Hinako "Hina" Sakuragi, who was born and bred in Japan's countryside, gets nervous quickly when she meets new people, to the point that she resembles a rigid scarecrow. Hina aspires to overcome this by becoming active in theater, which she was motivated to do after seeing a play on a school field trip. As a result, Hina relocates to the Hitotose Manor in Tokyo's busy city center to attend Fujiyama High School, where she hopes to join the school's famed drama club. But, much to Hina's dismay, she discovers that Fujiyama High's theater club has been on hiatus for quite some time. Hina is at a loss for what to do now that she has arrived in Tokyo and registered in the school. Chiaki Hagino, the landlady, sensed her despair and ambition to study theater.