Kitazawa Haku had watched a movie and dreamed he was in a parallel universe. Meanwhile, Ryū, the older brother of Haku's friend Takeru, is facing down boys' bar owner Rokujō. Then Ryū becomes fascinated with Kikiyō standing behind Rokujō. On the day of the yearly festival, Haku suddenly disappears. Takeru disappears while in search of Haku. Ryū disappears while following Kikiyō. And then Rokujō also disappears.
The dead body of Maki Tsujimoto, a popular stage actress, is discovered in a theater in Oji. After striking her in the back of the head with a bronze statue prop, the criminal laid the body on the floor and pointed a light at it, "directing" the crime scene as if it were a scene from a play.
In EDO, the fabulous wonderland where only men exist, the most beautiful courtesan is Shiratori Dayū. His apprentice's suicide made him desolate, and he finds love when he meets the most popular and sexy candy boy, Furimatsu, at the "Candy Shop." However, the town of EDO bans romantic relationships, and a rare disease starts to spread.
Takane (Honoka Miki) is a teenage student interested in art. Her friend Mika (Misato Aoyama) wants to become a novelist. They are best friends and have developed feelings for each other. Their relationship though becomes shaken by the presence of Namie (Yukie Kawamura). Namie is an ex-novelist and works as a librarian.
Shunsuke has fallen for his colleague Hinako, but she is engaged albeit in a long-distance relationship. She and her boyfriend meet on the odd weekends. She feels lonely at times. When one evening they are both working late and still in the office Shunsuke throws caution to the win, reveals his feelings, makes a pass and plants a kiss on Hinako. Things should make their natural progression from there if nature takes its course, but then again they chart a different course.
Tres hermanas crecen en una granja de pollos en un pequeño pueblo de Gifu. La hermana mayor, Yukie Sawada, está comprometida para casarse, la hermana del medio, Sachiko trabaja en un salón de belleza y la más joven, Mayu, se encuentra en el equipo de atletismo en la escuela secundaria. Sus vidas felices y despreocupadas cambian para siempre cuando el ex-novio de Yuki , Suzuki, comete un crimen atroz, con Mayu como víctima trágica. Medio loco y con ansias de venganza contra la familia Sawada, derrama ácido en el rostro de Mayu. Abrumada por el trauma físico y psicológico, Mayu se hunde más en la depresión y el aislamiento, que no responde al estímulo de sus hermanas. Mientras tanto, las noticias de un asesino en serie, que acosa a los alumnos de la escuela secundaria de Mayu, esta conmocionando al pequeño pueblo.
