Based on the serialised novel by Shinno Takeshi, Apoyan tells the story of the people behind every overseas trip. From the travel agents to the people working at the airport. Endo Keita works for JALPAK, and was based at the Head Office, in charge of the overseas packages' projects. One day, he was suddenly ordered to transfer to Narita Airport. It was a well-known fact within the company that the non-performers were sent to work the counters at Narita, where the duties of one were just to serve the incoming and outgoing travelers. This made Endo realise that the management probably sees him as useless, unable to contribute to the sales increase for the company. As he had joined the company with the sole desire to create tour packages, Endo became really depressed and started entertaining thoughts of leaving the company. On his first day at work in Narita, Endo is shocked by the persona of his manager, Imaizumi Toshio, who seems like a totally useless guy, smiling foolishly all the time. His staff are mostly women, and one of them, Morio Haruko is downright hostile to him. The only one who seems to show any kindness to him is Baba Hanae. Endo tries his best at his new role, hoping that he will soon be transferred back to his old job at the Head Office. From ?as long as the customers depart? to ?let the customers depart with a smile?, Endo slowly learns to be passionate about his new job, through helping all the customers resolve their troubles prior to their departure.
Inaba Rika, whose childhood dream was to become a news reporter, is instead a director for an informative TV program. At one point, she was a reporter; however, her career was cut short after her ambitious habits for obtaining and reporting news provoked too many people. Sorai Daisuke is a former fighter pilot, who was so~ close to achieving his dream of being a pilot for the flying squadron, "Blue Impulse. Unfortunately, his involvement in an accident causes him to be reassigned to the public relations office. This is the story about how two people who have to deal with having their dreams crushed.
Yuri is a high school student in the present day. She isn't happy with her life at home or school. One day, she has an argument with her mother and runs away from home. Somehow, when Yuri later opens her eyes, she realizes that she is in the year 1945. She happens to meet Akira, a pilot for a kamikaze unit in the military.
28-year-old, single domestic airline CA (cabin attendant), Yamada Sae, looking for love and fulfillment in life. Five years ago, her high school sweetheart was snatched from her grasp by a CA.That’s what prompted her to pursue a career as a CA despite of having no interest in the profession itself.In the air, Sae experiences losing altitude of self esteem by repeating bungles, and is ordered time and time again to write letters of apology by her boss.On the ground, Sae devotes her full attention to attending ‘Go-kon’ (group blind date, the ritual which fuels the social life of Japanese singles). But on one of these Go-kons, Sae finds a younger, prettier colleague,who snubbed Sae’s idea of showing up wearing their killer uniforms. Sae learns a lesson about the rules of survival in the love jungle; there are no rules! And if that isn’t enough, she is constantly looked down by nasty international CAs. But Sae shows cheerful resilience, or even talent for navigating the girls through fighting against common enemies such as womanizers specializing in CAs. Still Sae has difficulty expressing her honest feelings to a handsome pilot, saying spiteful things,which only leads into their perpetual quarrel. You might call it the foreplay of a relationship.Through her bumpy flight, Sae is gradually learning that happiness is something not given by others, but grasped by oneself.
