Rinkane

Meguru Garai appears to be an ordinary high school student navigating the routines of everyday life, yet he harbors a secret that sets him apart. Night after night, he experiences remarkably vivid dreams detailing a previous existence in a fantastical realm. These visions are far more than fleeting illusions; they carry the weight and emotional depth of genuine memories, leaving him with a lingering attachment to a world and a life he can only access while asleep. His reality shifts dramatically when a new transfer student named Kotaro Kongochi arrives at his school. To Meguru’s profound astonishment, this newcomer is the exact spitting image of a cherished companion from his dream world—a friend he had long accepted he would never encounter outside of his subconscious. The impossible reunion fills Meguru with disbelief, as someone he thought confined entirely to his past-life visions now stands before him in the waking world. However, the joy of reconnecting with a seemingly lost friend is quickly tempered by unease. As Meguru spends time with the transfer student, he begins to notice subtle but undeniable discrepancies. This version of Kotaro is not quite the person he remembers from his dreams, raising unsettling questions about who—or what—has truly crossed over into his reality.