Kahani ki Shuruat
Kahani hai Satoru Fujinuma ki, jo ek struggling manga artist hai. Uske paas ek ajeeb shakti hai jise wo "Revival" kehta hai. Jab bhi uske aas-paas kuch bura hone wala hota hai, waqt apne aap 1-5 minute peeche chala jata hai, taaki wo us haadse ko rok sake.
Lekin ek din, ek bahut bada hadsa hota hai—uske upar ek qatl (murder) ka jhootha ilzaam lag jata hai. Uss waqt "Revival" use 5 minute nahi, balki seedha 18 saal peeche uske bachpan mein bhej deta hai.
Bachpan ka Mission
Satoru ab ek 11 saal ke bachche ke shareer mein hai, lekin uska dimaag ek 29 saal ke aadmi ka hai. Use samajh aata hai ki uske bachpan mein jo bachche gayab hue the aur unka jo murder hua tha, unka connection uske future ke haadse se hai.
Uska main mission hota hai apni classmate Kayo Hinazuki ko bachana, jo sabse pehli victim thi. Kayo ek bahut akeli aur udaas ladki hai. Satoru apni dosti aur samajhdaari se uske fate ko badalne ki koshish karta hai.
Kahani ke Khass Mod
Dosti ka Jazba: Satoru akela nahi ladta, wo apne bachpan ke doston ke saath milkar ek "detective group" jaisa banata hai.
Suspense: Pura anime dekhte waqt aapko pata nahi chalega ki asli kaatil (killer) kaun hai. Wo aapki aankhon ke saamne hota hai, lekin pehchanna mushkil hai.
Kurban: Satoru ko Kayo aur baaki doston ko bachane ke liye bahut badi keemat chukani padti hai.
Anjaam (The Ending)
Iska anth bahut hi khoobsurat hai. Satoru ki mehnat rang laati hai, lekin kahani mein ek bada gap (coma) aata hai. Jab wo uthta hai, toh duniya badal chuki hoti hai. Kaatil ko saza milti hai aur jin doston ko usne bachaya tha, wo apni zindagi khushi se jee rahe hote hain.