Iyashikei

Himeno Toyokawa moves with her father to Tajimi, the hometown of her late mother, a celebrated pottery artist. She brings several of her mother's mugs to school without realizing how recognizable they are, and an energetic classmate soon leads her to the school's pottery club. For the first time, Himeno begins shaping clay with her own hands and discovers that even a simple cup demands patience, imagination, and a willingness to accept mistakes. Surrounded by new friends and the anticipation of opening the kiln, pottery becomes a way for her to reconnect with the city and with the mother she barely knew while gradually creating something that belongs to Himeno herself.

Rilakkuma lives the way many people wish they could: without rushing and with as little stress as possible. Alongside Korilakkuma, Kiiroitori, and friends, ordinary days become a collection of naps, meals, visits, and small moments that do not need a grand achievement to feel worthwhile.Things around them still change, and everyone occasionally faces emotions or surprises they did not plan for, but Rilakkuma remains a gentle reminder that rest is not always laziness. Sometimes slowing down is the best way to notice the good things that were already present in the day.

On the final day of summer vacation, Kokona Aoba hopes to spend time with her mother, but work ruins their plans. Rather than stay disappointed at home, Kokona goes for a walk along familiar streets, where ordinary scenery brings back warm memories of the people and moments she treasures.Later in autumn, Aoi and Hinata look through keepsakes from their childhood. A small acorn that Aoi has carefully preserved sends Hinata searching through a memory she can no longer clearly recall, bringing an old promise back into focus as the girls reflect on how precious even small moments can become.

Shiori begins first grade and finally meets the part of school she has heard frightening rumors about: homework. The Asahigaoka girls gather at Komari and Natsumi's house to finish their assignments together, but with Natsumi around, staying focused becomes harder than the work itself. On another day, Natsumi decides to create a badminton club despite the tiny school having neither proper funding nor equipment, sending the group to Kaede for help. A simple practice session leads to an older memory when a small accident reminds Kaede of a day she spent caring for Renge as a baby. Past and present meet through the sort of ordinary activities that keep becoming some of their best memories.

Aoi Yukimura has come a long way from the girl whose fear of heights made mountains seem impossible. Looking back on the climbs she shared with Hinata and the friends they met along the way only makes her eager to go higher, though she still prefers enjoying the mountains at her own pace. An invitation to visit the school's mountaineering club introduces a more competitive approach to climbing and forces Aoi to think about why she keeps returning to the trail. New routes bring harder ascents, changing weather, and moments when confidence fails, but also views that can only be reached one step at a time. Every summit becomes another measure of how much Aoi has grown, not just as a climber, but as herself.

After beginning to overcome her fear of heights through childhood friend Hinata, Aoi Yukimura no longer treats mountain trips as something she is merely dragged into. Together with Kaede and Kokona, the girls begin camping and planning more ambitious climbs, and Aoi fixes on a clear goal: reaching the summit of Mount Fuji, once an almost unimaginable challenge.The path toward it is not smooth. Training, weather, and exhaustion impose limits enthusiasm cannot simply erase, and Aoi learns that failing to reach a summit does not cancel the distance already climbed. With each trip she becomes more independent and begins choosing new goals for herself, while her friendship with Hinata grows from a childhood promise into something through which both girls mature.

Yuno has loved drawing for as long as she can remember, and being accepted into Yamabuki Arts High School finally brings that passion within reach. Attending the school means leaving home, however, so she moves into the nearby Hidamari Apartments and begins living on her own.Loneliness does not last long. Her energetic neighbor Miyako, gentle Hiro, and dependable Sae soon become close friends, sharing school days, meals, creative struggles, and countless small adventures. Between art assignments and lazy afternoons at the apartments, Yuno gradually builds confidence while discovering that an ordinary day can become memorable when it is shared with the right people.

Akari Mizunashi has finally become a Prima Undine and now leads Aria Company with her own apprentice, Ai. The promotion she once dreamed of has changed her days: responsibilities have grown, free time is scarcer, and the friends who trained beside her have also moved into new stages of their lives.Yet Neo-Venezia continues to create the kind of encounters that once inspired Akari as a beginner. Memories of Alicia, Aika, Alice, and the old days mingle with Ai's fresh experiences, showing that growing up does not end the city's miracles. It simply changes who gets to discover them for the first time.

Koupen-chan, a tiny emperor penguin, notices the ordinary things people do just to make it through the day—waking up, going to work, trying their best—and treats every one of them as an achievement worth celebrating. With simple words of praise and gentle encouragement, even the most routine moments become a little warmer.

Ochibi-san and his friends find wonder in the smallest corners of everyday life, where changing seasons, familiar streets, and simple encounters can become tiny adventures. Their gentle moments together turn ordinary days into warm memories filled with curiosity, humor, and the quiet charm of their neighborhood.

Years ago, a boy named Yoshiro heard bells ringing from a mountain near his home, as though the land itself were celebrating. When Ginko later visits that same mountain, he encounters Kaya, a mysterious girl whose body is entwined with growing plants and whose existence seems inseparable from the place around her.With the adult Yoshiro's help, Ginko begins tracing the girl's past and the strange role the mountain has chosen for her. What he uncovers is not simply an illness to cure, but an ancient relationship between humans, mushi, and the living land, one in which saving a single person may disturb a balance far larger than any individual life.

Yuno and her friends continue filling the Hidamari Apartments with art, food, spontaneous plans, and conversations that rarely end where they began. School assignments and seasonal outings give each resident another chance to reveal her habits and support the others in quiet ways.Nothing in their daily lives needs to be extraordinary to become memorable. A shared meal, a small misunderstanding, or time spent creating together strengthens the warm community the girls have built around their unusual home.

Akari Mizunashi dreams that she has finally become a Prima Undine and inherited responsibility for Aria Company, only to find herself frightened by the thought of working without Alicia at her side. Even after waking, the unease remains, leaving Akari to wonder why Alicia chose her as an apprentice in the first place.Alicia answers by sharing memories of her own early days, when she too faced the uncertainty of succeeding the person who guided her. Her story reveals how Aria Company's traditions and feelings have passed from one Undine to the next, giving Akari a gentler way to look toward the future she once feared.

A summer visit to the department store takes an unexpected turn when Suguru wins the lottery's grand prize: four tickets to Okinawa. For Renge, Hotaru, Natsumi, Komari, and the others from Asahigaoka, the idea of traveling so far from their quiet village is exciting enough to make the preparation itself feel like an adventure.They practice for their first flight, shop for travel necessities, and imagine what awaits them on the islands. Renge, who knows the small world around Asahigaoka intimately, begins wondering how seeing somewhere completely new might change the way she looks at home, and a simple promise gives the approaching journey an importance beyond a vacation.