I'm Taking the Day Off (2014)
Hanae Aoishi is set to turn 30. She works for a general trading company and has never taken a day off or been late for work. She dresses pleasantly plain and has zero dating experience. She attends a company party and drinks with part-time employee Yuto Tanokura. He is a handsome university student. Through the evening, Hanae becomes drunk and passes out. When she wakes up, Hanae finds Yuto Tanokura sleeping next to her and he is naked. She becomes confused about what happened and takes the day off from work for the first time. To come out of her shell, Hanae decides to date Yuto Tanokura who is 9 years younger than her. At this time Yu Asao, the CEO of a food company located in the same building as her company, begins to have feelings for Hanae.
- Satoru Nakajima
- Shunsuke Kariyama
- Shigeki Kaneko
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Episode 1 - A Woman and Her First Love
Release Date: 2014-10-15Thirty-year-old office worker Hanae has no relationship experience — until she finds herself alone with intern Tanokura during a company night out.
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Episode 2 - A Woman and Her Love Mail
Release Date: 2014-10-22Hanae asks Tanokura to keep what happened between them a secret, but he presses her for a reply to his question. Later, Hitomi makes a move on Asao.
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Episode 3 - A Woman and Her Stay Date
Release Date: 2014-10-29A meddling comment from Asao makes Hanae worry about becoming a burdensome partner. She prepares to spend the night at Tanokura's place.
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Episode 4 - A Daughter and Her Father
Release Date: 2014-11-05Shocked yet intrigued to learn Hanae has a boyfriend, her parents urge her to bring him to their house. She plucks up the courage to invite him over.
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Episode 5 - A Woman and Her First Pandemonium
Release Date: 2014-11-12When Hanae runs into Tanokura's old friend Hirono at the dentist, Hirono reveals her own romantic interest in Tanokura and begins asking for advice.
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Episode 6 - A Woman and Her Sign
Release Date: 2014-11-19Going through a rough patch with Tanokura, Hanae agonizes over signs that he might be losing interest in her. Kagami tries his luck with Hitomi.
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Episode 7 - A Woman and Her Finding Room
Release Date: 2014-11-26To rehearse living together, Hanae asks Tanokura if she can stay at his apartment for a few nights in a row. Asao reenters Hanae's professional life.
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Episode 8 - A Woman and Her Loneliness
Release Date: 2014-12-03Hanae fears Oshiro will tell her coworkers about her relationship with Tanokura. She also feels uneasy about Tanokura's life plans after college.
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Episode 9 - A Woman and Her Returns
Release Date: 2014-12-10Following a short stay at a hot spring resort with Tanokura, Hanae thinks about how she can make him happy despite changing the course of his future.
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Episode 10 - A Woman and Her Choices
Release Date: 2014-12-17After her breakup with Tanokura and unexpected proposal from Asao, Hanae wonders what it means to fall in love. Tanokura sends her a sincere message.