Rinka Urushiba is an ordinary Tokyo high-schooler living with her ex-cop father until she sees a flying penguin and a school of glowing fish drift through the sky. She wakes with the power to phase through solid objects, one of many espers whose abilities surface across the city. As esper attacks throw Tokyo into upheaval, Rinka turns her new power toward protecting people while a being called the Collector moves to strip espers of their gifts.