Takara Kurano, a single mother who lost her husband, confronts various difficulties in caring for Kinzo Shirata, a mischievous toddler who is suffering from terminal cancer.

The work depicts the daily interactions of an unsuccessful writer, Susumu Karenuma, his divorced wife, and their relatives, who are not punished. Volume 1 contains the oneshot Take it easy!: A man gets a little too carried away by the thrill of riding a motorcycle.

Karin Kiritani is a third-year student at Tokyo Metropolitan Hoshizakura High School who yearns to go to Koshien. She is a pitcher on the girls' baseball team, but is beaten by Mirei Hiiragi in the spring tournament. Under the guidance of her childhood friend Daimon Rai, Karin tries to improve her pitching form and grip on the ball, but will she be able to beat Mirei?