In the heart of Kyoto, lives a bright-eyed teenager named Sakura Minamoto. Her father, a genius inventor for the famed “Sugary Secrets” candy company, has always been her inspiration. During a school field trip to her father’s factory, Sakura's curiosity leads her to a hidden room where she discovers a case of lollipops unlike any other—each one inscribed with the symbols of the Chinese zodiac.