The Japanese the Japanese Don't Know

A light, gentle comedy that makes you smile at the everyday confusion of learning a language and the warmth of a quirky classroom.

Created by

Naoki Kawamura, Saiji Yakumo

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Natsuki Harada, Riisa Naka, Narushi Ikeda

Overview

Haruko lands a job in a local tutoring establishment and upon showing up for work on the first day, she discovers that she will not be teaching Japanese people, but teaching people Japanese. Her students are all foreigners who live in Japan for several reasons, and she is faced with their many questions on the Japanese Language that she'd never really thought of before.

How it feels

Light, warm, whimsical and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Education, identity, friendship, immigration

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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