Ando Natsu (2008)

Season 1

Ando Natsu is a heartwarming story rich in Japanese aesthetics and culture set in historic Asakusa, Tokyo. Follow Natsu as she strives to achieve her dreams and discovers the wealth of warmth and tradition in the community she finds herself welcomed into.

Released July 7, 2008 Episode 46 min None+

Genres: Drama, Family

Network: TBS

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

IMDb

7.1

/17/

Trakt

/4/

TMDb

/2/

Shihori Kanjiya

Jun Kunimura

Toshinori Omi

Jun Fubuki

Yoshihiko Hosoda

Hayashiya Shōzō IX

Ken'ichi Nagira

Rie Shibata

S1E1 - 1.1

Ando Natsu, whose dream is to become a patissiere, finds herself jobless after the shop owner's sudden death. She goes to Tokyo in search of another job at a confectionery but the recruiting period has just ended and there are no available positions. This is when she makes her first encounter with the well-established Japanese confectionery "Mangetsudo". It is run by the veteran confectioner Umekichi, Takezo, and Mitsuko, and they happened to be looking for a part-time worker. A number of chance events follow and Natsu starts working at Mangetsudo. Although her job is to serve customers, Natsu becomes interested in the world of Japanese confection. Having only worked in cake shops, everything is new to her and she is gradually drawn into the deepness and profoundness of Japanese confection. --TBS

July 7, 2008, midnight