TV series

Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot

2018 · 1 season

A gentle, silly-sweet showbiz story where broad slapstick and earnest drama sit side by side, leaving you charmed more than challenged.

Overview: In the 1980s, a simple-minded fool named Hideaki meets comedy legend Sanma, changes his name to Jimmy and becomes a comedic superstar.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Ambition, friendship, identity, celebrity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
friendship
identity
celebrity
found family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild