Medaka

A gentle, character-driven drama about finding purpose in unexpected work, with a warm but grounded tone and a touch of humour.

Created by

Junichi Tsuzuki, Takao Kinoshita

Genres

Drama

Starring

Rie Mimura, Taizo Harada, Eita Nagayama

Overview

Takako Meguro, a typical office worker known to her friends as Medaka, starts a new career as a night school teacher when her company restructures. At first, she's not so crazy about her new job and gets by with a minimum of effort. But as she continues, she finds out it's quite a challenge after all. Her students range from a high school dropout to a salaried worker, and also include a self-employed fellow, and a cabaret hostess, in short, a motley crew! What's more, half of them are older than her and, to make matters worse, one of them is a elementary school classmate. But a certain turn of events results in Medaka's becoming a really dedicated teacher! Although she's surprised herself at this change of character, her trials are just about to begin.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, uplifting and light. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Education, work, identity, found family

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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