Maru and Kiruko search for the raygun mark, which they believe is the key to finding “Heaven,” and arrive at the Takahara Academy facility in Nara. There they find a prosperous town administered by the Ministry of Kansai Reconstruction. However, they are discovered by Takezuka, who has followed them. Meanwhile, the children who had been living in “heaven” have been forced to live in the outside world, partly due to a “catastrophe”. What will become of them?! Masakazu Ishiguro was born in Fukui Prefecture in 1977. An multiple award winning artist, he broke though in 200 when we was presented with the Afternoon Four Seasons Award for his work on the short "HERO". While he broke through within the sci-fi genre, Ishiguro is possibly best known for his comedies; particularly the Japan Media Arts Award winning And Yet the Town Moves (Shonen Gahosha). Whimsical, stylish, and often surreal, Ishiguro's works are often put into their own genre - SF (Slightly Fantastical).