An ambitious, young freelance journalist takes on the closed case of a famous fine arts photographer whose beautiful female subject died on set in a gruesome fire.
Manami, who runs a small pharmacy, learns that junior high schooler and frequent customer Emi has a crush on a classmate, and is reminded of her own youth. Eventually, Manami's desire to support Emi gets out of hand.
A man’s body is found in the suburbs of Tokyo. The dead man was hit by a car and his head beaten by the reckless driver after the accident. The dead man had a wife named Noriko. She likes fancy things and she has a lover named Tsukada. It's also learned that the dead man was insured for 300 million yen. The media and the public look at Noriko and her boyfriend Tsukada with suspicion, but they have perfect alibis. Then, Detective Hibiki, who is in charge of the case, and Private Detective Kono become involved in a series of mysterious murder cases.
Sakiko, works independently at a travel agent in Tokyo. She was raised by her mother, Tatsuko, is hospitalized, Sakiko returns to her hometown Tokushima on Shikoku. The town is famous for its annual Awa Dance Festival. She is told by doctor, Terasawa Daisuke, that her mother has terminal cancer.
Año 2038, trece años después de la gran guerra de Robots, un grupo de cazatesoros, en la busca de valiosos chips de ordenadores, entra en la zona de guerra prohibida en la isla 8J0 del Pacífico. La tan inoportuna visita coincide con el resurgir de la perversa supercomputadora Kyron5, la responsable de la guerra de la humanidad en el año 2025.
