Zen is having a hard time living up to his parents’ expectations. And in Japan, when you are not admitted into a top school, then your chances at a stable fut

Zen’s new hobby has not just helped his homelife, but it is starting to do wonders for his social life. Ayame has added a new member, Miwa Aoi, the student bo

It is becoming apparent to Zen, and his rope-art instructor Ayame, that while his behavior has been lacking, it is his homelife that is truly damaging. By teach

To escape his troubles at school, Zen and his family have decided to drop him out of his studies. That was not in Hojo's plans. And as Zen has not followed her

By 1816, Japan had recovered from the famines of the 1780s and moved beyond the political reforms of the 1790s. Despite persistent economic and social stresses,