Imazato Makoto

Juzo Kimura is a wandering Ronin with a past. 15 years later, after winding up in Edo, he becomes a sword teacher to support his wife and daughter. But he has a dark side to him; at night, he becomes an assassin for hire. The fates of men living double lives cross in the shadows of Edo.

Keito est reporter pour un magazine hebdomadaire. Le magazine couvre tout, de la corruption des politiciens aux scandales des artistes. Elle guette le prochain grand scoop. Keito est également riche et apprécie son travail, ainsi que sa vie amoureuse. Un jour, sa mère, Anna meurt soudainement. Anna était une mère célibataire qui a élevé Keito seule et travaillait comme critique de cinéma. Juste avant sa mort, Anna a mentionné quelque chose à propos du père de Keito. Le nom qu'elle a mentionné est celui d'une star d'Hollywood.

"Pay to Ace" realistically depicts the middle school entrance exam process while highlighting modern-day family and educational problems that are rampant in society. Not your ordinary entrance exam story, "Pay to Ace" is a drama about winning in life that features kids fighting to get into their dream middle school. What do we need to teach our children today so they can sail through the future?