In the span of a single day, two people recommended this show to me. When the first person did I didn't give it a lot of thought. He didn't go into a whole lot of detail about it and most of what he says, if not all, goes in one ear and out the other. The other person was my dear Canadian. Her opinion meant a lot more so I put it on my list to watch. I didn't mean to binge watch it, but it was all too easy. Midterms? What are those? I don't know them. I mean, the season is only 10 episodes and each one is 15 minutes, less if you skip the OP and the ED. So it's not really that bad, or so I'm trying to persuade myself.
{LOL it's slice of life, you know the drill, no spoilers}
I didn't really want to admit that those people were right when they said I would really enjoy this anime or that the main character reminded them of me...but they were kind of right. Retsuko is truly a relatable protagonist. She's not perfect by any means and she's quirky too. She's just trying to make her way through life without too much disturbance. On the outside, Retsuko looks like your average corporate office worker, a real career woman in the accounting department. The only real notable thing about her is that she's a bit of a pushover. But you soon realize that underneath that sweet and tolerable exterior lies a death metal loving alter ego. She uses this singing and the karaoke place she frequents as her sanctuary from all of the expectations people have of her. In that kind of business setting you're forced to conform and go with the flow, but Retsuko finds this kind of thing unbearable. The show mainly focuses on her and her struggle with her job and love life.
Along the way you can experience her interactions with the people around her and how they all have pretenses that they hide behind. A good example is the women power duo of the company, Washimi and Gori. On the outside they look like total girl bosses, walking around the company always looking like they've got something important to go to. In actuality it's tiring for them to constantly have this image and it's comforting yet disconcerting to know that even these untouchable and super cool people also have to play a role to fit into this office persona. Like Gori is actually a super awkward person, but she can't really show it at work because she's forced to have this professional attitude. Like sure it's work, but it's also kind of sad that you can't be yourself. Honestly I'm really happy that Retsuko found friends in those two. They're like A-1 supporting characters.
Speaking of supporting characters, Retsuko starts off the show with her two friend Fenneko and Haida. Honestly Fenneko is super funny and quirky. She's lowkey me when she doesn't want to go to the mixer, but ends up going and finding out that it's actually super fun. And she's also me when she knows something and makes that really funny and annoying fake laugh. Like Fenneko is lowkey me if I didn't already relate so much to Retsuko. And we already know that Haida is Retsuko's actual soul mate. When he's on the phone with Fenneko and worried about Retsuko being snatched by some other man, he's in his room with his leather jacket on and looks like a total rocker. That's when you know that the man Retsuko would be most compatible is the one right in front of her. I hesitate to say that he's the man that Retsuko needs because I think she's just chillin' at her own pace you know. She's 25 and she's got a stable career and great friends so there's no need for her to rush. Even though she contemplated marriage as just a way to escape from her insufferable job and how Director Ton and honestly everyone in the Accounting department take advantage of her, she still doesn't need a man I think.
There are a lot of quirky little bits and bobs throughout the show that make it really entertaining. Every time she breaks out into a death metal solo it makes me feel a little cathartic as well. It's definitely a very fun and entertaining show that I think a lot of people can relate to. I definitely recommend that you watch it if you're looking for a comedy/slice of life that's aimed, I assume, more for an older audience that is working. Yep.
Alrighty now I'm off to study for my midterms. No screenshots again because it was on Netflix. Sorry y'all!
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