If you're looking for shows to watch in Japanese, it turns out Hulu actually has a good selection. Hulu and Netflix both have a strange quality in common that, if you look on their "Japanese" page, not all of their shows and movies will come up, so unfortunately, you come across shows at random and by accident. That was how I found Last Cinderella.
This is a great show, 11 episodes long, and each is about an hour and a half. It's about a 39-year-old woman who hasn't had a relationship in ten years and gets caught in between someone her age someone 15 years her junior. I found it really fun to watch, and a mid-level on the Squeal Scale.
Sakura is a what we would call a tom-boy. She's basically a dude by Japan's standards. It's fun seeing that play out in Japanese culture and how she's treated. The side characters are all great, too. I wish I could go to the pub they frequent and meet the owner.
I have noticed that these shows can often rush through tying up loose ends in the last episode, which can be frustrating, but the show is definitely worth a watch. Try Hulu.
NOT EXACTLY SPOILERS:
I was definitely team Tachibana. He has a good heart, and damn, he is attractive! Hiroto looks like he should work at a host club, and his hair is very annoying.
I thought the acting was great, in general, but Chiyoko, I thought, could be hard to watch. I'm not sure it was her, so much as the writing, though.
