A series of animations based on prize-winning short stories for women.
Kawamo wo Suberu Kaze (January 7, 2011)
In the story, 33-year-old Kanazawa native Noriko had decided long ago not to accept an ordinary, provincial life for herself. So, she had gone to college in Tokyo, worked on her own, married a man at an elite trading firm, and had a child. She has just returned home from five years abroad with her husband and four-year-old son. However, she senses a large emptiness in her heart since coming back. Moreover, there is a man who shares a big secret with Noriko.
Yuuge (March 10, 2013)
Mimi, a wife in her late 20s, leaves her family and begins living with a young man.
Jinsei Best 10 (March 17, 2013)
Hatoko, a business woman, faces her upcoming 40th birthday and reunites with the person with whom she shared her first kiss in middle school, over two decades ago.
Dokoka Dewanai Koko (March 24, 2013)
A 43-year-old housewife gets a glimpse of a complicated relationship between a mother and a daughter.
(Source: Anime News Network)
A collection of separate works collated into a single release.
Primarily Adult Cast95%
Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
Episodic80%
Features story arcs that are loosely tied or lack an overarching plot.
Primarily Female Cast66%
Main cast is mostly composed of female characters.
Family Life66%
Centers around the activities of a family unit.
Heterosexual65%
Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
Food46%
Centers around cooking or food appraisal.
Work46%
Centers around the activities of a certain occupation.
Marriage20%
Centers around marriage between two or more characters.
Mixed Media20%
Features a combination of different media and animation techniques. Often seen with puppetry, textiles, live action footage, stop motion, and more. This does not include works with normal usage of CGI in their production.