Drama Digest
Tokoro Madoka is a simple 33-year-old girl who has not yet experienced real love. She works at a publishing company and is an editorial staff at Juice, a manga for women. She is also in love with Hakkaku Naoya, the popular guy working in her company’s sales department. When she opens up about her crush to the manga artist on her team, she gets advised to check his usual meals. She might get some idea about him and feel his presence through this plan. As crazy as it sounds, she took the advice and tried different food while fantasying about him.
The Feel-Good Part
The story was a breath of fresh air for the romance genre. It was creative with its storylines and character developments. The acting of the cast was commendable to watch as well. The shy and naïve girl has her first experience with love, and the amateur ways she deals with it are fun and interesting to watch. The female protagonist has great funny and comedic timing. The show provides viewers with tempting food that will make their mouths water instantly.
The Disappointing Factor
The show promotes stalking, which is not a morally positive plan to deal with love. The male lead did not get any unique arcs with a basic storyline throughout the show.
In-Depth Analysis
Tokoro Madoka is a shy and self-conscious girl working in a publishing company. She also has a hard time expressing her feelings. She is a 33-year-old who is inexperienced in love and relationships because of her introverted attitude. But she happens to meet a guy named Hakkaku, who works in the same company as her, enjoying a bowl of Gyudon and falls for him at that moment. Tokoro’s friend advises her to stalk his dining places as talking to him face to face is hard. Taking her suggestion, she goes after him on food tours and fantasizes about them being together. She creates all sorts of situations in her head that gives her the confidence to confess her love to Hakkaku. The show gives the viewers a peek into Tokora’s awkward life as she tackles her love life in her ways.
Star Power
The screenwriter and director of this show are Hirabayashi Katsutoshi. Motokariya Yuika is playing the main role of Tokoro Madoka and Hiraoka Yuta plays the male lead, Hiraoka Naoya’s charcter.
Overall Opinion
It is a romantic drama with some comedy on the side. A great stress reliever without heavy plotlines. Overall a satisfying and amusing premise, especially for romance genre lovers. The ending was worth a while.
