One does not need dance to live. In 1374, during the turbulent age when the Northern and Southern Courts were locked in conflict, the Northern Court's shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, was becoming an increasingly dominant force. Born the son of Kanami, head of the Kanze troupe of sarugaku performers, Oniyasha drifts through his days with a hazy question lodged in his heart: Why do people dance? His spirit remains clouded, until the day he encounters a dance that is truly good. Curious, sensitive, and strikingly beautiful, the boy meets people, laughs, cries, confronts his own weaknesses, and slowly begins to shape a new form of dance for a world steeped in impermanence. (Source: Shochiku)

Satisfied with his investigation of Lala Lai Theatrical Company, Aquamarine Aqua Hoshino shifts his focus from revenge to career growth and becomes a regular on the variety show Dig Deep! Chase the Impawsible. With memories of his mother still lingering in his mind, Aqua cuts contact with Kana Arima, leaving her unable to enjoy the surging popularity of her idol group, B-Komachi. Meanwhile, following the bone-chilling discovery during B-Komachi's recent music video shoot, Aqua's sister, Ruby, resolves to solve the murders of those dearest to her. With the help of another soul still weighed down by Ai Hoshino's untimely demise, Ruby rises through the ranks, using any means necessary to get her way.

As a romantic comedy enthusiast, Yonosuke Eiyuu Sakai enjoys the stories about childhood friends the most. But he solemnly believes that the flawless, loving childhood friends from his stories exist only in fiction. Though he has two childhood friends of his own—Shio Minamo and Akari Hiodoshi—Eiyuu has never seen either one of them as anything more. However, now that they are all in high school together, the beauty of the two girls begins to catch Eiyuu's eye. As his interest subtly grows, the girls start to make advances toward him regardless of time or place—but only time will tell if Eiyuu will ever overcome his denial and finally see the girls in another light.

Alba is reborn as the son of a poor nobleman. He is unable to use magic due to a disease and is destined to have a short life, so he is taken in by the duke's family. There, he meets Orsis, who was his favorite person in a previous life. While this coincidence seems to good to be true, he remembers that he is why his beloved lost his smile, and begins to search for a way to live a long life so that he can continue to love him. (Source: MU, edited)