It follows the life of Suzu Urano, a young bride with her new family living on the outskirts of Kure City during the Second World War.

The story follows Suzu, an innocent young Japanese woman who is a talented illustrator who lives in Hiroshima and Kure, Japan, during World War II.

The man, Shūsaku, lived in Kure as a navy civilian, remembered seeing Suzu ten years ago, with fantastic experiences.

The port is facing Seto Inland Sea and widely known as the largest military base of Imperial Japanese Navy.

In spite of the food shortage, Suzu made efforts to get over the hard conditions during the wartime and also to prepare to mitigate the bombing damage.

In 1945, U.S. air raids started and heavily attacked warships and naval facilities and the city areas in Kure.

The screenwriter was Yoshikazu Okada (Hiyokko), Nobuhiro Doi directed the series, with music by Joe Hisaishi.

[8] It opened at the Nissay Theatre in Tokyo; the production will then go on a nationwide tour from June to July, with stops at Hokkaido, Yamanashi, Ibaraki, and Osaka, before closing its run at Hiroshima's.

[9] The manga was a Jury Recommended Work in the 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival,[10] and the following year, it won the Excellence Prize.