The manga follows 50-year-old Yuria, a ballet dancer who got into the art through her sister long ago. Now she lives a simple but happy life teaching handicrafts and living together with a writer husband. When her husband has a medical emergency due to a hemorrhage, she rushes to the hospital, only to find a mysterious young man by her husband's side. When Yuria's husband does not wake up, the young man confesses that he is the lover of Irie's husband. (Source: ANN)

In 2021, Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito won the 45th Kodansha Manga Awards in the general category and the Grand Prize at the 27th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize awards in 2023. The series was adapted into a Japanese live-action drama series that aired from October 19, 2023 to December 14, 2023.