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.
Shirotsugh Lhadatt aspirava juntar-se a marinha e se tornar um piloto de guerra, mas suas notas na escola jamais permitiriam isso. Acabou por resignar-se em juntar a Real Força Espacial, que apesar de ser constituida por oficiais desleixados além de cientistas velhos e alienados, possuia um grande objetivo: enviar o primeiro homem para o espaço sideral. Mas a descrença do governo e falta de financiamento ameaça por fim a Real Força Espacial... até que Shiro - que não destoa da paisagem de desolação e mediocridade - se encontra com uma missionária que renova sua motivação, fazendo-o seguir em frente com o programa espacial. Embora seus proprios sentimentos além de interesses obscuros do governo haverão de colocar dificuldades em seu caminho.
In modern day Tokyo, three university students, Negishi Miyako (Neko-chan), Saiki Haruka, and Yamagishi Keiichiro, have magical powers that make them feel like outcasts. They come together one night and are transported to another world. They open a massive door and Neko finds that she is the Princess Neryulla, who must defeat the evil Duran III to free her people.
