A strange silver-hair man, Ameya, helps a young boy, Norio. But no-one seems to see this weird man... A murder takes place in a locked room, with only one clue: a piece of paper filled with an incomprehensible warning: « Within three days I will steal the equivalent value of the life of the person who will be in this room» Two inspectors working for Sircam insurance, Isa et Senjo, think that the culprit is "Paper Cut". But who is this enigmatic murderer?
A collection of stories.
Kinoshita Utage is a high school girl who is a fan of the rising idol group F/ACE, specially of the sexy and wild member of the group, Fukuhara Tamon. During her job as a part-time house cleaner, Utage substituted for a sick co-worker, and found herself at Tamon\'s house. It\'s like a dream come true! Except Tamon in real life wasn\'t quite what she expected from her idol.
Mary, who doesn't feel she's happy in life in spite of being rich. Sakura, who worries over her being considerably slow. For Mary, it's expressing her love through a music box, and for Sakura, it's gaining the courage to be herself... Consists of two stories - Music Box of Love & Goddess Beneath the Sakura Tree.
Six old friends in their thirties meet at a gathering of former high school mates. Today, everyone has a stable life, but they feel dissatisfied. Because they left behind their childhood dreams, those they would like to find back...
A middle school student just wants a normal life, but his cultish mother is determined to raise him as she sees fit. Throw in a mysterious boy and some soccer, and you have this enigmatic tale.
Short stories about two white cats who have no respect for others and are just plain cruel. Dark humor warning.
Preadolescence is a difficult path full of obstacles to overcome; one is in that limbo between being a child and growing up, between naivety and the desire to have new experiences. Ale & Cucca is an insight into the contemporaneity of today's kids told, unabashedly, through the eyes of the young protagonists.