Lady Oscar Works Temp

A gentle, funny office fantasy where a put-upon temp imagines a swashbuckling heroine urging her on, mixing workplace comedy with light romance.

Created by

Naoko Matsuda

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Starring

Rena Tanaka, Yoshimi Tokui, Anne Suzuki

Overview

A story about a temporary-staff worker who finds refuge in the fantasy world of a comic, Rose of Versailles. Katsuko's mediocre days is put to an end when the son of her company president arrives at her office and lays out unreasonable a cost-cutting policy which upsets Katsuko. Her inner ear hears the voice of Oscar, the main character of "Rose of Versailles" who stands up for the people, and decides to take action against him to save her helpless colleagues. --NHK

How it feels

Light, warm and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Work, identity, class, justice

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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