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Brash single mother Nikuko is well-known for her bold spirit, much to the embarrassment of Kikuko, her pensive yet imaginative daughter. In contrast to her mother, Kikuko wants nothing more than to fit in as she navigates the everyday social dramas of middle school. Life in the harbor is peaceful until a shocking revelation from the past threatens to uproot the pair's tender relationship.

Warm sunlight and salty sea breezes drift through this gentle, hand-drawn portrait of a mother and daughter navigating life's quiet frictions. It captures the messy, beautiful reality of family bonds without ever leaning into easy sentimentality.

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