In the heart of Hiroshima, a quiet daydreamer named Haruki joins a diverse group of classmates and exchange students to fold one thousand paper cranes for the annual Peace Festival. When a sudden summer storm destroys their supplies and threatens their progress, the group must learn to move past perfectionism and use the "scraps" of their community to finish their task. Through their collective...
A Starry Night Over the National Planetarium follows Eddy, a boy living in a cramped city apartment who uses the local planetarium as a sanctuary from his parents' constant arguing. Alongside a new friend named Miki, Eddy learns to view his family’s struggles through the lens of astronomy, realizing that just as city lights hide the stars without destroying them, his current hardships are only...
After her father loses his job at the Weld Quay docks, eleven-year-old Lina begins working odd jobs around Pulau Tikus to help her family. One rainy evening, she meets a mysterious stray dog who becomes her quiet companion and guide through the hidden corners of their coastal neighborhood. As monsoon floods threaten the community, Lina and the dog - whom she names Tikus - embark on a courageous...
Elara lived in the Scrap Heap, a sprawling city built on the bones of the old world. Towers of discarded metal reached for a sky perpetually choked with orange dust. The air tasted metallic, a constant reminder of what they had lost. The sun, a hazy, weak disc, offered little warmth.
