Reiji Kawashima

In the beginning, an “orb” is cast unto Earth. The “orb” can do two things: emulate the form of the thing that stimulates “it,” and come back to life after death. “It” morphs into a rock, a wolf, and finally to a boy, unlearned as a newborn. As a boy, “it” becomes Fushi and grows as a “person” on its journey, and endures cruel partings with loved ones and a destructive enemy, the Nokkers.

Faceless shadow nobles live in a mansion with their caretakers, living dolls who spend their days cleaning the soot emitted by their masters. A deeper mystery is at play, and soon the secret of the house is unveiled.

Mizuki Ashiya is on a mission: disguise herself as a boy and enroll in a male boarding school to meet her idol, high jump star Izumi Sano. But after successfully infiltrating the school, she discovers he's suddenly quit the sport! Now Mizuki must dodge suspicion, protect her cover, and somehow reach the boy she came all this way for-all while surviving the chaos of an all-boys dorm!