Off-Balance

The story

13-year old Chiaki Matsumoto enters middle school with two rules for herself: 1. Always stay cool and 2. Don’t make friends. Having suffered bullying in elementary school, Chiaki chooses a path of isolation, building emotional walls and deciding to live a tough, solitary life. One day, by chance, she meets Kiki, a flamboyant and mysterious individual who transcends age and gender. As Chiaki begins to interact with Kiki, she slowly opens her heart, learning to trust again.

Cast & crew

Megumi HatachiyaChiaki

Fumiyo KohinataKiku-chan

Yu Hatano

Yu HatanoMizue

Shuji KashiwabaraHeath

Tomato Akai

Tomato AkaiYuri-chan

Kumiko TsuchiyaHomeroom Teacher

Ryushi MizukamiVideo Store Guy

Masayo UmezawaMizue's Mother

Noriko HayamiMasayoshi's Wife

Yuichi HabaMasayoshi

Mieko HaradaChiaki's Mother

Ayano Okuda

Ayano OkudaCast