▁of ▁his ▁mother . ▁As ▁he ▁goes ▁about ▁carrying ▁boxes ▁into ▁their ▁new ▁a partment , ▁Mas ashi ▁feels ▁a ▁myster ious ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁room . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁upon ▁returning ▁home ▁from ▁visit ing ▁the ▁new ▁elementary ▁school , ▁Mas ashi ▁enc oun ters ▁a ▁strange ▁creature ▁that ▁looks ▁like ▁a ▁jel ly fish . ▁Mas ashi ▁names ▁the ▁ad or able ▁creature , ▁which ▁lov es ▁che e - k ama ▁( che ese - and - fish - ca ke ▁st icks ) ▁and ▁freely ▁f lies ▁around , ▁Kur age - bo ▁( J elly fish ▁Boy ). ▁Despite ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁common ▁language , ▁they ▁take ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁immediately ▁and ▁become ▁friends . ▁ ▁Mas ashi ▁goes ▁to ▁school ▁with ▁Kur age - bo ▁hidden ▁in ▁his ▁back pack . ▁He ▁is ▁anxious ▁that ▁someone ▁might ▁find ▁out ▁his ▁secret , ▁but ▁then ▁is ▁aston ished ▁to ▁discover ▁that ▁everyone ▁in ▁his ▁new ▁class ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁strange ▁cre atures , ▁which ▁they ▁call ▁F . R . I . E . N . D . s , ▁as ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁companion . ▁The ▁minute ▁the ▁teacher ▁turns ▁her ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁class room , ▁the ▁children ▁take ▁out ▁their ▁controllers , ▁called ▁Dev ices , ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁generate ▁and ▁manipulate ▁their ▁F . R . I . E . N . D . s . ▁T ats u ya ' s ▁F . R . I . E .