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Episode 1

Episode number: 1

Overview: Kumiko leaves boondocks to attend college, where she meets sophomore education major Kenichi. When they start dating, they discover a problem.

Episode 2

Episode number: 2

Overview: After two years together, Kenichi applies for a job in Yamanashi. After some fruitless research, Kumiko later finds a ray of hope for their issues.

Episode 3

Episode number: 3

Overview: Now happily married, Kumiko and Kenichi are both teachers. After four years, Kumiko is moved to a new school and assigned a supposedly difficult class.

Episode 4

Episode number: 4

Overview: Following her discovery about Kenichi's activities, Kumiko struggles in her job at school. Problem child Miyuki quickly senses her weakness.

Episode 5

Episode number: 5

Overview: Kumiko begins discussing her problems on a supportive online forum, but when she meets one of the commenters, he turns out to be a man.

Episode 6

Episode number: 6

Overview: Kenichi and Kumiko are living parallel lives, separately pursuing physical gratification. His bank balance shrinks as she falls deeper into despair.

Episode 7

Episode number: 7

Overview: He's noticed Kumiko's increasing unhappiness, but even as he wonders where things went wrong, Kenichi finds himself unable to do anything about it.

Episode 8

Episode number: 8

Overview: After quitting her job, Kumiko falls into a funk. When she goes to her parents' house for a funeral, she has a strange dream about a curse.

Episode 9

Episode number: 9

Overview: Kenichi raises the possibility of using other methods of getting pregnant, but when Kumiko reveals her past sexual experiences, he walks out.

Episode 10

Episode number: 10

Overview: After seeing a specialist, Kumiko and Kenichi decide not to have children. When she tells her parents, they demand to speak to her in-laws.