TV Talk Rec Fest: Romances

[yourlibrarian]

Welcome to day 6 of Rec Fest! Today please recommend shows which could be considered romances. These would be shows that focus on a couple or romance theme, even if they cross into other genres

Please include in your recs the following information:

Show Title:
Audience Rating: Young Children/All Ages/Teen and Up/Mature Content
Warnings: (Could include gory content, raunchy situations, explicit sex, offensive content, etc.)
Length of Episodes: (30 minutes/1 hour/Other)
Length of Series: (Number of seasons or number of episodes)
Why you recommend it: (What draws you to it? What niche does it fill/mood is it good for?)

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<strong>Show Title:</strong> <strong>Audience Rating:</strong> <strong>Warnings:</strong> <strong>Length of Episodes:</strong> <strong>Length of Series:</strong> <strong>Why you recommend it:</strong>

Feel free to include any other information you’d like, such as what year(s) the show was originally broadcast, standout cast members, or what other shows it may connect to or be like. You can also include outside links to Wikipedia, Fanlore, IMDB, your favorite review etc. which contain more show information.

If someone else has already recced a show you were planning to rec, please include your own rec as well! People have different takes on shows and it can also help people if they see a number of people find a show to be a must-watch.

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The Full-Time Wife Escapist

[tinny]

Show Title: The Full-Time Wife Escapist
Audience Rating: PG
Warnings: -
Length of Episodes: 30-50min
Length of Series: 11 eps plus a special
Why you recommend it:

A jdrama about a young woman, Moriyama Mikuri (Aragaki Yui), who gets fired from her job, and then accepts a part-time job cleaning the apartment of Tsuzaki Hirasama (Hoshino Gen), computer scientist and professional bachelor. When she then also loses her place to live, she suggests he hire her as a "wife" (by which they don't mean sex, just housework and cooking and sharing his living space) - and he does.

She's wonderful and quirky, but also disciplined and "old on the inside" (which sounds stupid on paper, but the way it's presented on the show, it's so sweet). He's smart and focused and a total nerd and not all that good at communicating, while also sweet and kind and I LOVE HIM. The "escapist" part of the show's title comes from her tendency to daydream, which is shown in magical fantasy sequences.

The show is somehow not making fun of them, but very cute? Also, don't let the strange title put you off. You can watch it on Netflix.

I wrote a review for it here.

Re: The Full-Time Wife Escapist

[feurioo]

Yay! I was hoping you would post this. :)

Re: The Full-Time Wife Escapist

[tinny]

Heheee, glad to be of service! I saved all my recs for the romance category. :DD

Re: The Full-Time Wife Escapist

[misbegotten]

Ha!

(You can also post them in Drama etc, but we appreciate you sharing so many that you enjoyed as romances!)

Re: The Full-Time Wife Escapist

[tinny]

Romance is by far my fave genre, so I have watched many. I found it fitting to concentrate my efforts here and post everything here.

I considered posting things in other categories, but HPI was the only one I decided to post under mystery (even though of course I'm also watching that for the romance :)).

And thank you! <3 I am really enjoying this rec fest! It has lots of old favorites as well as things unknown to me that I am now putting on my to-watch list.

Re: The Full-Time Wife Escapist

[feurioo]

Would you like to tell me more about the romance in HPI (or the things you like about it)?