Eighteen years after the murder of a high school girl's parents. A new novelist's serialization project leads the characters into the depths of "black emotions".
Centers around a disturbing murder case that occurs during a company trip. In the wake of the incident in which the company’s general manager is killed by someone, unexpected internal problems are revealed that had previously been thoroughly concealed to this point. Matoba Ikuko is a plain, gloomy and unfriendly general worker, but her work is fast and accurate. She becomes interested in the case and decides to lead her own investigation. Mikami Tazuko is a hardworking sales manager who witnesses her manager’s affair while on the trip and begins to develop her own theories through her private social media diary.
Kenji and Hitomi Kiyosawa decide to have a smart home built for their family, one which is able to regulate the temperature of the entire house with a single air conditioner unit located in the basement. But shortly after, gruesome incidents start happening in and around the house…
Aiko works as an interior designer and is good at her job, but is not good at housework. She has a strong desire to get married. However, she is at odds with her boyfriend, who is looking for a "family-oriented" wife. On the other hand, Tomoko, a picture book author, is an aromantic who has no romantic feelings for others. She is good at housework, but is in a slump at work and has been in agony because she has not been able to paint a new work for a long time. One day, they meet again at the wedding of a high school classmate, and an incident leads them to live together....
Akira Iwamori works as a doctor. He is looking for his wife, who went missing. He takes his daughter to visit his wife's hometown village of Uzukawa. While in Uzukawa, the village suddenly becomes isolated due to a landslide caused by heavy rain. The villagers becomes filled with anxiety and a murder takes place. The tense village people become violent. Akira is soon drawn into a power struggle in Uzukawa. He learns new information about his wife's whereabouts.
The Elric brothers’ long and winding journey comes to a close in this epic finale, where they must face off against an unworldly, nationwide threat.
A biographical story of Tomoatsu Godai, the influential entrepreneur of the Meiji era who laid the foundation of the modern Japanese economy.
Misako Renbutsu is an actress in Japan. She won the Grand Prix award at the Super Heroine Audition Miss Phoenix in 2005.