Negative Positive Angler

College dropout Tsunehiro Sasaki has hit rock bottom: he missed his shot at a top university, lost everything in financial trading, and is buried under debt. As if that weren’t enough, he’s told an incurable illness may leave him with no more than two years to live.

A desperate flight from three creditors ends with Tsunehiro nearly drowning—until a group of amateur anglers pulls him to safety. Takaaki Tsutsujimori tries to steer him toward a new routine by offering work at their convenience store that also serves as a fishing shop, while Hana Ayukawa reaches out through her simple enthusiasm for fishing. Their warmth doesn’t break through immediately, but with Takaaki’s insistence and the promise of a path to repay what he owes, Tsunehiro begins to accept their help and consider what it means to start over with the time he has left.