Buds that do not bloom
Synopsis
One month before the last festival at a girls' school. The second class of the third grade was deciding what they would perform at the school festival. Tabuchi, who is pure and innocent, insists on performing as an idol, which she has always wanted to do, at the school's last festival, However, her classmate Miyahana, who is also a member of the same class, is not happy about the festival. "Should we participate in the festival?" She says, "Should we take part in the festival? Asatsuki is the committee chairperson, Touyama and Hiroe are members of the track team, and Noda has stopped attending school. Amidst all these mixed feelings, an incident occurs...
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