- All men/women group (In Kuragehime they're all-female housemates, in SnH they're all-male co-workers)
- A place important to said group is about to be bought off and they're poor/in debt (in Kuragehime it's their home, in SnH it's their club/work place)
- Unconventional lead comes in to save the day (ML in Kuragehime, FL in SnH) by making the group grow and mature as people
- Extremely shy secondary lead with social anxiety that can't make eye contact and interacts mostly with nature (FL in Kuragehime, ML in SnH)
- Supporting characters each with their own quirks
- Themes of friendship, healing, finding your place and appreciating life
- Love triangle (subtle in SnH)
- Shady rich businessman in the same industry wanting to get with FL
- Kinda campy
- Gender role reversal elements
- Japanese comedies
- A place important to said group is about to be bought off and they're poor/in debt (in Kuragehime it's their home, in SnH it's their club/work place)
- Unconventional lead comes in to save the day (ML in Kuragehime, FL in SnH) by making the group grow and mature as people
- Extremely shy secondary lead with social anxiety that can't make eye contact and interacts mostly with nature (FL in Kuragehime, ML in SnH)
- Supporting characters each with their own quirks
- Themes of friendship, healing, finding your place and appreciating life
- Love triangle (subtle in SnH)
- Shady rich businessman in the same industry wanting to get with FL
- Kinda campy
- Gender role reversal elements
- Japanese comedies