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Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House

2021–2022 · 1 season

A gentle, comforting watch that lingers over quiet meals and small daily rituals, leaving you calm and quietly moved.

Created by
Youhei Suzuki
Genres
Animation, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Kana Hanazawa, Mao Ichimichi, Satsumi Matsuda
Overview
Kiyo and Sumire came to Kyoto from Aomori Prefecture, dreaming of becoming maiko. But after an unexpected turn of events, Kiyo starts working as the live-in cook at the Maiko House. Their story unfolds in Kagai, the Geiko and maiko district in Kyoto, alongside their housemate maikos. Kiyo nourishes them daily with her homecooked meals, and Sumire strives toward her promising future as the once-in-a-century maiko.

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  • Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Created by
Youhei Suzuki
Genres
Animation, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Kana Hanazawa, Mao Ichimichi, Satsumi Matsuda
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • coming-of-age
    • found family
    • work
    • trauma
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • animated
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, drama, comedy
    Created by
    Youhei Suzuki
    Written by
    Susumu Yamakawa
    Starring
    Kana Hanazawa, Mao Ichimichi, Satsumi Matsuda, Kaoru Katakai, Rikiya Koyama, Kazue Komiya, Shinei Ueki, Hitomi Ueda
    Music
    Go Sakabe
    Cinematography
    Hidenori Manaka
    Length
    1 seasons, 12 episodes, 25 min each
    Network
    NHK WORLD-JAPAN
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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