The Rose Garden

Nemuro starts as a computer-like man, devoid of feelings and friends. But, beginning with Tokiko and Mamiya, he meets and is changed by others around him. They shape his ideas and desires, some by manipulating him, others he himself acts as a puppeteer to, and still others he hopes to conquer. Without these other roses in the garden of Ohtori, Nemuro would still be a dry genius, untouched by joy and suffering.