Hyperanthropism

Plot
What should the wishes of a homeless man be? What should he hope to do? What can he accomplish? Is he too far down in society to do anything? Is he too powerless to cause change? Everyone in life gets numerous chances to turn everything around. In every second of their lives, we make decisionssome lifechanging. Regardless of all else, theyre responsible for their choices and what they give up in the process. So for this homeless man to choose to accept this task only he can do, hell face much more life-changing decisions, with the hopes to set the illusion of the past, the cruelty of the present, and the lonely future right. Its the always-bustling town of Tokyo on May 31st of 2010. Its the 5-year death anniversary of Takamasa Yaharis parents, but mourning now is one of the lesser problems. Nearly broke, he was just about satisfied with just $30 to spend, but once realizing how pathetic it is to be so happy with just this much, he yearned to do more in life. In the middle of this existential crisis, the 22-year-old bum is confronted out of the blue by a woman from the future. She claims to know everything about him, partially because hes apparently famous. The man was obviously skeptical, but after being dragged 60 years into the past by the woman, he has no choice but to accept it and he agrees to do as she says. His mission sounds simple enough, but winning the hearts of three uniquely difficult women wont be a breeze. Ones a lady unhappy with the approaching arranged marriage, and puts up a smiling front. Anothers a rich and successful, but inconsiderate and arrogant company president. The lasts an abnormally intellectual, highly insecure, and deathly antisocial hikikomori. What is this middleaged future woman plotting with all this? And if just surviving in the present is hard enough, what makes him believe he can make all the correct choices to get their hands in marriage and change their lives for the better?

<Takamasa Yahari> [Male; February 29, 1988 (22); Present] Back when Takasama was 17, he was an out-going and sarcastic comedian. He liked assisting others and believed he could make everyone he knows happy. Everyone admired him for his prudence. After his parents disappeared that same year 5 years prior to the beginning of the story and he believed they had been kidnapped and killed, he dropped out of high school and quit college. He managed to live off some money for almost 3 years; however, once he was legally allowed to drink, he spent all his fortunes on them and became more and more interested in clubs and parties. He became broke in less than a year. Now living on the streets with no friends, family, or self-confidence, he grew even more sarcastic, but often for rude reasons. He thinks he has lost all respect for himself and others, but once he was given a chance by an older woman to live life with more meaning and purpose, he doesnt pass up the opportunity to help 3

Characters

different women in different time periods overcome the obstacles in their lives. However, he had just been a bum not too long ago, so hes a little rude and maybe more self-centered, not to mention nearly broke. His disconnection from regular society made him slightly antisocial and often left him in awkward situations. Despite this, he tries his best be prudent again and make all the correct choices to change their lives for the better. <Armajiki Urami> [Male; April 5, 1991 (19/79); Present/Future] The best friend of Takamasa in his time periods present. Hes a guy who doesnt want to spend more energy on doing things that are unlikely to help him any more than needed. Hes accepted his life as a broke and homeless man living on the streets, but since it is tough to survive this way, he befriends Takamasa, whos in the same situation. They often just share what theyve gathered and sometimes barely make it by. Theyve been on the streets together and helping each other ever since Armajiki became homeless that he nearly considers Takamasa a brother. He frequently enforces his views on Takamasa so he could give up hope of living normally to focus on surviving as they already are, although hes often ignored. For the most part, Armajikis comical and supportive of when Takamasa tries to do things to get by as it is, but he acts cold whenever Takamasa brings up or just suggests life as a normal middle-class guy. This has been especially true around the beginning of the story, and Armajiki has been acting even ruder in response. He tries his best to get along with Takamasa and tries to support him for the most part, but his proactive attitude just doesnt fit with Armajikis hertare personality. <Ikutodam> [Female; ???; Future] A woman who looks like shes in her 30s and married. She comes off a little eccentric and socially awkward, but thats because its rare to find her in any mood that isnt ecstatic or determined. The fact that she says shes from the future and that it is Takamasa Yaharis duty to marry these three women in different time periods also contributes to the strange stares she gets. She appears one month in Takamasas time period while he was still just a poor man living in garbage. After revealing that shes from the year 2068 and that she was here to give Takamasa is mission, he starts to ignore her, but she was persistent and forced him 60 years back. She says that his husband nicknamed her Ikutodam for some special reason, but she doesnt plan on saying anything else about herself to Takamasa. Her birth name, real age, and family are hidden from him. <Sekomu Yahari> [Male; February 1, 1930; Past] Takamasas grandfather who supposedly disappeared the day his wife died and child kidnapped. Takamasa and Ikutodam meet with him on May 31st, 1950. He provides a home for the two and helps them get Takamasa married with Marisa Eve. There werent any actual pictures of how he looked like, but when the two time travelers confront him, hes just a seemingly more successful and younger version of Takamasa. The twos appearances are nearly identical, but the main difference is that Sekomu is wellgroomed and handsome, while Takamasa still looks like a bum.

