Watanabe Peko

Husband: Atsushi Godai. Wife, Saaya Godai. They have been married for 10 years. The husband thought they were a "good couple" raising their only daughter, but one day, the wife suddenly announces that she is leaving him. For the husband, it is an unexpected declaration, but for the wife, it is an outburst of dissatisfaction and distrust that has been building up over the years. The wife's true feelings and the husband's arguments. Why are they so different even though they are together every day?

One day, 40-year-old Akane, now married and the mother of a daughter, learns that Imai, a teacher at the cram school class she attended in junior high school, has become a sculptor. The "portrait of a girl" that he had exhibited looked a lot like her former best friend, Murasaki. When she faces the 14-year-old Murasaki again, her "work of art," her memories of 26 years ago come back to her. "A photo I had sealed away, a crime I had committed." Back then, Murasaki was in love with her teacher. She was supposed to be in love with him. The three of them are now unraveling the past, and their destinies begin to move.

from Kodansha: Wife: Ichiko Aihara. Husband: Otoya Aihara. Married for seven years, they get along well, but sexless and without children, they agree to see other people. Otoya has an affair with Mitsuki, and Ichiko is aware of it. Looking at Otoya in a state of bliss with Mitsuki, Ichiko begins to change, too ... Peko Watanabe tells a story of lies and truth—whether or not you ever want to get married, the real life of this thirtysomething couple might give you some second thoughts about that institution we call marriage!

Atsuko and Kouhei are both 29 years old and soon to bid farewell to their adolescence. Both think 29 is a good age to be at, but realize that it doesn't make them feel anymore grown up; both get along, but none actually want to be the first to take the plunge. After nine years of dating and living together for five, Atsuko and Kouhei are prompted to evaluate the nagging questions regarding their work, life, and the prospect of having children: What will we do? What will happen to us?