hinako has trouble communicating with others. the moment she tries to speak, she freezes up and can't get the words out. in an effort to get better at communication, she moves from the countryside to tokyo to attend a high school with a famous theatre club, only to find out the club has been disbanded! together with new friends she meets at her boarding house, including a kind senior who was once a child actress, a shy girl obsessed with maid clothes, and a literary girl with a literal taste for books, hinako's journey to take the stage and find her voice begins.