Hideo is a story expressed through both musical and dramatic performance.  Over a dozen pieces of music have been selected from venerable Japanese animated series and video games.  Weaved into a cohesive whole, this music has now inspired a new story.  A diverse group of student and professional musicians and actors from all over California—brought together by their passion for anime and video games—will use their art to drive the narrative.

This is the tale of the tale of the reckless young hero, Hideo, a mysterious traveler, and the dark secret that ties them together.

Torn asunder by decades of war, Hideo’s world is just a shadow of what it once was.  In the face of change, the Old Gods have faded.  Their passing is marked by the crumbling remnants of forgotten monuments.

The means to manufacture advanced weaponry and ammunition is virtually gone and few such weapons remain; the sword commands the battlefield once again.  Soldiers who fought in the Outland Wars have begun returning home.  Many will use their skills to become mercenaries, while others will try to pick up the pieces of their old lives only to find that too much has changed.

Outlaws plague every province in the West.  Some turned to lawlessness to survive, others to satisfy their greed.  Preying on helpless travelers, the Outlaws take what they can and leave few survivors.

Only the battle-hardened Enforcers dare to confront the Outlaws.  Lawmen of the countryside, Enforcers seek to bring order to a land that has become untamed.

Yet a dark hand has begun to pull the Outlaws’ strings.  Some malevolent force seeks to regain the favor of the Old Gods, at the cost of untold death and destruction.  Some who stand up to the Outlaws will be remembered as heroes.

Those who fail will be forgotten.