Amaki Rinko is 27-years-old and single. She works as a wedding planner and has been promoted to chief of wedding planners. She is recognized for her excellent work at her job and also as a person with a good heart, but she has a complex. That she is still a virgin.
Meanwhile, her colleague Kamisaka Gen is also 27-years-old and single. He has the most contracts as a wedding planner. He also has an attractive appearance. Rinko happens to know that Gen is also a virgin. Rinko invites Gen to a love motel.
Meanwhile, her colleague Kamisaka Gen is also 27-years-old and single. He has the most contracts as a wedding planner. He also has an attractive appearance. Rinko happens to know that Gen is also a virgin. Rinko invites Gen to a love motel.
I just think that if you like one of them, then you will probably like the other too.
It kind of have same vibe...
Male lead and female lead are co-workers both,- and more.
It kind of have same vibe...
Male lead and female lead are co-workers both,- and more.
This one also has 2 paths the main FL can take when deciding on an official boyfriend. Both stories introduce how a character feels about their very first loves. Kakafukaka is a bit racier........so make sure the kids are tucked tightly into bed before watching.
Now hear me out, I am well aware of the very BIG differences between these 2 series. Cherry Magic is really clean (everything happened behind closed doors, and is kept to a minimum), has a dash of magic realism, and is a BL romance on top of that. Rinko-San shows multiple intimate scenes on screen, is much more grounded in a realistic plot, and they are definitely straight.
But the driving premise, being a virgin well past the age that the average person is, is performed pretty similarly. And our main characters have such humorously similar imaginations and reactions to their romantic interests being forward with them. Not to mention, they both explore that workplace romance trope with established coworkers (rather than new ones), have friends inside and out of the workplace, with a friend that acts as a bit of a "love-guru" to the main.
So despite the pretty obvious differences, I couldn't help but be reminded of Cherry Magic when watching Rinko-San.
But the driving premise, being a virgin well past the age that the average person is, is performed pretty similarly. And our main characters have such humorously similar imaginations and reactions to their romantic interests being forward with them. Not to mention, they both explore that workplace romance trope with established coworkers (rather than new ones), have friends inside and out of the workplace, with a friend that acts as a bit of a "love-guru" to the main.
So despite the pretty obvious differences, I couldn't help but be reminded of Cherry Magic when watching Rinko-San.
A love story begins when Hirasawa Momoko, the cafe clerk at a hotel, meets a stranger on the hotel's observation deck. Even though they have just met, they repeatedly kiss. The next day, Momoko is unable to forget about it and learns that the man was Hase Kei, the elite hotelier who works at the same hotel and is too "perfect" for her.
The main characters conduct an internal dialogue, the internal dialogues of both the female lead and the male lead are shown.
Both dramas take place in a hotel.
Both ML and FL are colleagues.
There is love competition in both
MLs protect FL in their own way.
Intimate content although you cant see much.
Both ML and FL are colleagues.
There is love competition in both
MLs protect FL in their own way.
Intimate content although you cant see much.
Has friends with benefits kind of relationship. Kuzu no honkai felt more mature but this one was lighter.
Both are romance, short and sexy. Both are relatively fluffy. Rinko has more love triangle, but less melodrama.
Both deal with the female lead character's reed to lose their virginity, as well as showing the emotional struggles defining that relationship after it starts.
Both leads got together due to an interesting circumstance (a bet vs a contract). The leads are in love with each other, but thinking the other party doesn't feel the same way. Does he/she love guess game! Both have Japanese humor but not too over-the-top. Also both have a business/office romance setting.
Amaki Rinko is 27-years-old and single. She works as a wedding planner and has been promoted to chief of wedding planners. She is recognized for her excellent work at her job and also as a person with a good heart, but she has a complex. That she is still a virgin. Meanwhile, her colleague Kamisaka Gen is also 27-years-old and single. He has the most contracts as a wedding planner. He also has an attractive appearance. Rinko happens to know that Gen is also a virgin. Rinko invites Gen to a love motel.
Mizuhara Rio, a TL novelist with zero sexual experience, finds herself in a desperate situation after her editor shoots down her work, saying, “Your sex scenes have no realism.” Troubled, Rio meets Fujishima, a handsome but unfriendly bank employee. When Rio boldly begs him for some “field research,” saying, “Please show me how you masturbate!”, he shockingly agrees?!
Thus begins a top-secret “love lesson,” and while Rio is confused, it gradually turns into a sweet, intoxicating time in which they confirm their genuine love for each other. Where will this turbulent romance, beginning with their bodies, lead?
Thus begins a top-secret “love lesson,” and while Rio is confused, it gradually turns into a sweet, intoxicating time in which they confirm their genuine love for each other. Where will this turbulent romance, beginning with their bodies, lead?
Sena is a college music graduate who dreams of becoming a professional musician and a world-class pianist. Unfortunately, he has not been able to find any breakthrough opportunities and has to settle for currently teaching piano at a local piano school.
Minami is an out-of-work model. On her wedding day, she was dumped by her fiancé, and when she rushed to her fiancé's apartment, she finds out that not only was her fiancé Sena's flatmate but that her fiancé had also skipped town along with all her savings. Rendered penniless, she then moves into Sena's apartment, occupying the empty room that was her former fiancé's.
The two down-on-their-luck persons with very different personalities find themselves bonding over their similar situations in life.
Minami is an out-of-work model. On her wedding day, she was dumped by her fiancé, and when she rushed to her fiancé's apartment, she finds out that not only was her fiancé Sena's flatmate but that her fiancé had also skipped town along with all her savings. Rendered penniless, she then moves into Sena's apartment, occupying the empty room that was her former fiancé's.
The two down-on-their-luck persons with very different personalities find themselves bonding over their similar situations in life.
Kajitani Mitsuki takes care to maintain a modest and refined appearance and has had a fair amount of experience dating men, but in truth, she is extremely uncomfortable with being led by men or engaging in sweet, intimate acts. As a result, none of her relationships have lasted, and she reaches the age of 24 without ever finding lasting love.
Then she begins dating Shinomiya Takayuki, an elite employee at a well-known trading company. However, on their first night together, something unusual happens. Just as they are about to begin being intimate, Shinomiya’s behavior seems somehow strange. In fact, Shinomiya also struggles with leading women and has been unable to overcome his complexes and trauma regarding sex.
Seeing Shinomiya blush and apologize, Mitsuki experiences her heart pounding for the first time. She becomes aware of her discomfort with the expectation that women must always be passive, and awakens to the fact that she has long wanted to be “the one who leads.” Meanwhile, in the face of Mitsuki’s assertive side, Shinomiya also begins to reveal feelings he had kept hidden all along.
Then she begins dating Shinomiya Takayuki, an elite employee at a well-known trading company. However, on their first night together, something unusual happens. Just as they are about to begin being intimate, Shinomiya’s behavior seems somehow strange. In fact, Shinomiya also struggles with leading women and has been unable to overcome his complexes and trauma regarding sex.
Seeing Shinomiya blush and apologize, Mitsuki experiences her heart pounding for the first time. She becomes aware of her discomfort with the expectation that women must always be passive, and awakens to the fact that she has long wanted to be “the one who leads.” Meanwhile, in the face of Mitsuki’s assertive side, Shinomiya also begins to reveal feelings he had kept hidden all along.
