Sakura Quest - Recommendations

• TV (26 eps)
• 2011

Ohana Matsumae is a sixteen-year-old girl with no purpose or direction in life. One day, however, she gets the chance to reinvent herself when her mother and her boyfriend do a moonlight flit to escape his debts. Left alone, Ohana goes to live with her estranged grandmother, but when she arrives she finds herself forced to work at the family’s hot spring resort, the Kissuiso Inn. With her grandmother considering her nothing more than an employee and a roommate who hates her, Ohana’s happy dream of a new life soon turns into a nightmare. Now the wide-eyed girl must learn the value of hard work as she attempts to make friends and familiarise herself with life at the resort.

• Web (1 ep)
• 2012

• TV (11 eps)
• 2016

Dictionaries are ships which guide people through a sea of words and help us all to understand one another. This is the guiding principle at Genbu Books' Dictionary Editorial Department where they are int he process of creating a brand-new dictionary, "The Great Passage - Daitokari," designed for the modern era. Just when production is underway, the Chief of the department must retire. Shortly after this news comes down, one of their editors, Masahi Nishioka, runs into a salesman from their company, Mitsuya Majime, while out at one of their vendors. Majime has a real love and appreciation for words, and is invited to join the Editorial Department where he can put his talents to work.

• TV (51 eps)
• 2003 - 2004

Sora is a sixteen year old girl who has travelled to the US to join the Kaleido Stage, one of the greatest circuses in existence. However, as luck would have it, she arrives to the audition late, which almost costs her the chance of a lifetime. Fortunately, she manages to join the Kaleido Stage anyways due to the compassion of Kalos, the owner of the troupe. With the help of her friends and Fool, the perverted spirit of the stage who has the ability to predict the future, Sora will overcome trials and tribulations and she struggles to become the Kaleido Star.

• TV (20 eps)
• 2001

After former motorcycle gang leader Yajima Kintaro saves the life of the Yamato Construction Company's CEO, he is offered a job working for the company. However, when it becomes apparent that a corrupt faction of the company is trying to gain full control, Kintaro's moral and physical strengths become more useful than the CEO ever imagined. As he works his way up the career ladder Kintaro is forced to deal with many problems, from confrontations with Yakuza bosses to preventing the collapse of a tunnel. But can an uneducated and rowdy person really make it as a salaryman?

• TV (12 eps)
• 2017

Second season of World Fool News.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2014

Takahashi is transferred to a main anchor of a news program, which is known for being a little...weird. This is a comedy about somewhat ridiculous happenings occurring at a broadcasting station.

• TV (23 eps)
• 2007 - 2008

After enduring special training, the lovely policewomen Miyuki and Natsumi have returned to Bokuto Station, where nary a normal day passes; the work is never dull and our dynamic duo have to overcome a variety of difficulties, from catching speeders to simple love problems! Their newest case involves a young boy who has come to Japan to find his grandfather and become a samurai – not an easy task, when there are hired gunmen after him! Although it’s not always easy being an officer in the Traffic Department, Miyuki, Natsumi, and the rest of the gang work hard to ensure Bokuto Precinct is in safe hands!

• TV (11 eps)
• 2006

28-year-old Hiroko Matsukata is the definition of a workaholic. On top of smoking too much, rarely having sex and having lousy luck nurturing her romantic life, she works excessively to get the job done. Alongside many co-workers at the weekly news magazine Jidai, Hiroko tirelessly works on countless stories – thus negating any chance of a social life. Can Hiroko balance her home and work life, or is she doomed to be a 'working man' forever?

• TV (26 eps)
• 2001

Life goes on and it's business as usual at Bokuto Station -- almost. A new colleague arrives and Miyuki & Natsumi are put to the task of teaching this hyperactive newcomer the rules of the station and how to handle criminals, among other things. As life teaches us, things tend to always change, not staying the same, and some, it seems, have a harder time coping than others. You're Under Arrest! Season 2 is more focused on character development and interactions between the staff, in this continuation of a lighthearted look at Bokuta Station and those who work within it.