Yuki Tanada phác họa bức chân dung cảm động về những tâm hồn đau khổ. Các mảnh đời có liên hệ với nhau cùa họ mang đến nỗi đau và một thoáng lạc quan về tương lai.
Middle-aged Satomi is married to infertile Keiichi and pressured by Machiko, her dominant mother-in-law to give her a grandchild. She seeks distraction in manga romance and meets the student Takumi at an event for anime fans. Soon they start a passionate relationship like "Anzu" and "Muramasa", her favorite cartoon characters. Takumi soon becomes her escape from her boring life while taking an infertility treatment forced by mother-in-law who provides them a financial support. Meanwhile, her…