Kimi ga Kemono ni Naru Mae ni

Hajime lives a quiet, unremarkable life working as an undertaker. He genuinely enjoys his profession and has no reason to be dissatisfied with the ordinary path he walks. Even the playful attention of Kidou Kotone—one of Japan’s most celebrated actresses and a childhood friend who affectionately calls him "onii-san"—feels like a comfortable part of his routine. Yet beneath their familiar dynamic lies a lingering unease, born from a shared tragedy: both of their parents died violent deaths. This dark history has always cast a subtle shadow over their bond, creating an undercurrent of awkwardness neither fully addresses. However, nothing in Hajime's past could have prepared him for what comes next. Without warning or apparent motive, Kotone commits a shocking act that abruptly shatters their fragile normalcy. Her sudden, inexplicable deed does not merely upend Hajime’s world; it sends devastating ripples across the entire nation. As the man who tends to the dead finds himself thrust into the center of an unthinkable crisis, he is forced to confront the terrifying reality of what his closest companion has become.