Ange Vierge Linkage is based on the trading card game Ange Vierge by Fujimi Shobo and Media Facory (both now brand companies of Kadokawa). The story of the card game follows what happens when "Hairō" portals suddenly open, fusing three different worlds together. As a result, various mysterious "Exceed" powers are awakened in teenaged girls. An academy for these so-called "Progress" girls is built on the isolated Seiran Island in the Pacific.[ANN]