The real story hits harder than any sports drama because there is no villain, no comeback arc where grit fixes everything, just five girls showing up to practice in a town that is still underwater. Basketball becomes the smallest possible thing that still matters. You watch them play not because they will win, but because the act of playing together is the only normalcy left to protect.

Five girls show up to basketball practice at Onagawa Junior High, and that's all they have. After the Touhoku earthquake, the girls' basketball team is left short of both players and staff, with only five regulars remaining. With no bench to speak of and little coaching support, these girls have to rely on each other. This one-episode sports special is drawn from the real experience of the Onagawa Junior High girls' team.