Bokura no yûki - Miman toshi

- Season 1

(1997)

It's reported that there was a local earthquake in Makuhara city where is near Tokyo. Despite the fate of the residents have been unknown, the Government decides that the city is off-limits. A high school boy, Yamato leaves Nagoya to go to help his friend Kiichi who lives in Makuhara. He gets to know Takeru during his journey. Takeru is also a high school boy, from Osaka, and says he wants to do volunteer work. They are surprised by heavily guarded around Makuhara when they arrived, and sneak to see what is going on.

Yamato and Takeru starts to tent. All of boys and girls cannot use water, electricity or gas services, and daily necessaries are not enough. Food and drinking water are distributed only once a day. Kiichi is annoyed with Yamato because he behaves gently for others under such awful circumstances. Meanwhile, Takeru gets to know a boy Mori and his temporary guardian Yuuri.

Yamato and Takeru begins to give lessons to many children. Yuuri uses a gun to extort daily necessities from some violent groups, and stores them for younger children. Kiichi gropes for a way to escape from Makuhara.

Yamato shelters a boy Kaoru from bullies. Yuuri has an uneasy feeling about Kaoru and Mori get along with, Yuuri tries to turn him out. Kiichi tries to protect his friends at the risk of his life. All of things lead to some tragic results.

Yamato claims some medicines for injured Kiichi against the Government, but nobody cares about what he say. So he makes a courageous attempt.

Takeru gets to know a young musician Reiji. Takeru and his friends find that Reiji can live only a few days. Takeru tries to learn how to play the guitar from him to carry on his spirits. Meanwhile, Mori discovers a pretty important thing.

In order to alleviate food shortages, Yamato and his friends cultivate fields. Meanwhile, Suzuko heads for Makuhara to want some informations of Yamato.

Yamato, Takeru and their friends have to say farewell to one of their precious friend.

The Government decides to open the gate to Makuhara. They showed convenient stories at a press conference, and the press sings the praises of them. Yamato and Takeru have doubts that the situation has progressed suddenly.

Outside of the city Takeru meets an unexpected person again. Suzuko returns home and other boys and girls find their future home, but they have mixed feelings. Yamato remains alone in Makuhara because he cannot understand the Government's arbitrary way of doing things.