Satoru, a struggling manga artist, lived a life of quiet routine. Unbeknownst to most, he possessed an extraordinary gift: the power to journey back through time and avert impending disasters.

The horror of finding his mother murdered in his own apartment propelled Satoru back in time, a jarring leap of eighteen years. He arrived in a world untouched by the tragedy that had irrevocably shaped his life – the kidnapping and subsequ…

Recalling his school years, Satoru encounters Kayo and remains with her on March 1st, determined to prevent the kidnapping that would steal her life. He lingers by her side, a silent guardian against the impending danger.

Consumed by uncertainty about Kayo’s fate, Satoru is abruptly returned to the present. He finds himself thrust into a reality where the police now seek him as a suspect in his mother’s death.

Satoru arranged to meet with Sawada, a woman who had once worked alongside his mother. Like him, she sought a link between his mother's death and the disappearances of people from years gone by.

Kayo reveals the bag to her friends, the one the agitated stranger had hidden within the bus. Emboldened by Satoru's example, her mother and teacher resolve to intervene and offer assistance to Kayo.

Satoru and his classmates found themselves wrestling with a desire for connection, yet hindered by apprehension. They longed to befriend a solitary student from another school, a boy they instinctively feared might be the kidnapper’s next m…

Satoru tracked the suspected kidnapper, his teacher lending assistance. Years passed, and Kenya, a former classmate, finally agreed to aid Sawada in uncovering the truth behind the crime.

Satoru awoke to a startling emptiness – a void where memories of his past and the source of his abilities should have been. With the patient assistance of former classmates, he began the slow, painstaking process of reconstructing the life …

A disquiet settles over Satoru as he recognizes a divergence within his own recollections – two distinct versions of the same sequence of events. The confusion is profound, and he seeks clarity, clinging to the hope that a meeting with Airi…

Accompanied by Kumi, Satoru attends a physical therapy camp organized by Councilman Nishizono—a name that echoes a figure from a forgotten past.

The present moment found Satoru confronting the killer, a figure who had meticulously planned to terminate the perverse game Satoru himself had initiated fifteen years prior.