The plot follows a divorced father, Hideki, who is struggling to maintain a relationship with his young daughter during weekend visitations. He rents a run-down apartment in a coastal town. The apartment complex sits on the edge of a polluted bay where the tide comes in and out with an unnatural rhythm.

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Tide (often stylized as TIDE ) is a novel that moves away from the supernatural horror of Ring and into the realm of .