Neku Sakuraba, a 15 year-old boy with a hobby for music and graffiti, wakes up in what seems to be the Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo, Japan.

With no idea why he's there, he opens his hand to realize he is holding a strange black pin. After flipping it with his hand, the thoughts of the people surrounding him began to flow into his head at once.

Surprised, Neku discovers he is able to read the minds of others, and assumes it has something to do with the black pin he is holding. Help him discover the truth!