In that fashion, Non's presence in the role of Tamae functions as the catalyst for all the stories here, with her once more bringing a breath of fresh air, with her naivety, cheerfulness, and unwavering optimism, along with her great relationship with fish, both of which were also highlighted in “ The Fish Tale”. And while Nozomi and Keiko have somewhat succumbed to their bitterness, the former for a career lost and the latter due to her relationship with her husband, the appearance of Tamae sheds a bright light to their lives, a concept that eventually extends to the rather morose customers and Kanae. In that fashion, the dynamics that are immediately created with the appearance of a half-sister that has never met her sisters and their mother before, are quite interesting, also due to the initially invisible presence of a father that seems to constantly lurk above them. Ryuhei Kitamura, however, does not follow any of the aforementioned recipes, instead implementing the concept in order to present another Japanese-favorite genre, the family drama. The concept of the location that is actually a stop between life and death is quite prevalent in Japanese cinema, with titles like “ After Life” and the anime “ Bartender” being among the most renowned. It is in this setting, that their half-sister (from the same father, Kiyoshi) Tamae arrives in the area, changing their lives forever. Keiko and Nozomi constantly fight, with the former frequently pinning down the latter, who also fights with her sister, because she feels she has left all responsibility of running the inn to her. The inn is run by Keiko Tenma and her older daughter Nozomi, while the younger sister, Kanae, is more interested in training dolphins and spending time with her boyfriend, Kazuma. The establishment functions as a stopping point for people on the verge of death to decide if they want to return to the world of the living, where they are in a coma from an accident or illness, or move on to the next realm, where they will be reborn. The particular manga is “Tenmasou no Sanshimai: Sky High” by Tsutomu Takahashi (published from 2013 to 2014 by Young Jump Comics) and revolves around the said inn, a quaint out-of-time place in the small port town of Mitsuse.
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