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Minare Koda, a restaurant worker, frequently goes out drinking at night to blow off steam. One night, after a bad break up with her boyfriend, she rants about her misery to a stranger.

The next day at work, she is shocked to hear her rant broadcasted on the radio.

This stranger, as it turns out, is radio show producer Kanetsugu Matou, work runs the programming at the local station. She rushes over there to confront him and talks on-air about her reasoning for the rant.

Recognizing the talent it takes to smoothly convey your words live on the radio, Matou lands her as a host of a late-night radio talk show that covers amusing narratives from Sapporo.

Former yakuza member Yotarou is fresh out of prison and looking to keep his nose clean. In order to stay out of trouble, he aspires to the stage of Rakugo, a traditional Japanese form of comedic storytelling.

Inspired by a man he saw perform while incarcerated, he seeks out the man to mentor him, forcing the unwilling, but distinguished Yakumo Yuurakutei to take on his first apprentice.

Yasumi Utatane is a voice actor that has gathered some fame for her pure and innocent demeanor, but she has recently struggled to find work. While she tries hard to maintain her persona, in truth, Yasumi Utatane is high school girl Yumiko Satou, a gyaru that prefers loose clothes and flashy jewelry to modesty. Her fierce attitude is a stark contradiction to her voice acting persona, which is why she works so hard to protect her identity.

One day, she gets an exciting opportunity to do a radio show with another up-and-coming voice actor, Yuuhi Yuugure. While Yuuhi embodies everything Yasumi thinks a voice actor should be, she soon discovers that Yuuhi is not only her gloomy classmate, Chika Watanabe, but that she is also quite different from the voice actor persona she puts before the public.

Together, they create quite the contentious pair off the air, but they are fully committed to the radio show as professionals. The bond they create by spending more time together slowly has them opening up and supporting each other.

16th century Florence is awash with cultural and creative contributions during the Renaissance. Arte is a young lady from an aristocratic family who wants to contribute to this unique time. However, after her father’s death, she is expected to marry rather than become an artist.

While she defies her family and looks for a mentor, she faces many obstacles in her path, one being that she is a woman.

After high school, Mai Kawai’s priority is to get a stable job. However, after taking a variety of civil servant exams, she is faced with the reality that she was denied by every agency except for the police academy.

Joining the police force as her only option, she receives constant criticism by disgruntled civilians. As she gets ready to turn in her resignation, she meets Seiko Fuji, the former ace of the Criminal Affairs Division that is assigned to be her new instructor.

Enchanted by this talented and passionate officer, Mai decides to give police work a second chance.

Working for a magazine company, Hiroko Matsukata is a woman that puts everything into her job. Known as a strong, straight-forward woman, she often goes into Hataraki (working man) mode.

Despite her success at work, her life lacks romance, primarily because her boyfriend is as hard a worker as she is.

Araki is a veteran editor of Genbu Publishing’s dictionary division and planning on retiring. However, before he does, he seeks to find a replacement to complete his last project – a dictionary called the Great Passage.

He has since failed, until he meets Mitsuya Majime, a worker in the sales division with poor social skills.

In the wake of a national movement during a Bubble economy period, a small town decides to revive its tourism program and hires five women as travel ambassadors.

Over the course of a year, the young women conquer the trials and tribulations that come with trying to reinvigorate a small town.

After college, unsure of what to do with his life, Rikou gets a job at a convenience store.

There, he becomes visited by a high school dropout with a pet crow as well as has rekindled feelings for a senpai that visits the store one day.

This is the story of the growth of several individuals as they take their first steps into adulthood.

On the set of children’s show “Together with Mama,” 31-year-old Omota Uramichi is upbeat and cheerful to the children, but they are all ultimately put off as they get a taste of his adult angst and darkness that comes out in his cheerful voice.

Yet, failed gymnastics coach Uramichi isn’t the only one who is feeling the burden of a life passing him by. Others on the show suffer similar adult darkness.