Chubo no Alice (2024)

Fukuyoshi Hina, Arare, and Hana are three sisters whose family run Fukuya, a 450-year-old traditional Japanese confectionery shop in Kyoto. This is the story of their individual romances, love of family and sacrifices for the sake of protecting tradition. ~~ Adapted from the manga "Fukuyadou Honpo" by Yuchi Yayomi.

Hanaoka Nao's mother, Yuriko, works as a confectioner at Kogetsuan, a traditional Japanese sweets shop. Nao meets Takatsuki Tsubaki, the owner's six-year-old son, and they become childhood sweethearts. Tragedy strikes when Tsubaki's father is murdered. Nao's mother is arrested based on Tsubaki's testimony, and Nao is left homeless after her mother's death. With Nao as the daughter of a murder suspect and Tsubaki as the victim's son, they part ways with bitterness. Over 15 years later, Nao and Tsubaki cross paths again during a Japanese confectionery competition. Tsubaki, unaware of Nao's true identity, is captivated by her creations and impulsively proposes marriage. Nao, determined to prove her mother's innocence, conceals her past and agrees to marry Tsubaki, gaining entry to Kogetsuan. Little do they know the challenges awaiting them. Despite life's adversities, Nao and Tsubaki's bond deepens as they're drawn together. The truth behind the events of 15 years ago remains a mystery.

Chae Yong Ju is a former member of the special forces in the military. She's physically and mentally strong and has her own unique cheerfulness. She is also good at hiding her true emotions. Now working as a salesperson for a liquor company for the past six years, she has been dubbed the sales king. Despite her dedication, her branch is on the verge of closing.

To avoid the closure, she carries out a mission to sell a new beer made by brewmaster & CEO of the brewery company Yun Min Ju. Min Ju is a sensitive man good at sensing other people's emotions. He lives in a peaceful, quiet rural area to focus on making beer. When Yong Ju appears in front of him, however, his life is about to change.

A love story between Kaji, a genius pâtissière and Mizuki, a former marathon runner / dessert-lover who becomes his taste tester after she starts working at the same hotel.

It's been 6 months since an office lady, Chiharu, transferred from Tokyo to Sapporo. There, she found her place in a small bento shop, "Kumaben." She wandered one day.

On the other hand, cook Yuu is still determined to solve customers' worries with the magic of his bento. An old friend, Shohei, who works for a fashion company, came by to see Yuu. He ordered a bento "Worth to be the last meal of life". By those words, he hides his true intentions... Sensing unusual, Chiharu and Yuu become preoccupied with finding Shohei's true motives.

Takeshi, an Italian restaurant chef, and Ruri could have been lovers, but Takeshi was too comfortable with their current relationship that he chose to stay best friends with her. Now, Ruri is engaged to another man and Takeshi is deep in regret. He runs through the night of Tokyo to tell her his true feelings before it's too late, but right as he stands in front of Ruri, an unfortunate accident takes his life away. However, a twist of fate brings them back together once again in an ironic situation. "Eternal First Love" unfolds as a bittersweet story of an everlasting "first love."

It's been 6 months since an office lady, Chiharu, transferred from Tokyo to Sapporo. There, she found her place in a small bento shop, "Kumaben." She wandered one day.

On the other hand, cook Yuu is still determined to solve customers' worries with the magic of his bento. An old friend, Shohei, who works for a fashion company, came by to see Yuu. He ordered a bento "Worth to be the last meal of life". By those words, he hides his true intentions... Sensing unusual, Chiharu and Yuu become preoccupied with finding Shohei's true motives.

Ikeda Yoshimi, a 28-year-old editor of a literary magazine who loves otome games and loves good-looking guys, will be in charge of a gourmet magazine even though she is not good at eating with ultra-small meals. However, she notices that when she eats with good-looking men, her appetite increases, and she pursues "good-looking rice" to improve her small meals.

Orihara Yuka is an artist with savant syndrome, closely protected by her mother and her cousin. When one of her works is entered into a competition and wins first place, she is thrust out into a much wider world. She meets Sawatari Toru, a bitter reporter with a hard past, who treats her as if she were normal.

Alice Yaemori (Mugi Kadowaki) runs the small restaurant named Alice’s Kitchen. She has autism spectrum disorder, which leads her to be stubborn at times and generally poor at communicating with other people. Her condition also allows her to have phenomenal memory. She became interested in chemistry due to her single father, Shingo Yaemori (Nao Omori), who teaches chemistry at a university. With her vast knowledge in chemistry, she understands nutrients and the cooking process from a scientific viewpoint. Her cooking skills is extraordinary and her food always pleases. At her restaurant, she works with her childhood friend Kazusa Mitsumata. Even though the restaurant is quite popular, they are the only two employees who work there. While Alice Yaemori cooks dishes in the kitchen, Kazusa Mitsumata is in charge of greeting and serving food to the customers. One day, a young man named Kosei Sakae (Ren Nagase) appears at the restaurant and asks to work there as a live-in part-time worker. Since then, Alice Yaemori experiences a big change in her life

~~ Adapted from the manga series "Hatsu Koi, Zarari" ( by Zaku Zakuro......................................

Mo Rae struggles to remain loyal to her husband while living with a handsome and exciting stranger. Her husband is her childhood best friend, but the seductive stranger is imaginative and adventurous. Who will she choose?

A girl returns home from Paris and opens up a small patisserie with no name in a alley. There is no menu and everyday she only makes 3 types of desserts based on her mood each day. Naturally her business is not doing so well. No one knows of her past and why she appears to be so cold towards everyone holding onto some dark secret within her. One day a bright young man coincidentally enters the shop, refusing to leave and eventually becoming a staff in the store. Through his arrival, the whole atmosphere of the store changes. Will this man be able to open up her heart and let her face her past?

Fang Jia Hua is the successor of a business. His dream is to open a chocolate store and be an expert in chocolate. He ends up leaving his business and his family to fulfill his dream. Hong Xi En is someone who spent her days slogging and taking up part time work. One day, she ends up working for him and above all, she has to dress herself as a man for the job.

Centers around a pastry chef who works at a small cake shop in the city and is a little proficient in love, and a "lady" who comes to buy cakes every Friday.

Centers around a pastry chef who works at a small cake shop in the city and is a little proficient in love, and a "lady" who comes to buy cakes every Friday.