Ashita no Arika

"Ever since that day...I lost hope for the future." In 2021, Asumi, a salesperson at Kobe Steel, was struggling to find meaning in her job while feeling powerless against the company's numerous issues. Just as Asumi was about to tell her boss that she wanted to quit, a mystical ray of light emerged from a corporate history book and led her to Kobe in 1905. There she met visionary, spirited people from Kobe Steel's founding period. Torasuke was among them; he was a clumsy but enthusiastic young man from the Meiji era who dreamed big and believed in the potential of industrial development. Guided by the Kobelco Group's history, two people from different eras embark on a journey across time, from its beginning to the present. They witness people overcoming tough times and continuing to take on challenges with hope for a better future. After coming into contact with the founders' spirits, they each choose their own path for the future.