In a town with nothing, in the middle of a daily life with seemingly no signs of change, high schooler Reiji Kurose was "just" living. Family, dreams for the future, childhood friends. All of them were binding him down to that city. He thought he would "just" keep on living like that. Until he met her. Is there hope in living? Is there light waiting ahead? It's the start of a boy meets girl series which reflects the "now".
Self-serving adults and broken dreams push a teenage boy trapped in a dead-end town closer and closer toward the abyss. Reiji's life is as miserable as the small town he...
Self-serving adults and broken dreams push a teenage boy trapped in a dead-end town closer and closer toward the abyss. Reiji's life is as miserable as the small town he...
Reiji’s life is as miserable as the small town he can’t escape. The most interesting thing that’s ever happened there is a double suicide down by the river. Does Reiji...
When Gen reveals a shocking secret about Reiji’s mother, he kicks into high gear in his determination to save her. But does she really need saving? Then, Reiji finds it’s...
Now that Ms. Shiba and Chako have each found out about the other’s relationship with Reiji, things get ugly. While Chako’s parents tighten their stranglehold on her, Reiji’s mother, Yuko,...
Author Kosaku Esemori met Reiji’s mother when he first arrived in their miserable backwater as a teenager, which begs the question: who is Reiji and his abusive older brother’s real...
As Reiji and his mother recover in the hospital from their injuries, they receive a series of visitors with differing agendas: Gen, Esemori, and Chako. Then Nagi is attacked. Plus,...
As Gen lays plans to get rid of pop idol Nagi, Ms. Shiba continues to meddle in Reiji’s life, Chako’s unshakable optimism takes a hit, and we learn the real...
Reiji, Gen, and Chako become ever more entangled in Ms. Shiba’s web of lies and manipulation. Finally, two of the three childhood friends have the courage to leave town for...