Manga by author Tanaka Akio

At the age of sixteen Ryo Narushima was a genius and looked to have no trouble of getting into Tokyo University and joining the elite of society. However, that summer something cracked inside Ryo's head. With a small knife he brutally murdered both of his parents only leaving his sister alive and cowering in a corner. It is at this grotesque incident that our story begins. Extra Note: At volume 20, the series changed publishers, which created a restart of the chapter numbers. Starting from chapter 61 in volume 26, the first chapter from when the series returned from a long hiatus, the series has been completely written & drawn by Tanaka Akio. While Hashimoto Izou did write the series in the beginning, he had been doing less and less work starting from volume 4. Tanaka & Hashimoto reached a settlement and Shamo continued.

In the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the idyllic town of Ishinomaki and its people have been left devastated. High schooler Irie Saki has been bullied and left all alone after a certain incident at school. After meeting the mysterious owner of the River End Cafe, she begins to learn the importance of the thing she once rejected.