Yumaisa23-year-oldwomanfromTokyo.Whenshecommutesbytraintoherjobinamangastudio,herfaceisathipheighttotheotherpassengersstandingup.Yumausesawheelchaironaccountofcerebralpalsy.Herdeformedlimbsonlyallowhertocrawl–andtoholdapencil.Thefactthatherboss,asuccessfulcomicartistandbloggernamedSayaka,whohasapenchantforgarishFairyKeiattire,passesYuma’sdrawingideasoffasherown,dismaysthetalented‘mangaka’.Evenworse,heroverprotectivemotherhardlyletsheroutofhersightandrefusestotalkaboutherfather.AsYumaattemptstoliveamoreindependentlife,shestumblesacrossadultcomics–mangaporn–andtoyswiththeideaofdrawingsomeherself.Thepublisheradviseshertogainsomepersonalexperiencefirst.ButwhathappenswhenawomaninawheelchairasksatoutinTokyo’sredlightdistricttofixherupwithasexdate?DirectorHIKARI’shumorousandendearing37Secondsdepictsanunusualjourneyofself-discovery-inartistic,physicalandfamilialterms.And,asthefilm’scharmingprotagonistlearns,friendswhoarenotprejudicedcanbefoundanywhere.
