Always Smiling
Series Overview
Yumi, a 23-year-old office worker, is fired from her job out of the blue. A few days later, coming from a friend's wedding and having no time to change out of her kimono, she is rushing to an interview for a job at a publishing company. Yumi stumbles into the room, looking for somewhere to change out of her kimono, and finds popular comic book writer Reijiro Sakurai is having an editorial meeting with some staff. He is planning to lock himself away at a hot spring for the next three months to concentrate on his next project. Sakurai comments that if Yumi were to join him he wouldn't mind being away for so long..., and so their adventure begins.
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1 Season • 11 Episodes
43 min per episode
2003 – 2003
Premiered: Sun, Apr 13, 2003
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Latest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 11: “Heading For Tomorrow”
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Cast & Creators
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Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kotaro Nakagawa
Miyuki Yoneyama
Hideki Isano
Department Leadership Roster
Kotaro Nakagawa
Original Music Composer
Hideki Isano
Producer
Miyuki Yoneyama
Editor
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What is Always Smiling about?
Yumi, a 23-year-old office worker, is fired from her job out of the blue. A few days later, coming from a friend's wedding and having no time to change out of her kimono, she is rushing to an interview for a job at a publishing company. Yumi stumbles into the room, looking for somewhere to change out of her kimono, and finds popular comic book writer Reijiro Sakurai is having an editorial meeting with some staff. He is planning to lock himself away at a hot spring for the next three months to concentrate on his next project. Sakurai comments that if Yumi were to join him he wouldn't mind being away for so long..., and so their adventure begins.
How many seasons does Always Smiling have?
Always Smiling comprises 1 season available to explore.
Who stars in Always Smiling?
Key cast members in Always Smiling include Yuko Takeuchi, Hiroshi Abe, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Katsumi Takahashi, Rie Shibata.
Who created or directed Always Smiling?
Always Smiling was developed and directed by Not specified.