In the year Takamasa and Ikutodam go to in the past, 1950, Sekomu was just a 20year-old college student living alone in a small but comfortable house. Hes an average student who seems even more intelligent than Takamasa himself. His main, largest, and most important flaws are that he has selective mutism and majorly indecisive. Hes poor at making choices, and some speculate that this is the reason his wife was killed and his child was taken from him. Hes relatively kind and moral, which would make any girl he liked fall for him, but since he was mute to anyone but family and teachers, the girls often leave. Although he was obviously suspicious of Takamasas and Ikutodams reason for being here, he went along with it despite the lack of proof. He helped out tremendously in getting Marisa and Takamasa married. After the marriage, Sekomu wants to join him and Ikutodam in their mission to marry the three girls from different time periods. <Marisa Ese> [Female; March 11, 1931 (19); Past] Marisa is a beautiful young lady who seems excited for her arranged marriage, almost to the point of mentioning her fianc in every other conversation. She brags about him so much because she thinks its an honor to have such a successful man marrying her. Shes appears to generally be a happy-go-lucky, clumsy, and out-going person, which catches the hearts of many men. However, when in stressful situations alone, she becomes hopeless and depressed. She depends on people most of the time and doesnt make too many decisions by herself, so she often goes along with whatever is going on, despite it negatively affecting her as well. Marisa is seemingly the average successful Shinto priests eldest daughter and shrine maiden. Meaning she has a kind nature, usually very responsible, and moral mindset. Shes slightly extroverted and can come across as over-confident in herself, even though shes so clumsy. However, it is said that if anyone were to see her when shes put on the spot without anyone to help, that image is torn and they can only see her as an irresponsible child. When Takamasa meets Marisa on May 31st, 1950, she is still a 19-year-old student at Sekomus college. She seems to act more kind and cute towards Sekomu, but as hes mute to her, he cant say anything in response. She talks about her fianc a lot more to him as well, often even exaggerating things more than when talking to others. <Tsunenikatsu Urami> [Male; October 30, 1931 (18/78); Past/Present] Usually just known as Tsun (or Tsun Tsun by his fiance Marisa), he is seen in public as the perfect man. His reputation is spotless, and Marisas complimenting of him boosts his social standing even more. Hes to marry Marisa Ese and become even higher in society, due to how high Marisas family is already. Since both families agree that they would complement each other well, they arranged a marriage between Marisa and Tsun. <Poniko Aaa> [Female; April 21, 1990 (20); Present] Poniko Aaa is the president of one of the most successful and richest companies in Tokyo. Shes usually arrogant, but keeps her cool and calm state. Shes very often seen as rude, as if shes better than everyone else. Her beauty is quite clouded by her professional

look and demeaning attitude. All her choices benefit her most, and so others get hurt as a result. She claims to not be interested in men because theyll hurt her more than help in the end. When Takamasa is put to the task of getting Poniko to marry him, its obviously a match hard to even dream of. Due to probably the largest gap in society between them in Tokyo, she naturally responds by ignoring all his kind acts. The hopeless effort is almost goes to waste, but Poniko realizes how much more this will benefit her than before. She acknowledges Takamasa as an asset, and they end up dating. However, she has no intention of liking him. How over-the-top shes doing things is like she just wants to be seen as arrogant. <Mafurako Reiji> [Female; May 31, 2029 (21); Future] Mafurako is typically seen hidden in clothing, as if embarrassed for her skin or actual figure to be visible. Her intelligence is higher than most above average IQs, but that couldnt be gathered by talking to her, since shes anthrophobic and a hikikomori. She lives in her house making a living from home. Since she has nothing much to do outside of the house, shes mostly devoted to her job as an inventor, author, and game designer. It would be unbelievable for her to have friends in real life, and maybe online as well. Even in the house, she wears extremely heavy clothing, but thats mostly because she keeps it freezing to prevent all her electronics from overheating. There isnt any decoration at all, and everything thats in there is related to her work or surviving. Despite not going out much, she keeps a pretty and cute appearance, but nobody really knows that since she wears so much clothes. Its initially impossible for Takamasa to approach her, but after finding a way to contact her, even though not in person, he must rely on her getting more comfortable with him. Her personality isnt shown at all during the conversations, so having a lasting talk isnt common. <> [Female; ; Future]