by Commercials for the anime “Fat, Love, and Mistakes!” (Mondays, 11:00-11:30 PM), which will begin airing on TOKYO MX on Monday, October 6th, will be shown on street screens in Shibuya and Akihabara. The synopsis and preview of the first episode have also been released. Tamai Emi, the “beauty boss” voiced by Kito Akari, transforms from a negative personality into an incredibly positive person after an accident. This anime is based on the manga of the same name by Mamakari, currently serialized in Comic Seymour. It has been downloaded over 128 million times to date.
A live-action drama adaptation was also released in 2022, starring Kanade (3-ji no Heroine) and Takuya Kusakawa (Bullet Train). Koda Yumeko, who works at a confectionery manufacturer, is a woman riddled with complexes and unable to love herself. However, after losing her memory in an accident, she becomes extremely positive and self-confident. With her super positive energy, she throws herself wholeheartedly into her work, love, and friendships, all the while uncovering the truth behind her own accident in this unpredictable, slapstick office love comedy.
The voice of the main character, Yumeko, is provided by Endo Aya. Uchida Yuma plays Yuki Keisuke, the vice president of the company where Yumeko works. Kitou Akari plays Tamai Saki, a hardworking beauty boss, and Sugita Tomokazu plays Maezono Hiroki, the tough-looking section chief with a grudge against Keisuke. Eguchi Takuya has also been cast as mood maker Shigemori Yutaka, and Takeuchi Eiji as Hosoi Masahiko, a master of attentiveness. Videos are already airing on the street screens in Akihabara.
The anime’s commercials are being shown in two locations: Onoden MX Vision along JR Akihabara Station’s Chuo Dori, and Starts Vision SHIBUYA, located in the heart of Shibuya Scramble Crossing. The series is already airing in Akihabara until Monday, December 22nd, and is scheduled to air in Shibuya from Wednesday, October 1st to Sunday, October 5th (the end date is subject to change).
Synopsis of Episode 1, “Positive Thinking!!” After falling from a building, Yumeko wakes up in the hospital to find she has lost her memory. Having a massive complex about her appearance, she looks at herself in the mirror and mutters, “Is this… me…!?” She then exclaims, “I’m so cute!” Yumeko has forgotten her former self and has transformed into an ultra-positive person. Her colleagues and superiors at work are perplexed by Yumeko’s behavior, which seems like that of a completely different person. One day, she receives a call from the police, who say that her fall from the building may not have been a suicide attempt, but a crime.
