Kayoko is a young girl in 1940, just starting first grade. She's a bit of a crybaby, which is no secret to those around her. She loves playing with friends and singing cute schoolyard chants, and occasionally having fun with her three older brothers. Her mother is pregnant, and so she looks forward to being a big sister, only partially understanding the responsibility that might bring. Meanwhile, the war effort is growing, and it`s only the natural thing to do to be patriotic and support the country...Kayoko goes so far as to contribute her favorite dolly, whose materials could help build explosives. Time passes, and as she grows older, Kayoko sees how the war has affected her life and those around her. Nothing can prepare her for 1945, however, and the bleak times that are soon to come.
A young boy named Takeshi steals an origami crane from his friend Nobu. To Takeshi's surprise the crane begins talking to him and offers to take him and his friends to an amusement park in space where children from many planets play. While riding an attraction designed to test the children's courage, Akiko is sucked into a black hole, leaving Takeshi and his friends to save her.
Cuento épico sobre los primeros pasos de una civilización en el espacio, situados en un mundo extraño y hostil que recuerda al nuestro. Cuando el cadete Shiro Lhadatt se enrola en la Real Fuerza Espacial choca con la apatía de los líderes manipuladores y el cinismo público. Un encuentro casual con una mujer devota, lanza a Shiro hacia su destino, ser el primer hombre en el espacio. Mientras los líderes militares conspiran utilizando el Programa espacial para iniciar una guerra total, Shiro y un equipo de científicos lucharán contra reloj para llevar a cabo el primer lanzamiento.
Mineko Negishi conocida como Neko es aparentemente una chica normal y corriente, pero tiene poderes psíquicos como los de una bruja. En una noche de luna llena con su amigo de Haruka Saiki, un chico con poderes de teletransportación, conoce a Keichiro, un chico capaz de transformarse en un león. Misteriosamente son transportados a otro mundo llamado El Reino Medio. Esta tierra está bajo el poder de un poderoso y opresor general llamado Durán III. Además, Mineko resulta ser la reencarnación de la legendaria reina Nerula.
