Raikou Sakamoto

A terminally ill girl named Himari Takakura is miraculously saved from death by a strange spirit who resides in a penguin-shaped hat. However, in exchange for extending her life, the spirit tasks Himari's brothers, Kanba and Shōma, to seek out an elusive item known as the Penguin Drum with assistance from a trio of strange penguins.

Rin Suzune is a nine-year-old girl who, due to her parents' deaths, lives alone and runs her family's restaurant by herself. Since she is a child, she lacks the proper knowledge to cook good food and manage a business, so her attempts to make money are unsuccessful. To make matters worse, she is bullied in school for being poor! But through it all, Rin remains resilient. Although her restaurant's food is not the greatest, local residents are drawn to the establishment, hoping to lend Rin a hand because of her sincere nature.

Naoya, Kazuhiko, and Shinpei, were raised by their grandparents without the love of their parents. One day, Naoya's heart is shaken when Kazuhiko comes out of the closet. As a matter of fact, Naoya is also gay, but has been hiding and using his girlfriend Akira as a cover. One day, Jinko, who calls himself the half-sister of the three brothers, comes for a visit, and the strange lives of the quator will continue.

A city shrouded in purple smoke is plagued by mass disappearances.

The story begins in the early Showa era of the 20th century. A mysterious old man on a train relates the disappearance of his older brother three decades ago, near the 12-story Ryounkaku tower that once stood in the seaside town of Uozu, Japan. The mystery revolves around telescopes, peep shows, and the blurred boundary between reality and dreams.

A wild baseball story full of youth, blood and laughter!