Restart wa Tadaima no Ato de

After a disastrous stint in Tokyo leaves his ambitions in ruins, twenty-five-year-old Kozuka Mitsuomi finds himself unemployed and adrift. With few options left, he makes the difficult decision to leave the city behind and return to the quiet countryside where he was born and raised. What is meant to be a simple retreat becomes an attempt to completely restart his life from scratch, though the weight of his recent failures lingers heavily over him as he settles back into the familiar rhythms of his rural hometown. It is here, amidst the slow pace of country living, that Mitsuomi crosses paths with Kumai Yamato. Their unexpected encounter introduces a new dynamic into Mitsuomi’s isolated world, serving as a catalyst for something he did not anticipate. Through their interactions, the stagnant atmosphere surrounding the young man begins to shift. Rather than merely hiding away from his past mistakes, Mitsuomi discovers that returning home was not an end, but a beginning. As this connection deepens, his life starts to change in subtle yet profound ways, offering him a renewed sense of direction and the quiet hope of a genuine fresh start.