Everyone at birth is given a date on their arm, with the year, day, and month; Nobody knows why it's like this. Some believe that the Grim Reaper has turned the entire world into his own game, Some say it's our punishment from "God", while others are investigating the science within all of it. A young boy named Owari, who seems to have found no meaning within his life, have finally become faced to faced with the date of his death -- however at his moment of despair, he is finally awoken with the true meaning of his life, and given a new chance by signing a contract with the Grim Reaper.