The TV anime series Kure-nai was adapted by studio Brain's Base, based on a romantic comedy light novel series originally authored by Kentarou Katayama and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto. The story follows the adventures and misadventures of 16-year-old Kurenai Shinkurou. Shinkurou is an authority in settling disputes between people, and finds his life turned upside down one day when he is assigned as a bodyguard for Kuhouin Murasaki, the daughter of a powerful plutocratic family.