Another, Volume 1

In the spring of 1998, Kouichi Sakakibara finds himself starting fresh at Yomiyama North Middle School, a place steeped in an unsettling atmosphere. As he navigates the complexities of his new environment, he quickly senses that something is deeply amiss among his classmates. The air hangs heavy with an unspoken fear, hinting at a dark secret that connects the school to a series of mysterious events and tragedies.

As Kouichi becomes more entangled in the lives of his peers, he discovers the chilling phenomenon surrounding a classmate named Mei Misaki, who seems to exist in the shadows of his new school. With each revelation, the line between reality and the supernatural blurs, pulling him and his classmates into a web of suspense and terror that challenges their very understanding of life and death. Their struggle to uncover the truth unravels the haunting legacy that ties them all together, leading to unexpected twists and deepening the sense of dread permeating their lives.