TV series

Rec

2006 · 1 season

A light, chatty slice of life that blends workplace comedy with a gentle romance, easy to dip into.

Overview: Rec is a Japanese manga about an aspiring voice actress by Q-Tarō Hanamizawa. A nine-episode anime adaptation by Shaft aired between February and March 2006; an original video animation episode was also produced.
How it feels: Light, warm, romantic and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Ambition, work, love, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
work
love
identity
friendship
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: animation, comedy, drama
Created by: Qtaro Hanamizawa
Written by: Reiko Yoshida
Starring: Makoto Yasumura, Kanako Sakai, Daisuke Ono, Kimiko Koyama, Megumi Toyoguchi
Music: Kei Haneoka
Length: 1 seasons, 9 episodes, 13 min each
Network: TBS, BS-TBS
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese