HodoBuzz

After being tired of only hosting game shows, reporter Asuka Wada quits Kanto TV and moves to New York to pursue her dream as a news reporter. At her new job at HodoBuzz, a newly launched digital news company, Asuka nails her first news reporting. It looks like she's off to a great start...

Editor in Chief Tetsuya Shibata is shocked that their lead journalist Eri Tokugawa quits HodoBuzz. This news hugely disappoints reporter Asuka Wada, whom Eri has inspired immensely. Meanwhile, Asuka's former boss at Kanto TV visits Asuka in New York. He says Kanto TV crew is in town to cover a J-pop idol's concert. Asuka finds some details of this coverage unethical.

Since HodoBuzz broke the news of Kanto TV's fake news, it has garnered many more viewers. Trying to pick up momentum, reporter Asuka Wada works hard to get more news stories. When Asuka and her colleague cover a local demonstration against Japan's new legislation, a New York Times journalist approaches them. He tells the two that he has an incredibly important political scoop to share...

While HodoBuzz has been receiving online criticisms for its false report, reporter Asuka Wada suggests that they produce even more controversial content. Her boss Tetsuya Shibata first resists this idea, but Asuka convinces him to let her produce an opinion piece about poor depictions of women in Japanese TV. The rest of the HodoBuzz crew is not sure about what Asuka is trying to achieve.

In the hopes of catching Kyoka, the online harasser who has targeted Asuka ever since she arrived in New York, reporter Asuka Wada has made a risky move. As a result, she finds herself in a dangerous situation involving the police.

The news of Kanto TV's sudden acquisition of HodoBuzz has taken everyone by surprise, and reporter Asuka Wada learns about HodoBuzz's secret mission. Kanto TV offers to keep her on board as HodoBuzz's main anchor. Now she needs to make a decision.