Shirakawa Rou has to move to a relative's town in the country side with his twin sister Haruna when their mother suddenly dies in a car accident. Left as orphans at the age of 15, the two have to deal not only with their only parent but an entire new environment. Rou was supposed to succeed his mom's dream of winning a medal in the Olympics but with her dying the day before the big event, Rou breaks down and misses his only chance to reach his dream. Now stuck in the small town of Tomakomai, Rou finds a new passion in ice hockey and regains his focus in life.

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In Hokkaido, the far northern lands of Japan, Sugimoto survived the Russo-Japanese war of the Meiji era. Nicknamed "Invincible Sugimoto" during the war, he now seeks the riches promised by the gold rush in hopes of saving the widowed wife of his now deceased comrade from the war. During his hunt of gold, he finds hints of a hidden stash of gold by corrupt criminals. Partnering with an Ainu girl that saves his life from the harsh climates of the north, they venture into a survival adventure to race against the criminals that seek the hidden stash.