Rite of Passage
Shaken by recent events, the crew struggles on. Tiki blames Mika for Mario's death. Even Beatrice grieves for Mario. Mika is told that Hiroto's chances of recovery are slim. Mir steals the Shaft and goes off to Ganymede to confront Sergei about his betrayal. Mika pursues her, but is unsuccessful in bringing Mir back. So Sofia is sent after both Mir and Mika. Meanwhile, Dolce finally finishes debugging the Shaft. On Niven Base, Mir confronts Sergei, who says he was waiting for her to come and everything is as planned. A new type of Ring appears in space and attacks the Bilkis.
Aired 14/06/2001EP 11 - Rite of Passage
Gene Shaft
In the 21st century mankind was on the brink of destruction. Through genetic engineering however they eradicated such feelings as love and the desire for power. Since women are naturally less agressive than men, women to man ratio was set to 9:1. Now people are engineered to have skills that others view as being necessary. There is a giant ring that now orbits the earth, that sits there and relays information back to an alien race that sent it. Now a team of five women will try to eradicate the alien threat.
(Source: Anime News Network)