2014, 13 episodes:
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Also known as I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying. Slice of
life comedy dealing with the daily routine of a busy office lady and
her otaku husband.
Which more or less sums up the show, really. If you don't know at
least a little bit about modern Japanese culture and expectations
you'll probably be adrift (I know a small amount, and there were
clearly plenty of jokes and references I didn't get). The episodes are
very short, around three minutes each plus credits, and most of them
develop single themes; there isn't room for much in the way of subtlety.
Surprisingly, though, there is character development, particularly of
the principals Hajime and Kaoru; for what could easily have been a
simple broad comedy there's an unexpected level of subtlety in their
portrayals, especially their different interactions with various
friends and co-workers. There's also a genuine love between them in
spite of their divergent interests, and that changes its form as
things go along too.
Backgrounds are sketched in, music is forgettable, character designs
are fairly generic. This is not a show that's going to get on anyone's
top ten lists, but it's much more fun than it could easily have been.
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