TV series

Nekonade

2008 · 1 season

A quiet, gentle character study that slowly thaws a rigid man's loneliness through small everyday moments.

Tagline: Work-oriented manager finds comfort for the first time when he finds a kitten.
Overview: Taro Onizuka is a 45-year-old businessman who is at the head of the human resources department. Highly disciplined at work and home, and tasked with cold-bloodedly laying off employees, his life changes when he finds a kitten.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, work, healing, parenthood
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
work
healing
parenthood
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none