The anime follows the adventures of two boys from the agency "GetBackers" who are responsible for recovering lost property in exchange for a reward. The first opening theme of anime is "Yuragu Koto Nai Ai" by Naomi Tamura and the first ending theme is "Ichibyo No Refrain (One Second Refrain)" by Otoha.
Ginji Amano and Ban Midou form a Recovery Service called "Get Backers", in that they offer their customers the recovery of any object that they have lost in exchange for hefty fees.