Melinda Wood Allen

In Edo in the mid-1800's, fireworks maker Seikichi Tamaya and his friends struggle to live under the harsh morality laws imposed by the strict city councilor, which ban all luxuries, including fireworks. One day, a strange girl stops by Sekichi's shop with an equally strange request: she wants Sekichi to build a firework that can reach the moon. (ANN)

Birdy, or Shion Arita, gets a new assignment in Kobe where Sayaka Nakasugi lives now. Tsutomu Senkawa is worried about her, so Birdy decides to pay her a visit. However, they are not the only ones interested in Nakasugi.