Based on the long-cherished classic Japanese novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Bakin Kyokutei Takizawa (1767), a modified version was adapted into animation. Set in the future, wars were occurring in heaven, primarily over possession of the eight moons created by the savior Fuse that surrounded God's land. When the war ended, only one ruling family remained - the Oowaris - and their surviving son gained control of all the moons of heaven, except for one: Meiten, the moon of the pope, where people refrained from war and were therefore outside its terms. Eight people, each from one of the eight moons, each possessing one of the jewels - the elements that compose Earth. They are those destined to become saviors of humanity. All of them have sacrificed for these jewels and are determined to complete their duty to Queen Fuse, who entrusted them with these items. When the mad emperor Kai threatens to revive a ghost who wants to prevent the restoration of Earth, these eight must battle using the powers given by their jewels in order to create Earth and defeat those who want to prevent it. So they all go to Kusanagi, the ship in the center of God's land. They must gather the jewels in the key called Yatsufusa at Kusanagi's center, in order to create Earth.