LIMITLESS – Episode 1: “The Boy With No Spark”

Absolutely! Here's Episode 1 of your anime series "Limitless", written in full story format with dialogue, emotional weight, and emoji where fitting.

🌀 LIMITLESS – Episode 1: “The Boy With No Spark”

⛩️ [Opening Scene] – The Birth of Kai Kanazaki

The night sky was painted in deep indigo. Stars shimmered above a small, modest house on the edge of Ketsura, a magic-infused city glowing with mana lines. Inside, a cry echoed.

A baby was born.

“His name will be... Kai,” whispered his mother, Misaki Kanazaki, holding him in her arms.

His father, Toru Kanazaki, smiled proudly. “Let the world remember the name. Our boy... will be strong.”

But outside their walls, the world didn’t wait for the weak.

📜 [Narration]

“In this world, magic isn’t just power... it’s everything.

Your rank, your job, your future — all decided by how early your mana awakens.

Most children unlock it by age 6.

But me? I never did.”

🧒 [Flashbacks] – A Quiet Childhood

Kai, age 7, sat on the edge of a training field, watching other kids summon fireballs and float rocks with laughter. He clenched his fists.

“Come on... light up,” he whispered to his palm. Nothing.

At home, he stared at an article — a full-page spread of an S-Rank hunter in black armor.

📰 "RONIN – The Phantom Blade of the North. Fastest man alive. Heals wounds like they’re dust."

Kai stared in awe.

“I just want to be like Ronin... I want to be a hunter.”

Misaki’s voice snapped him out of it.

Misaki: “No, Kai. You can’t be a hunter. It’s too dangerous. People die out there.”

Toru: “You can always join me in carpentry. It’s stable. Good money.”

Kai looked down.

Kai: “No thanks…”

That night, he lay on his bed, eyes wide open.

Maybe... maybe it’ll awaken tomorrow.

It never did.

🍻 [Years Later] – Age 19

Kai stood behind a worn-out bar, wiping glasses and dodging rowdy drunks.

“So this is it,” he thought.

“No mana. No hunter license. No Ronin.”

Across the counter, a playful voice called out.

Yuna: “Oi, dead-eyes. You daydreaming again?”

It was Yuna, the only person in the bar younger than him — 18, spunky, sarcastic, and just as tired.

Kai (smirking): “Sorry, Yuna. Zoned out.”

Yuna: “Tch. So what brought you to this glamorous dump?”

Kai (quietly): “...I wanted to be a hunter. Like my idol, Ronin. But my parents didn’t want me to. And I had no mana, so... I gave up.”

SMACK!

Yuna slapped him across the head.

Yuna: “Don’t say crap like that, bastard!”

Kai blinked, embarrassed.

Kai: “Wha—?!”

Yuna tossed him a cigarette.

Yuna: “You giving up now? You’re still breathing, right?”

Kai: “...Heck yeah.”

They sat outside the bar, legs dangling over the balcony, watching mana lights float through the air like glowing butterflies.

🍻💨 They drank cheap beer.

🚬 They smoked in silence.

✨ They fell asleep beneath a cracked neon sign, humming faintly:

“HUNTERS WANTED – F RANK AND UP.”

🌙 [End Scene – Quiet Promise]

As Kai drifted into sleep, he clutched the torn photo of Ronin from his wallet.

“I’ll be there someday,” he whispered.

“Mana or not… I’ll be there.”

Cut to black.

🎵 Ending Theme Begins: “Yami no Naka de” (In the Darkness)

Soft vocals fade in as the city lights blur into the night…

Would you like Episode 2 to begin with Kai meeting Reina (the elf mentor), or show the world reacting to hunters and a sudden monster outbreak?

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