This is a contemporary adaptation of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's novel Manji, reimagined with reversed genders to depict a destructive love story between men and women. Kōtarō Sonoda, unable to give up his dream of becoming a painter, quits his office job and starts attending art school. At school, he encounters a beautiful young man named Mitsuru Usami. Sonoda invites Usami to his home, leading to a physical relationship and growing distance from his wife, Yayoi. However, it is later revealed that Usami has a fiancée.

Season2となる本作では、恋への葛藤や性に対するデリケートな悩みを抱えるヒロインたちの揺れる心情を描かれる。

男女分开生活 只在排练试镜成片中见面
那个吻 是演技 还是真心？

暗芝居衍生动画充满梦与欲望的城市，东京。在现代，有一群继承了古代术式、秘密执行任务的忍者集团。潜入城市的夜色中，斩断不为人知的黑暗。人们称呼他们为“讨怪众”。