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Once Senri Kudo realizes that Shiro is becoming his friend, he begins to develop fears that he won't be able to uphold his end of the relationship due to his unusual upbringing.

Hime is excited to secure a number of voice-acting jobs over the summer, but she starts to develop anxiety when she learns she will be meeting star voice actor Senri Kudo in person.

After devoting all her time to preparing for her upcoming debut as a voice actor, Hime discovers that she has fallen way behind in school, and is in danger of flunking her finals.

Hime is thrilled when her producer Yamada arranges a field trip for her and a group of fellow students, but Hime's attempts to have fun threaten to ruin the outing.

Hime has just gotten her first job in voice acting, but it requires that she pose as a boy, and her manager Yamada won't waver on his insistence that he'll use her only for male roles.

Hime and her fellow Stragglers attempt to help a scriptwriter with writer's block draft a new piece for them to perform in an upcoming broadcast program.

Hime Kino is realizing her dream of being a voice actress in the best way possible--by getting work with her heroine, voice actress Sakura Aoyama. However, Sakura's son, Senri, knows what his mom is truly like, and he is worried that Hime might not be able to resist his mother's bad influence.

Hime has finally settled on a good voice to use for her character on the anime "Cruel Octalia," and her fans have noticed. They have also noticed that Shiro, Hime's alter ego voice actor for a male character, never shows his face. Hime's producer is planning a big reveal to show that Hime and Shiro are one and the same--however, Hime is not sure she can go through it, especially not live on stage with AQUA.

Although Hime is excited about her new role in an anime series, the fan response is lukewarm. Hime needs more research on her character, but will she ask for help from Senri Kudo?.

"Told in two voices, seventeen-year-old kamikaze pilot Taro and fifteen-year-old war worker Hana meet in 1945 Japan, he with no future and she, haunted by the past. Includes historical notes and glossary"--Provided by publisher.