Whereabouts of Tomorrow: Ashita no Arika

Ashita no Arika

<i>“Ever since that day...I lost hope for the future.”</i><br><br> In 2021, Asumi, a salesperson at Kobe Steel, was having a difficult time finding meaning in her job while she felt helpless in the face of the company’s numerous issues.<br><br> Just as Asumi was about to tell her boss that she wanted to quit, a mystical ray of light came out of a corporate history book and led her to Kobe in 1905. There she encountered visionary, high-spirited people from Kobe Steel's founding period. Torasuke was among them; he was a clumsy but enthusiastic young man from the Meiji era who dreamed big and believed in the potential of industrial development.<br><br> Guided by the Kobelco Group's history, two persons from different eras set out on a journey across time, from its beginning to the present. <br><br> They witness people get through tough times and continue to take on challenges with hope for a better future.<br><br> After coming into contact with the founders’ spirits, they each choose their own path for the future.<br><br> (Source: Official KOBELCO Site)