Mitsuhiro Fujiwara

Un tueur professionnel, plus connu sous le nom de "Fable" obéit aux ordres de son patron yakuza depuis son plus jeune âge. Sous les ordres de celui-ci, il est contraint, avec son équipière, de prendre une année sabbatique à Osaka pour apprendre à se comporter comme un citoyen ordinaire et promet de ne tuer personne pendant un an. Cependant, des membres de la mafia menacent sa nouvelle vie tranquille...

A recently laid off-man having a really bad day accidentally gets mistaken for a hijacker on a bus full of very extreme personalities. He really didn't mean to hijack this bus. But he's got nothing better to do, so he might as well make the most of it.

Periods are depicted as pink, heart-shaped sentient beings that harass women on a monthly basis, delivering awful gut punches, but also offering a shoulder to cry on.

Imachi Jun is a newbie novelist whose debut work was a big hit. Her first work was sold so well that it pressures her, making it impossible for her to continue her work. Jun then escapes from Tokyo and ends up at Cable-Hachimangu-Sanjo Station, a station from the Keihan Electric Railway, where she meets former chef, Sousuke, and elementary school student, Kokoro. Jun ends up living at a lodging "Kizunaya" and learns about life while interating with the guests there.