Tokyo Joshi Zukan
東京女子図鑑
The story follows Aya Saito from last year in high school to her 40s, as she moves from Akita, a small rural town in the Japanese countryside to the glittering metropolis of Tokyo. Aya has to adjust to the different values and perceptions of the big city as she struggles with challenging situations. We get to follow Aya's move from one neighborhood to another as she maneuvers her career and love life. ~~ Adapted from the short story "Tokyo Women's Campaign" serialized in 2015 by the magazine "Tokyo Calendar."
Episode 1: Tokyo Joshi Zukan Episode 1
"I want to be a person who is enviable by others," said Aki, a girl from Akita who has a fantasy for Tokyo. During the last summer vacation in high school, Aya gets down to Harajuku, Tokyo, and faces the reality that she was said to be cute in the countryside and wasn't watched, and she realized she was a frog in the well. Five years later, she dreamed of going to Tokyo again, endured her days at a local university and worked for a job. Aya's life in Tokyo begins with a new feeling. The first time living alone is Sangenjaya. I work for an apparel company in Ebisu. The women who work there are various, such as continually polishing themselves to sing after-sales 5 and performing seemingly sober but challenging work. Aya decides what kind of Tokyo woman she wants to be in such a workplace. One day, I happened to meet Naoki who helped me get lost in my neighborhood. . . (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 2: Tokyo Joshi Zukan Episode 2
Naoki who met at Sangenjaya is a man with a lovely smile that does not decorate like the town of Sangenjaya. Aya feels happy in the relationship that she can be fascinated and to be in a natural form because of her hometown. He has become accustomed to company operations and relationships. On the other hand, the women in the company are still excited at the joint party. Ryoko, the master of the joint party, scatters sparks every time there is something like Yuki who cuts off with his shoulder. Keisuke and Aya watch the terrible battle between the girls, and Naoki shines after Yuki's adultery. Ryoko and Yuki, who have been engaged in many battles, finally hear the gong of the settlement. . . See by Prime. (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 3: Tokyo Joshi Zukan Episode 3
Responsible for the job, Naoki who can always relieve at Sangenjaya while working hard is waiting. Everything is fine and happy. However, Aya who can not be satisfied with such a small happiness somewhere. She recently joined a joint party she hadn't participated in at all, seeking a sparkling new encounter. There were men who were confident, like the land of "Ebisu", which was completely different from Naoki, and men who were concerned about how good they were. Among them, a handsome elite man, Takayuki, who stands out. Aya falls in love with Takayuki at first sight. Choosing to shine as an adult woman in Tokyo, rather than the peaceful happiness that can be obtained even in the local area, Aya says goodbye to the city of Sangenjaya. . . (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 4: Tokyo Joshi Zukan Episode 4
Aya, who changed her life from Sangenjaya to the town of Ebisu, became a leader in launching the brand, and had a smooth day of work and play. One day I was on a date to enjoy Takayuki and Ebisu. Aya who was surprised by Takayuki who said "I will not get married. I want to take care of the relationship not tied to the system" I believed in what he wanted and did not doubt. However, on the last birthday of Aya's 20s, Takayuki did not see him at the meeting place where he promised to stay with him. Aya realizes that the magic can be solved someday and makes a new determination. . . (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 5: Tokyo Joshi Zukan Episode 5
Aya finally enters Araser. Colleagues are starting to think about working in the same place or moving to a new location to further their career. Aya, who broke up with Takayuki and was told by her boss, "It's now time to evaluate your abilities," applies to the job search site to improve her career in the next stage. Fortunately, Aya, who had the opportunity to interview a super-famous brand, ran to a higher level against the backdrop of a city full of sparkling love and youth, Ebisu. A turning point that determines your happiness. Is the chosen path the right answer? . . (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 6: Tokyo Joshi Zukan Episode 6
One year after changing jobs. Aya's boss, Anna, is very strict with her work, but Aya is desperate and spends every day fulfilling. One day, I went to buy something to use and met a former kimono shop owner, Kowa. Aya, who is married, has the scent of an adult, but Aya gets dazzled by her sweet adult relationship, her first-class luxuries learned from her, and her steps up to the first-class woman. Becoming a first-rate woman and building a warm home. Where is happiness really? What is Aya's answer? (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 7: Tokyo Joshi Zukan Episode 7
Aya, 33 years old, is spending a depressing time in the sweet relationship with Kowa, who has chosen to “parteale” himself, but is unsatisfied with the unbelievable dawn of Kowa. From the shock that all of his friends became mothers, set the goal of life to "marriage" and register it at the marriage agency. So she met her husband, "well, not bad," and Aya, who walked as a full-fledged woman in Ginza, went to Toyosu as her next place. No Hakuba Prince is all perfect. Reality is built upon compromise and persuasion. It was Aya who entrusted herself to such "not bad days". . . (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 8: Tokyo Joshi Zukan Episode 8
Aya who has a big project in her life in Toyosu and has a fulfilling life and place to work. However, compared to the success outside, the life of a couple gradually becomes less noticeable with the engagement of gears. Irritability that has nowhere to go is accumulating. The reality is that it doesn't go well with the improvement of work and the home. There are various residents living in Toyosu. Mothers enjoying their child's growth, wives who talk about happiness without children, women who want to be seen happily, and Aya. In a marriage with Makoto, Aya began to lose sight of herself, longing for having children, fulfilling her work, and the values ??of her married couple. . . (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 9: Tokyo Joshi Zukan Episode 9
The stage is Yoyogi Uehara. Aya decides to separate from Masato in order to stop and think a little bit to regain herself. The city of Yoyogi-Uehara is wrapped with a certain sense of distance and kindness. Once reunited with Mie, who once robbed Takayuki of Ebisu, she enjoyed flower arrangements with lohas at a flower shop in Mie, and had a cute boy called Kohei healed at a cafe she often visits. Masato comes to visit one day in such a lonely life. "Divorce me" ... Confession of the shock of Masato, a sudden night with Kohei, recommending remarriage from a friend. Aya's life is still calm. . . (Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 10: Tokyo Joshi Zukan Episode 10
Younger Kohei, who has been dating somehow, has no vision for the future and is like a kitten who can be sweetened by Aya, but heals Aya's wounds a little. On the other hand, a man named Ryosuke, introduced by Reiko who met in the arrangement class of Miai, talks about nothing but the high standard of living in the local community. Aya notices in such days. That my place in Tokyo that I have built so far is not what I wanted. There are so many things you can't get in the harsh city of Tokyo. What is my true location? . .(Source: Amazon Prime)
Episode 11: Tokyo Joshi Zukan Episode 11
Aya returns to her Akita home. A city that does not shine instead. There's nothing you want, nothing you can't. A frog in the well is fine. Many people I met in Tokyo. Many towns that have grown me. Aya's happy ending ... the endless drama of life, the last episode! (Source: Amazon Prime)
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Original Title
東京女子図鑑
Country
🇯🇵 Japan
Network
Amazon Prime
Content Rating
13+ - Teens 13 or older
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