Release #1 - Lipstick & Dead Air

The year is 1989. The Japanese "Bubble Economy" didn't just burst—it got infected. In a world where the neon lights still flicker but the streets are filled with the dead, one girl refuses to let the apocalypse ruin her outfit. **The Genre:** *City Pop Horror / Romantic Survival / Retro-Shojo* Nostalgia and Dissonance.

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Episode 1

Lipstick & Dead Air

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Kaori navigates a silent, ruined 80s boutique, prioritizing her appearance as a coping mechanism. The silence is broken by a Gekiga-style zombie, which she dispatches silently with sewing shears. The chapter ends with Ren breaking the silence rule with his motorcycle to extract her.