Hoping to find work creating manga, Nahel has gone to Japan. But his hopes are dashed by the challenges he faces on arrival in Tokyo. Finding somewhere to live isn’t too hard, but setting up a studio and finding a publisher soon appear to be insurmountable obstacles. And when his neighbor is abducted and he himself pursued, he discovers a whole new aspect to life in the city. Fortunately, he runs into Soba, an unconventional young college student, and meets a strange restaurant owner who offers his customers the very best in Japanese cuisine… and his services as a P.I.