Underplayed Gems

Tokyo Tarareba Girls (2017)

Tokyo Tarareba Girls poster
Original title
東京タラレバ娘
Genre
Japanese television drama
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

Three single women in their early 30s living in Tokyo often daydream about how their lives might be different. They navigate the pressures of dating, careers, and societal expectations while hanging out and drinking together.

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What happens

Tokyo Tarareba Girls (Japanese: 東京タラレバ娘, Hepburn: Tōkyō Tarareba Musume; lit. 'Tokyo 'What If' Girls') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura. It was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Kiss from March 2014 to April 2017 and later collected in nine bound volumes. It is licensed for an English-language release by Kodansha USA. The manga won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia in 2019. A 10-episode live-action television drama series adaptation was broadcast on Nippon TV from January to March 2017. It was followed by a two-hour television special in October 2020. The manga also inspired three spin-off manga series written and illustrated by Higashimura and serialized in Kiss magazine: Tarare-Bar (2017–2018), Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns (2018), and Tokyo Tarareba Girls Season 2 (2019–2021). The second spin-off, Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns, is licensed for an English-language release by Kodansha USA. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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