Miyoko Asada

The orderly existence of a family with an adopted 6-year-old is shattered by the arrival of a woman claiming to be the child’s biological mother.

Grumpy Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayaki, pastries filled with sweet red bean paste (“an”). When an old lady, Tokue, offers to help in the kitchen, he reluctantly accepts. She will soon prove to have magic in her hands. Thanks to her secret recipe, the little business flourishes.

After 99 failed dates, an earnest bachelor meets a guarded classical musician. He's all in — she's not so sure. Can his persistence lead to love?

While dealing with the challenges of being the first female pilot of her rescue helicopter, Haruka must save a fighter jet that drops off the radar.