Based on a popular RPG video game series, Arc The Lad follows Elk, a bounty hunter in some strange futuristic world. In this world, archaic yet advanced technology exists side-by-side with primitive attitudes, beasts and magic. In other words, it's got a bit of everything. It also has evil beings who are able to produce powerful monsters called chimera. As the story progresses, Elk has to rescue a young female beast-master and gains himself some serious enemies.