Episode 1 | First Love (2022)

In modern-day Sapporo, we meet as a lonely taxi driver navigating the city's busy, rainy streets. Once a girl with radiant dreams of becoming a flight attendant, she now lives a modest, solitary life, often reflecting on the "missing pieces" of her history. Meanwhile, Harumichi Namiki , once a pilot for the Self-Defense Forces, now works as a security guard. Though they live in the same city, they are strangers to one another, separated by years and a tragic accident that left Yae with amnesia. The Past: The Spark of First Love

The episode intercuts these jaded adult lives with the late 1990s, where a young Yae and Harumichi first meet. This timeline captures the "purity and cuteness" of their teenage romance, set against the backdrop of rural Hokkaido's snowy landscapes. First Love (2022) Episode 1

In the first episode of , titled " When the Lilacs Bloom ," the story establishes a hauntingly beautiful contrast between a vibrant, hopeful past and a quiet, weary present. The Present: A Life Diverged In modern-day Sapporo, we meet as a lonely