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Gakeppuchi no Eri

  Based (very loosely) on the life of manga-ka Reiko Saibara and her essay Kono Yo de Ichiban Daiji na ‘Kane’ no Hanashi Eri’s life hasn’t been the easiest. Her mother and birth father separated when she was younger, only to have him come back into her life the day he’s found dead in a ditch. …

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Call Center no Koibito

The world of TV shopping has exploded since the world-wide recession. More and more people are looking for deals on the every day products they use, and sometimes products don’t always work as advertised. When Tokura (Koizumi Kotaro) makes the mistake of mocking the shopping channel’s #1 hostess (Aisu, as in Antarctic Ice, due to her …

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