Rakuen

Synopsis

A collection of 3 one-shots by Sakurakoji Kanoko. Rakuen: Nana, a 16-year-old girl, has had a happy relationship for 1 year with a University student named Shugo. Though, it all comes to a halt, when a doctor tells her that in 6 months, she will become completely blind. While her condition worsens everyday, she decides not to tell Shugo anything because she fears she will be pitied. Will their love be able to survive this tragedy or will it go all downhill? (Midnight Scans) Natsu no Ame Furu Furu: Yako has come to spend her summer again at her paternal grandparents' house in the countryside. She feels uncomfortable there, however, b/c she believes they've never liked her. Born after her father died, they seem to believe her to be a burden on their daughter-in-law, who probably could have gotten remarried easily had she not had a child to raise on her own. There to comfort Yako is a guy she meets at the river named Hiroshi... Warau Ningyo: A father of a high school girl who just tragically died in a pool accident made a doll that looked like his daughter and gave it to his daughter's best friend. But over time, the best friend begins to notice very strange things that begin occurring around her and the doll...