1000 years ago, a war between humans and space witches ravaged the stars, destroying countless planets and taking even more lives. Eventually, the humans captured the most powerful witch and imprisoned her as a war criminal under the treaty. The castle where the Magic Lord is sealed away is watched over by a village where everyone has developed weak magical powers- everyone but Mugi that is. Determined to prove that he doesn't need magic, Mugi accidentally flies into the monster-infested forest surrounding the castle and is saved by a girl that he has never seen before...

A girl is about to get drowned in the sea when someone saves her. Is her happiness momentary?

The tale begins on January 1965, Vietnam. Hikaru Minami, a newbie reporter, lands in Saigon to begin photographing the war. Thus does his story of war, growth, life, and a tragic love begin.

Drawn in a simple and light style that belies its subject matter, complementing the writing very well.

Makoto Hayakawa, who is called Shin, is a third-year high-school student about to take entrance exams. He hasn't decided what to take for college yet. Compared to the other kids, Shin is a bit of an oddball. The neighborhood he lives in, M City of Tokyo, has three massive structures called "Reactors".
One day, a mysterious girl crosses his path, and in front of those reactors their fateful first meeting takes place...

A fable depicting a nice, simple village and the unforeseen consequences of reaching for change.
-from The End