"My roommate, Hebio, is a snake person. He looks and acts like a snake. Everyone says he's scary, but I..." Manabu came to Tokyo from the countryside and now lives in a dormitory. His roommate is a non-human ...

The story of two men living among the upheaval of early 20th century Japan. The lives of novelist Shunko Matsunaga and painter Suicho Ichiyanagi are completely engulfed by the environment of the volatile time...