Yuumi Kawai – MRQE

Tabi to Hibi

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000

In summer, Nagisa and Natsuo meet by the sea. Their vacant gazes reflect each other as they exchange awkward words and wade into the rain-drenched ocean. In winter, Li, a screenwriter, travels to a snow-covered village. There, she finds a guesthouse run by Benzo.

Runowâru

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Suburban Tokyo, 1987. 11-year-old Fukis father, Keiji, is battling cancer, and in and out of hospital. Her mother, Utako, is constantly stressed out from caring for Keiji while holding down a full-time job. Left alone with her rich imagination, Fuki becomes fascinated by telepathy and falls ever deeper into her own fantasy world

She Taught Me Serendipity

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The romance between a lonely college student and who seems to be the girl of his dreams is burdened by the sudden arrival of cruel fate.

Teki Cometh

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Gisuke is a retired college professor. His wife has passed away, and he is now living alone in an old Japanese-style house. One day, an unsettling message appears on his computer saying that the enemy is coming.

Namibia no sabaku

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Desert of Namibia follows a bipolar young woman who burns the candle at both ends. A portrait of an unidealized Tokyo gen-Z, that surprises with its incredible energy and irreverence.

Look Back

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.

“Like a Dragon: Yakuza”

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Set in the fictional town of Kamurocho, the story unfolds across two intersecting timelines1995 and 2005. In 1995, four friends eager to escape their restrictive lives in an orphanage dive into the yakuza-controlled underworld of 1995 Kamurocho. Meanwhile, in 2005, their friendship is deteriorated, as tensions between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance are at a boiling point.