In the year 2010, the Japanese radio industry is in decline. To reverse their flagging ratings, a station staffed with perennial losers makes a daring gamble: to hire the industry's first android on-air host. Maico is cute, but it will take more than novelty to win over the fickle audience -- especially with a crew as inept as this one.

The Biography of Budori Gusko was the recipient of numerous awards including the Monbusho Selection. The original novella on which the film is based is one of Kenji Miyazawa's more famous works, alongside Matasaburo the Wind Imp, Gauche the Cellist and Night on the Galactic Railroad. The story follows the life of a young boy named Gusuko who lives in the countryside with his parents and little sister. A string of droughts and other natural disasters tear the family apart, and Gusuko is forced to leave home and seek his fortunes on his own. Driven by a desire to improve the quality of life of his poor countrymen, he eventually joins a group of scientists called the Iihatov Volcano Department, and there takes part in scientific projects to fight the natural disasters that drove him from his home. (Source: pelleas.net)

Shigeyuki Peter Honda tries to balance his life as a work-from-home illustrator and homemaker while his girlfriend, Eri Todani, works to climb the corporate ranks. Though they have lived happily like this for two years, Peter feels something is missing: he desperately wants to get married and have a child. Unfortunately, Eri's career-focused mindset leaves no room to start a family. As the two try to reconcile their differences, they wonder if their seemingly picturesque relationship can survive this daunting obstacle.