Kaoru Minaguchi is a "no-lifer" who sucks at school, can't play sports,lacks any real talent, definitely doesn't have a girlfriend, or even a remotedesire to change his ways...until a certain grim reaper pays him a visit. Turnsout, she's a reaper of "no-lifers" and if Kaoru can't find a way to become atrue "real-lifer," he's as good as dead...!