Description

In The Place Where Shizuki Is, a long sleep ends with an unfamiliar girl’s face coming into view. Startled and weak, the narrator struggles free of cumbersome equipment, only to discover that the surrounding place is just as strange as the girl. An unusual sensation in the right arm reveals something even more unsettling: a plant-like growth emerging from the narrator’s body. With thoughts still difficult to grasp and no clear understanding of the situation, the narrator follows the girl’s voice and begins walking toward a great tree. This mysterious opening brings together a bewildering awakening, an unexplained bodily change, and an unfamiliar figure offering direction. The journey begins amid uncertainty, with the great tree ahead and the meaning of these strange surroundings still unknown.