Shiratori Ryuushi is a young artist who dreams of writing and illustrating children's books. To achieve his goals, he decides to move to Tokyo for training in this field at one of the local schools. He is to live in the Narutakisou estate with his distant cousin, Aoba Kozue. Upon his arrival, he is welcomed by her, the owner, and the other residents, who live together like one big family, helping each other out.
Takagi and Nishikata's last summer vacation before starting high school is coming up. Both of them, in their minds, are looking for an excuse to get together outside of school activities. Then they find an abandoned kitten and decide to take care of it, setting up a temporary cat bed on the grounds of a nearby temple they often pass by. Since neither of them can take him home with them, they come up with the idea that they will find a family for the kitten together.
Kagamihara Nadeshiko and her friends entered adult life after finishing school and finding jobs. This resulted in the fact that they no longer had as much time to spend together on camping trips and excursions. In fact, they haven't seen each other for a long time due to the distance separating them. Everything changes one night when Oogaki Chiaki invites Rin to an izakaya.