(W/A) Keiko Iwashita. After her parents leave to care for her ailing grandmother* high schooler Miko "Meeko" Sonoda moves into her uncle's boarding house. There* she meets its rather unusual residents* including the oldest of the bunch: the grumpy mother hen Matsunaga-san. With the help of her housemates* Meeko begins to adjust to her new life away from her parents* but Meeko soon learns that no matter how far away from home she is* she's still a young girl at heart - especially when she finds herself falling for Matsunaga-san.