Šestnáctiletá Erin Quinn žije se svou nekompromisní matkou, jejím trpělivým otcem a mírně děsivým dědou Joem, mužem, jehož láska ke svým dcerám a vnučkám je překonána pouze opovržením svého zetě. Je začátek 90. let a Erin je zvyklá vidět svou zemi mluvit ve zkratkách. Je to doba ozbrojené policie a náhodných kontrol. Ale je to také doba To je vražda, napsala, The Cranberries, Akt X, Nirvany nebo Waynova světa. A i když nad jejím městem visí pavučina problémů, Erin má sama dost vlastních trablí.
Saya Otonashi je normální středoškolačka, alespoň do nedávna byla. Dokud se nesetkala s mužem jménem Hagi a nedozvěděla se o existenci hladových nesmrtlných monster jménem Chiropterani. V tento moment se Saya stává nejmocnější zbraní v boji s nimi.
Young Sister Bertrille uses her ability to become airborne to help others, whether they want it or not. Although her aims are always benevolent, her means are often bemoaned by Mother Superior. The other Sisters must cope with their beloved Sister's aerodynamics and antics as she flies in and out of trouble.
In the 1950s, young boys were placed in orphanages and endure harsh and austere living conditions. As a united group, they supported each other and survived despite bullying, hardship and little hope for better days. While these children were doing their best to survive, they had no way to suspect the secret dealings between the clergy, the medical profession and the government that will inevitably seal their fates. The institution faced with a precarious financial situation, the solution is to transform the orphanage into a psychiatric institute in order to obtain additional subsidies. To demonstrate the need for this change in status, the orphans are labeled as insane by the very people who took them in to help them. While their future as orphans was already precarious, they become prisoners of an asylum system from which they have little hope of being able to free themselves even as they grow older.
Allegations of child sexual abuse in Spain's Catholic institutions are examined in interviews with survivors, clergy, journalists and other experts.