Life Is Full of Good-byes

Short stories all centering around farewells in life. Story 1, « Sister’s Departure » A boy has mixed feelings about his older sister moving out to live with her recently wed husband in Tokyo. Story 2, « Pareidolia at Dawn » Hakushio is a succubus who resides in a forest. Hakushio is perplexed by Niwa, who has no heart and wants to know what love is. Story 3, « Spring, a Storm, and a Curtain Call » Kaya and Shono are two girls in the theater club who are mulling over their future career paths. Story 4, « Loop » A textless story showing footage of a young woman. Story 5-6, « Nectar Afterglow » Fuji is a Nectarist, turning corpses into nectar for grieving families as a funeral ceremony. Story 7, « Life of a Flower » A man becomes a famous painter even though he feels he is nothing special.