The Science Club

Taketo dropped out of middle school due to struggles with reading and writing, leading him into a life of delinquency. At 20, he begins attending night school but still finds reading difficult after a year. Encouraged by his friend Miura to sell marijuana, Taketo considers quitting school. Meanwhile, a new science teacher, Fujitake, sees Taketos curiosity and invites him to join an experiment.

Kasumi, a 10th grader at night school, spends most of her school hours in the nurses office. When the school nurse, Sakuma, shows Kasumis writing to Fujitake, he realizes how much Kasumi struggles to leave the nurses office. As he creates an opportunity for her to step out, Sakuma grows increasingly concerned about Kasumi, seeing in her a shadow of a student she once knew.

With Taketo, Angela, Kasumi, and Nagamine, the science club is officially established. Fujitake suggests they attend an academic conference where high school science clubs present their research. However, when they visit one of the presentation events, they get overwhelmed by the high level. Meanwhile, Mai, who works in a hostess club, sees that Taketo is unusually down.

JAXA announces the launch of the Shinonome Project, the successor to Hayabusa 2, with Aizawa, Fujitake’s college classmate, appointed as the chief of this cutting-edge project. Meanwhile, at night school, the science club is immersed in their own experiments, using devices theyve built themselves. Despite minimal funding and equipment, a chemical reaction starts to happen among its members.

After Kota destroys the experimental device, Taketo clashes with the other club members. With no one showing up, the science club falls apart. Staring at the broken device, Taketo cries, "I thought I was used to giving up." Soon after, he stops coming to school. Reminded of a similar incident from seven years ago, Fujitake regrets having led Taketo down the same path, and he goes to...