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InsuburbanTokyo,theKobayashis–Mikio,hisyoungsecondwifeNatsuki,andhisyoungadolescentdaughterEriko,whowasborneoutofhisfirstmarriage–liveinasmallflatabovethefamilyprintingbusiness.Mikioinheritedthebusinessandtheflatfromhisfatherwhopassedawaytwoyearsago.TemporarilylivingwiththemisMikio’sdivorcedsisterSeiko,whoisthereuntilshedecideswhattodo,whichisinhermind–unrealistically–togoabroadtolearnEnglish.TheirratherdullandstaidlivesarepunctuatedbyEriko’spetparakeethavingrecentlyflownaway,itwhichtheyarescouringtheneighborhoodlookingfor,andtheirneighborsorganizinganeighborhoodwatchtokeepoutundesirables,namelyforeignerswhotheybelievearecausingnogoodtotheirsociety.IntotheirlivesstumblesHanataroKagawa,thesonoftheirfather’soldfriend.Beforetheyknowit,Kagawahastalkedhiswayintoajobworkingattheprintshopandroomandboardintheirflat.
