The series "Y: The Last Man" tells the story of what would happen to our planet if all the representatives of the male population suddenly disappeared from it. One day, men start dying en masse due to a mysterious epidemic, leaving their wives, mothers, and daughters alone. Only a young man named Yorick and his pet male capuchin monkey manage to miraculously survive. Yorick attempts to reach his girlfriend, Beth. However, the world is plunged into chaos. It seems that the fate of saving humanity rests on Yorick's shoulders.