Underwear

This starts out with a girl who just graduated and she and her friend go to Tokyo to find work. The girl Mayu eventually finds a job at a high end lingerie shop called emotion. There she starts to learn and also implement some of her ideas as well as get on the owners nerves from time to time. She reminded the owner of herself when she was younger. As the time goes by the business gets better and starts to grow. Mayu eventually finds out that Nanjo the owner was planning on retiring and possibly leaving the shop to her. So she tells nanjo that she is not going to feature her line as it is hers and not emotions and that she is going independent. She did this so that Nanjo wouldn't retire. Nanjo eventually gave her the sewing machine that she first used when she found out where mayu was. Mayu returned to the store to visit and also visit Nanjo. There she starts to cry and Nanjo assures her that she is not going anywhere. Nanjo realized that Mayu sacrificed herself to keep her from retiring. The loose ends that I am referring to is what happened to Mayu's mother. I kind of suspect that maybe Nanjo might have had her out of wedlock which led to the divorce from her husband and in the end what was the result of Mayu going independent? They only show her sewing a cloth and nothing else. That's why I rated it an 8. I would still recommend it though. It seems like the japanese dramas have more control over how to do a series and not let Netflix interfere which makes me happy.

I love fashion, beauty, clothes etc. so when I saw this on Netflix, it piqued my interest. The show is pretty happy, lighthearted, kind of whimsical filled with pretty characters who are impeccably dressed-- I mean all the shirts are ironed, hair and makeup very clean and fresh with not a single hair out of place. All the clothing pieces are coordinated so everyone look super presentable like the posters.

Overall, it was an enjoyable watch for me because of the eye candies. The storyline was okay-- super straightforward, very simple... pace of the story is somewhat slow. characters are very manga like-> very happy and not multifaceted.

Love the soundtrack / music that they used. Would like to know where I can get a hold of them.

Years ago there was a local PBS channel that was leased for Japanese broadcasts in its off-hours, and I saw so many great Japanese TV series. So I thought I'd check this out.

This silly show is about a young, eager woman who goes to work for a prickly lingerie fashion designer. The young woman is very passionate about textiles, and makes a number of speeches in the first episode about how wonderful some are, and the whole series portrays the creation of bras as this amazing, noble thing, and it's all rather odd.

Outside of the first meeting between the girl and her boss, who offers the wit and presence lacking from the rest of the series, there was nothing in the first episode that made me want to watch a second. It's not terrible, but it's a far cry from those series I saw in the 90s like Kagayaku Toki no Naka de or Furuhata Ninzaburō. I know there's good Japanese TV out there, but outside of anime it's hard to find.

A new employee at an exclusive lingerie shop is enamoured with the beautiful products the owner designs but has her own ideas on what is suitable for her. The series has a superb female cast and looks at the ethics of conglomerates stealing ideas from small independents and the struggles of artisans competing with mass production. The pace and character development is excellent and you become invested in the individuals and their futures.

This show (also named Atelier on Netflix) was recommended to me as I'm slowly improving my Japanese. The topic (fashion) seemed interesting to me so I started watching it and ended up falling in love with it. The characters are all pretty interesting. The story is well-written and delivered. And as a bonus, the type of conversations as well as the delivery is great for someone that's trying to learn the language like me. Highly recommend it!