2001/Sci-Fi/Modern Titles

Mayuko Chigasaki is a young woman struggling to make it in life. Early every morning, she delivers newspapers in her small town of Enohana. She attends a cram school in Tokyo by day, taking the bus and the train to get there. After school, she works at a local small eating establishment where she is the delivery girl. In the evenings, she works at the local (old) bath house in exchange for living in a small room above the facility. So in addition to school, she has three part-time jobs.

Kyosuke Date's normal life shatters with a knife's sharp entry into his heart. Why did Mom do it? As he recovers, his body reveals a terrible secret, proving his past life is a lie! Kyosuke searches for Runa, the sister he never knew, and the truth about his abilty to transform into the powerful Soultaker. But, Kirihara Heavy Industries, and mutants from the mysterious Hospital will prevent Kyosuke from learning anything, with as much violence as possible.