With the untimely death of third-generation bookseller Emon Koumoto, asmall Tohoku
town loses its last bookstore. On the eve of its closing sale,however, high schooler
Musubu Enoki shows up out of nowhere claiming that thelate owner had entrusted him
with all the texts in the shop! As patrons comefrom far and wide to say their goodbyes
to the store during its last week ofoperation, Musubu uses his ability to converse with
books to reunite peoplewith their most treasured tomes. But can these nostalgic,
interconnectedencounters lead him to the truth behind Emon’s demise?

Visual artist(s): Mizuki Nomura