ishihara satomi is so cute

To be completely honest I watched this simply because I kept being recommended Ishihara Satomi posts on Instagram and also kept seeing Suda Masaki in every other trailer on youtube. Them being together in one show completely took me by surprise so I checked it out. I didn't check any details about the plot or their roles and just watched. The main girl, Etsuko, is super cute and likable. She gets along with everybody and there is no toxic friendship or strange female rivalry. Communication is also great between the characters.

I loved the beginning so much! I loved Etsuko and her upbeat personality. I think Ishihara was a perfect cast for it. Also the director of the proofreading department???? How is he so attractive to me idk? (If you like male English teachers who lost their wives by death or divorce you will love him)

*** spoilers***
I honestly thought that Etsuko would end up with the editor Kaizuka since they had that cat and dog kind of relationship (which was super cute). I was kinda expecting that throughout the entire series but then she just ended up with Yukito. It makes sense since she showed that she liked him at first sight, but I thought that Yukito would build up a relationship with Morio. Like in episode 9 when the director was like "do you like Kono or something" to Kaizuka I thought that was it. That was the start of the real love line. Where Kaizuka realizes and then confesses to Etsuko, then Etsuko thinks about it for a couple of days and also realizes that her feelings for Yukito were more along the lines of friendship. Then at the very end, there is a hard to watch Yukito's rejection but then they do a time skip and it shows a cute scene of Etsuko with Kaizuka and Yukito with Morio.

But I am also glad that they just ended up being truly platonic friends (Etsuko and Kaizuka that is) since I really enjoy their friendship.

Finally, I felt that Yoneoka's actions were taken a bit too far and played too much into the "hey sister" type gay. I also felt that Etsuko was queer coded and kinda hoped she wouldn't end up with any man.

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