Otona Joshi no Anime Time

Kawamo wo Suberu Kaze
Returning to Japan to visit her parents after five years abroad, Noriko does not know what to expect. While some things in Kanazawa have changed and some things have stayed the same, Noriko cannot help but dredge up memories of her youth and secrets she thought she had left behind.

Yuuge
Trapped in a loveless marriage, Mimi has little excitement in her life until a rendezvous with the local garbage man, Kou, turns into something more. Now living with Kou—but still married to someone else—Mimi reflects on the decisions that brought her to this point and whether she should prioritize appearances or her happiness.

Jinsei Best Ten
Hatoko Nikawa has a habit of reflecting on her "best ten," the most memorable moments of her life, but is somewhat dismayed that, despite her 39 years on Earth, her best ten moments all occurred before her 18th birthday. Hearing that her middle school reunion is coming up, Hatoko hopes to reunite with her first love without knowing how much he has changed or whether he can live up to her expectations.

Dokoka Dewanai Koko
With an adult son who sleeps all day, a daughter who barely returns home, and a husband who lost his job, Maho Katou bears a lot of stress. Working nights at a local store to support her family, she has little time for sleep or pleasure. With Maho constantly overexerting herself, it may only be a matter of time until she collapses under pressure.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Nikawa, Hatoko Main

Nakatani, Miki Japanese

Noriko Main

Tanaka, Misato Japanese

Katou, Maho Main

Kimura, Tae Japanese

Mimi Main

Nakagoshi, Noriko Japanese

Hisao Main

Hamada, Kenji Japanese

Kou Main

Namikawa, Daisuke Japanese

Noriko's Sister Supporting

Noriko's Mother Supporting

Noriko's Father Supporting

Mimi's Sister Supporting

Mochizuki, Rei Japanese

Kiso, Yukari Producer

Sameshima, Kousuke Assistant Producer

Takahashi, Tooru Director

Kawamata, Hiroshi Director

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Dec 21, 2014

Satire

Recommended

"With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone." - Oscar Wilde

With the passing of every year one can't help but feel nostalgic at times. As you get older, you might find yourself asking, "Where did all the time go?" or "When did I get so old?" In those moments, we often find ourselves looking back towards the past. There were moments that you felt happy and sad, content and depressed, ecstatic and lazy, full of love and full of regret. There were the soaring highs and there were the abysmal lows. There were moments when you wondered what if. Would things have turned out ... differently? Did I make the wrong choices? The possibilities are so vast that they can make your mind wander endlessly. However, the past is the past and what's done is done. After all, what good is a life that starts with an "if"? You are right here.

Otona Joshi no Anime Time is a set of four short stories that peer into the lives of Japanese women. This isn't a series that's full of bliss, but rather a crude, unpolished look at what life really is, and can be like. For some, it may be extremely touching and heartfelt. For others, it might seem uninteresting and boring. Having completed all four of the episodes myself, I would say that this series is deliberately intended for a more mature audience. It's a series that makes you look over your shoulder, wondering if you made the right choices. It's a series that makes you afraid of getting old. It's a series that makes you want to go home and tell your mom that you love her.

Each episode has their own varying degree of earnestness and subtleties; some of the stories come off as very disheartening, and others empowering. However, within each episode lies a lesson. Using well-crafted symbolism, dialogue, and direction, it's as if you've been bestowed with a little bit of life's wisdom after each twenty minute segment. It's empowering and it's beautiful. The art, animation, and sound were good, all being somewhat different, yet fitting. But that's not what's really important here. It's not something you watch to be wowed by visuals. It's something you watch to be wowed by realism.

At some point or another in your anime-watching lifetime, you should watch these episodes. It's not because they're episodes full of cutesy girls doing cute things, mindless shounen asspull entertainment, pixelated crotch teasers, or 2deep4u plot twists. You should watch these episodes because they showcase what it means to live.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Nov 23, 2012

tiailds

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (1/4 eps)

The best parts of this were the sound effects and the artwork. Mixing the usual soft sytle for the characters with some kind of photo extrapolated backgrounds really added to the overal picture. The sounds were so realistic that when I was not looking, I would have believed it was live action.
The main problem I have with this special was the characters, mainly the lead. I don't like her. I don't hate her, but there is just not a lot to like either. She regrets the decisions she has made, but anyone with some common sense could have advised her ... better than what she did. Whenever she discribed her marraige, it seemed like it was just something to accomplish without really dealing with any strong emotions. Then having trouble when they grow apart. Big surprise there.
Overall, I won't remember this a day or two from now. The only surprising thing was when the boy smiled at the end. Was trying to be cute but came of pretty creepy to me.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Aug 5, 2022

RPWPA

Not Recommended

This type of anime is probably my favorite , i love the calm story-telling anime with new characters every episode very much but this one was a bit different .
I didn't like this one probably because of the way it was presented , the anime tries to make it like all the main characters are good characters and what they did was right , for example : the first episode had a very very shitty person as the main character , someone who cheated on their lover and hid the fact that she was pregnant from another man from her husband , the same thing ... with the 2nd episode .
While it may not have been planned but it feels like the anime is trying to say that cheating is ok as long as you don't love your husband/wife and tries to say that they deserve to be happy despite cheating on their loved ones which i personally hated that .
The 3rd episode was nice tbh i thought for once in a while that an adult looking older character was cute and it had that funny ending with her so called "childhood friend"
The 4th episode was the best one because it had someone with actual dignity in it that was trying to defend herself and be a good person and it also had actual relatable worries and dealing with them not just using excuses to cheat or run away like in the first 2 episodes .
So pretty much i give the episodes these ratings : 1 , 3 , 6 , 8.
Overall i give it a 5 but wouldn't recommend it to anyone .

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Really short anime series to watch (less than 12ep)

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josei anime

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sth new

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