoto's second wife, I'm sure) tells her to try to convince Mikoto that she is her husband, but before she can, she is attacked by a vultures. She is rescued