Deep in the mountains, hidden in a forest, there is a village populated only by women who ran away from home to commit suicide in the area. It was founded by Onikuma, a strong-willed yet kind-hearted mother and village head-woman who fled from the city with her daughter, Kagu who was 14-years-old and pregnant with the titular Kushina.
A young woman, Ako, wanders around a sparsely populated housing estate in a rural city, Mito, where she spends her time speaking to objects and plants.
Natsuki has a scent fetish. On New Year's Eve, she is visited by Takano and confesses her feelings for him. When her close friend Misako turns up, Natsuki sniffs her hair and makes a discovery.
Once, Rui has aimed at a singer. However, now, she was frustrated and was doing the hostess's work in the country. When Rui goes home together with a friend's Tsunko, She met Momoko, the rival at the time of her having aimed as a singer. Momoko became an idol singer and was successful. On the grounds that Momoko has ridiculed Rui, Rui killed two friends, her and her. In order that Rui may escape a crime, She formed the idol group together with Tsunko pretending to be Momoko and others.
함께살던 언니가 임신을 하면서 집을 떠나자 유이는 결국 독립을 결심하며 새로운 아파트로 이사하게 된다. 이삿짐을 정리하다 원래살던 집에 소중한 물건을 두고 온것을 알고 찾으러 가는데 그곳에는 아츠코라는 여자가 이사를 와서 살고있다. 미대생인 유이와 건축에 관련된 일을 하는 아츠코는 이런저런 이야기를 나누고 친해진다.
Mio Sasaoka hears of a middle school student that was a victim of bullying and then committed suicide. Mio thinks the girl should have confronted her tormentors rather than committing suicide. Mio herself is the leader of a group of students at her school. She is a bully. Her main target is Maria Shiozaki who is weak. Mio pushes her into the swimming pool and scribbles on her book, justifying her actions because Maria is disagreeable.
