Kuji Akira and Ninomiya Makoto are childhood friends and neighbors. Since Akira is “handsome” for a girl and Makoto is “pretty” for a boy, their gender presentation is often confused. As they try to untangle their complex feelings about themselves and each other, they find out their friends are crushing on them, too. It’s a complicated childhood friend love story!
Tokita Mayuko is a fabric otaku who was also majored in textile technology in college. She and her friend Kouno Yuri moved to Tokyo and each of them finally found a job in Ginza. Mayuko's dream is to develop new kinds of fabric, but due to a misunderstanding, she ends up working in a handmade luxury lingerie atelier called Emotion. Her boss Nanjo Mayumi, an icon in the Japanese lingerie industry, deems her tacky and not beautiful enough for the company image, forcing her to change. Mayuko resists the change at first, however, she slowly starts to fall in love with her job and the brand.
Haruka is a “plain jane” who left the countryside to start her college life at Tokyo. She’s secretly in love with Kurotaki, a coworker at her part-time job, but she lacks the self-confidence to confess her feelings to him. Then she meets Hikaru, a glamorous but sharp-tongued fashionista who begrudingly agrees to play “fairy godmother” for Haruka. However, there’s more to Hikaru than meets the eye!
~~ Adapted from the manga series "Cinderella Closet" by Yanai Wakana.
~~ Release dates: June 24, 2025 (Online) || July 2, 2025 (TV)
~~ Adapted from the manga series "Cinderella Closet" by Yanai Wakana.
~~ Release dates: June 24, 2025 (Online) || July 2, 2025 (TV)
- All men/women group (In Kuragehime they're all-female housemates, in SnH they're all-male co-workers)
- A place important to said group is about to be bought off and they're poor/in debt (in Kuragehime it's their home, in SnH it's their club/work place)
- Unconventional lead comes in to save the day (ML in Kuragehime, FL in SnH) by making the group grow and mature as people
- Extremely shy secondary lead with social anxiety that can't make eye contact and interacts mostly with nature (FL in Kuragehime, ML in SnH)
- Supporting characters each with their own quirks
- Themes of friendship, healing, finding your place and appreciating life
- Love triangle (subtle in SnH)
- Shady rich businessman in the same industry wanting to get with FL
- Kinda campy
- Gender role reversal elements
- Japanese comedies
- A place important to said group is about to be bought off and they're poor/in debt (in Kuragehime it's their home, in SnH it's their club/work place)
- Unconventional lead comes in to save the day (ML in Kuragehime, FL in SnH) by making the group grow and mature as people
- Extremely shy secondary lead with social anxiety that can't make eye contact and interacts mostly with nature (FL in Kuragehime, ML in SnH)
- Supporting characters each with their own quirks
- Themes of friendship, healing, finding your place and appreciating life
- Love triangle (subtle in SnH)
- Shady rich businessman in the same industry wanting to get with FL
- Kinda campy
- Gender role reversal elements
- Japanese comedies
Similar tale of an Otaku who struggles in life and love, having low self-esteem due to their geeky appearance, social anxiety and awkwardness in having normal conversations.
While Kuragehime is about female Otaku who falls for a guy that is out of her league, Densha Otoko is about male Otaku who falls for a girl that is out of his league.
While Kuragehime is about female Otaku who falls for a guy that is out of her league, Densha Otoko is about male Otaku who falls for a girl that is out of his league.
Kinue is a saleswoman in the futon section of a department store. One day, she suddenly gets transferred to the women's clothing department, even though she lacks in fashion sense. Her new boss, Miki, soon introduces Kinue to the tough reality of the fashion world. Through this job, Kinue learns about the meaning of life, love, and work.
Kinue is a saleswoman in the futon section of a department store. One day, she suddenly gets transferred to the women's clothing department, even though she lacks in fashion sense. Her new boss, Miki, soon introduces Kinue to the tough reality of the fashion world. Through this job, Kinue learns about the meaning of life, love, and work.
Choi Han Gyul is the grandson of chairwoman Bang of Dong-in Foods, a company that has a thriving coffee business. He has never had a job and does not care for responsibility. Han Gyul is hung up on his first love, Han Yoo Joo, who only sees him as a friend.
Go Eun Chan is a 24-year-old tomboy who is often mistaken for a guy. Her father died when she was 16 years old and since then she has taken over as the breadwinner in her family.
When Han Gyul and Eun Chan meet, he, not knowing that she is a girl, decides to hire her to pretend to be his gay lover so that he can escape the blind dates arranged by his grandmother. After getting an ultimatum from his grandmother, Han Gyul takes over a rundown old coffee shop, later renamed "Coffee Prince," to prove that he's capable, to both his grandmother and Yoo Joo. In order to attract female customers, he only hires good-looking male employees. Eun Chan, desperate for money, continues to hide her gender to get a job at the Coffee Prince.
Go Eun Chan is a 24-year-old tomboy who is often mistaken for a guy. Her father died when she was 16 years old and since then she has taken over as the breadwinner in her family.
When Han Gyul and Eun Chan meet, he, not knowing that she is a girl, decides to hire her to pretend to be his gay lover so that he can escape the blind dates arranged by his grandmother. After getting an ultimatum from his grandmother, Han Gyul takes over a rundown old coffee shop, later renamed "Coffee Prince," to prove that he's capable, to both his grandmother and Yoo Joo. In order to attract female customers, he only hires good-looking male employees. Eun Chan, desperate for money, continues to hide her gender to get a job at the Coffee Prince.
Choi Han Gyul is the grandson of chairwoman Bang of Dong-in Foods, a company that has a thriving coffee business. He has never had a job and does not care for responsibility. Han Gyul is hung up on his first love, Han Yoo Joo, who only sees him as a friend.
Go Eun Chan is a 24-year-old tomboy who is often mistaken for a guy. Her father died when she was 16 years old and since then she has taken over as the breadwinner in her family.
When Han Gyul and Eun Chan meet, he, not knowing that she is a girl, decides to hire her to pretend to be his gay lover so that he can escape the blind dates arranged by his grandmother. After getting an ultimatum from his grandmother, Han Gyul takes over a rundown old coffee shop, later renamed "Coffee Prince," to prove that he's capable, to both his grandmother and Yoo Joo. In order to attract female customers, he only hires good-looking male employees. Eun Chan, desperate for money, continues to hide her gender to get a job at the Coffee Prince.
Go Eun Chan is a 24-year-old tomboy who is often mistaken for a guy. Her father died when she was 16 years old and since then she has taken over as the breadwinner in her family.
When Han Gyul and Eun Chan meet, he, not knowing that she is a girl, decides to hire her to pretend to be his gay lover so that he can escape the blind dates arranged by his grandmother. After getting an ultimatum from his grandmother, Han Gyul takes over a rundown old coffee shop, later renamed "Coffee Prince," to prove that he's capable, to both his grandmother and Yoo Joo. In order to attract female customers, he only hires good-looking male employees. Eun Chan, desperate for money, continues to hide her gender to get a job at the Coffee Prince.
Choi Han Gyul is the grandson of chairwoman Bang of Dong-in Foods, a company that has a thriving coffee business. He has never had a job and does not care for responsibility. Han Gyul is hung up on his first love, Han Yoo Joo, who only sees him as a friend.
Go Eun Chan is a 24-year-old tomboy who is often mistaken for a guy. Her father died when she was 16 years old and since then she has taken over as the breadwinner in her family.
When Han Gyul and Eun Chan meet, he, not knowing that she is a girl, decides to hire her to pretend to be his gay lover so that he can escape the blind dates arranged by his grandmother. After getting an ultimatum from his grandmother, Han Gyul takes over a rundown old coffee shop, later renamed "Coffee Prince," to prove that he's capable, to both his grandmother and Yoo Joo. In order to attract female customers, he only hires good-looking male employees. Eun Chan, desperate for money, continues to hide her gender to get a job at the Coffee Prince.
Go Eun Chan is a 24-year-old tomboy who is often mistaken for a guy. Her father died when she was 16 years old and since then she has taken over as the breadwinner in her family.
When Han Gyul and Eun Chan meet, he, not knowing that she is a girl, decides to hire her to pretend to be his gay lover so that he can escape the blind dates arranged by his grandmother. After getting an ultimatum from his grandmother, Han Gyul takes over a rundown old coffee shop, later renamed "Coffee Prince," to prove that he's capable, to both his grandmother and Yoo Joo. In order to attract female customers, he only hires good-looking male employees. Eun Chan, desperate for money, continues to hide her gender to get a job at the Coffee Prince.
Seo Yi Do is a top designer. Although he appears to be the perfect man on the outside, his personality leaves something to be desired. On top of that, he has about 52 phobias and 35 allergies. Min Jae Hee is a middle-aged housewife, who has devoted her life to her family only to see it fall apart before her eyes. She discovers a miracle perfume that makes her look young again. After recovering her youth, she ends up walking the runway in one of Seo Yi Do’s fashion shows and signs with a top modeling agency to become a celebrity. Both of them get a second chance at romance in what is described as a fantasy romantic comedy.
