Tōru Takeuchi

Seven raccoons with supernatural powers sneak into a freight train, disguise themselves as humans, and head to Tokyo with the intention to create a band. They become superstars "Checkers" but their true identity will be revealed very soon.

To meet the woman he loves, the protagonist, Gunji, escapes from prison by climbing over the walls. He finally reaches to his beloved, only to find out that she is living with Kyohei, his sworn enemy. Gunji tries to get the woman back, but she eludes him. Gunji borrows Kyohei's car and heads to the suburbs to take the woman to an audition, they arrive at a luxurious hotel, where he finds out that that the woman was going to sleep with a producer. He tries to stop the woman, but she says it's was "for her dream". Gunji, who is alone in the car and exploding with anger, finds Kyohei's pistol inside the car. He enters the hotel with the gun in his hand...