Synopsis

From a young age, Yamanouchi Kazuma excelled only in academics. After intense studying, he managed to pass the entrance exam for a prestigious junior high school. However, faced with an insurmountable gap in abilities compared to top-level students, he was forced to transfer to a public middle school in his third year. He meets a young girl of a similar age who, after losing her father at a young age, lives with her mother and sister, while relying on welfare for their livelihood. The two struggle to see each other eye-to-eye due to their differing backgrounds. Faced with the harsh reality of “poverty” as junior high school students, is there really nothing they can do to solve the reality of poverty that confronts them?
 
Adapted from the children’s novel by Yasuda Kana, who won a number of awards for this work of literature.