My Second Aoharu

A gentle, hopeful watch about restarting your life, mixing light comedy with earnest encouragement and a touch of bittersweet reflection.

Created by

Ayako Kitagawa

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Alice Hirose, Shunsuke Michieda, Rikka Ihara

Overview

Shiratama Sayako has never experienced much good luck. Since she was a child, she dreamed of becoming an architect. She studied hard, but she repeatedly failed her university entrance exams. Now, she is 30 years old and works in a field far away from her ideal job. One day, she happens to meet mysterious university student Ogasawara Taku. She tells him about her past dream of becoming an architect. Ogasawara Taku tells her that it is never too late and that she can still get accepted into a university. Inspired by their talk, Shiratama Sayako decides to study once again for her university entrance exams. After she studies so hard, she finally gets accepted into a university. There, Shiratama Sayako meets Ogasawara Taku again, who is a senior in the architecture department.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Ambition, coming-of-age, identity, healing

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

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

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