Kyouya Hashiba’s life has fallen apart. At 28, he left his stable office job to pursue a career in video games, but his internship at a major studio was cut short, leaving him unemployed and back at his parents’ home. He regrets attending a regular university instead of an arts school, and resents the Platinum Generation—his former classmates who have already achieved success. Just when he thinks his fate is sealed, he wakes up ten years in the past, given a rare opportunity to start over.
This time, Kyoujo picks art, enrolling at Oonaka University of Art. There, he meets Eiko Kawasegawa, who was his intern supervisor in his original timeline, and becomes friends with his new roommates: Aki Shino, an artist with hidden talent; Nanako Kogure, a gifted singer and actress; and Tsurayuki Rokuonji, a skilled writer. These future members of the Platinum Generation work together on creative projects, pushing each other to unlock their true artistic potential and reshape their futures into the successful lives they always dreamed of.