chibi-native

enjoyable "striving" drama

My husband calls these sorts of Japanese drama where the underdog is fighting to create something or win something or be the best at something "striving". Its his favourite sort of ドラマ.

relatively easy to understand but the cooking jargon can be tricky in places. There are definitely easier series.

Easy but trite

This book perfectly suited my reading level but it's incredibly sentimental and the "profound" observations on the meaning of life and connections are laid in with a trowel and not particularly original.