JDSLA is a direct continuation of the slice-of-life Pixton Classic series, with a darker, more dramatic, yet comedic tone. Tensions between Earth and Kimarre are growing after Fort Wellesley, CT, Earth was bombed because of the misguided belief that humans were being oppressed by their own militaries. Sarah, "Leah"*, and Alex, three sixth-graders, watch from the home front.
* Yes, Leah's making it up. She considers Omura "embarrassing".