Aizawa Kakeru is an energetic and dedicated eighth grader who serves as the manager for his school’s football team. Though he was well known for... more>> being a talented player the previous year, an accident during one of his games caused Kakeru to vow never to play competitively again. Still passionate about the sport, Kakeru dreams of one day becoming a professional football trainer so that he can work alongside his older brother Suguru, the ace of the school team who has represented Japan in international competition. <<less

22-year-old Yashiro Mai was an average office worker until the day a video game console arrived in her mailbox and she was forced into playing a game known as “Nightmare.” If you refuse to participate, those dear to you will die; if you lose battles in-game, parts of your body cease functioning as penalty.... more>>

The horror of Nightmare spreads through society in a flash. To combat it, Mai’s company creates a Nightmare Strategy Team, and she's one of the members. <<less