Prologue

The prologue begins with the story of Takumi Furuichi, the son of the now legendary Director Tachibana and Sakyo Furuichi, and how he comes back to acting. You can read it here.

Summary
Takumi buys MANKAI and rebrands it to HANAMI.

Synopsis
The prologue starts with Takumi walking past what used to be MANKAI, where he meets Miwa. After some brief introductions, Miwa mentions that the theatre will be destroyed. As Takumi starts pondering about buying the company, Miwa talks about a story she knows from her father, only to be interrupted by Takumi, who then decides to take a loan and buy the company.

Soon after, Miwa is once again interrupted by Takumi's childhood friend Akira, who was searching for him.

Characters in order of appearance
Characters in italics are only briefly mentioned and are yet to make a proper appearance