Sayonara no Shougai

A collection of brief narratives explores various forms of parting. In one, a boy grapples with conflicting emotions as his older sister relocates to Tokyo to live with her new husband. Another follows Hakushio, a forest-dwelling succubus, who is puzzled by Niwa, a heartless individual seeking to understand love. Two theater club members contemplate their future careers amid spring and a storm. A silent story presents repeated footage of a young woman. Fuji, a Nectarist, transforms deceased bodies into nectar as part of a mourning ritual for families. Lastly, a man achieves recognition as a painter despite his belief in his own ordinariness.