38, thriving, zero housework — then a grumpy dad and his kid crash her perfect chaos.
47 minSeason 1 • Episode 11
LatestSaionji Itsuki, a 38 year-old single woman who works for an app development company. She excels at her job, having created a hit number of apps, and is known for her bright, positive attitude and strong communication skills. She enjoys her single life without domestic chores, but everything changes when she suddenly ends up having to share her home with Kusumi Toshinao, an unfriendly genius engineer who has just transferred to the company, and his four year old daughter, Ruka.
Acting
Wakana Matsumoto's unapologetic joy in never folding laundry.
Writing
Manga adaptation that actually respects working women's choices.
Production
Messy lived-in sets that feel genuinely inhabited, not staged.
Wakana Matsumoto
Saionji Itsuki
Hokuto Matsumura
Kusumi Toshinao
Kurata Ema
Kusumi Ruki
Takashi Fujii
Amano Ryuji
Mari Hamada
Sato Chisako
Mayuu Yokota
Takeda Emiri
Shingo Mizusawa
Umematsu Hiromi
Nuno Uraji
Kosugi Aki
Takehiro Otsuki
Mizuno Junta
Takashi Tsukamoto
Konishi Yosuke
Kayo Noro
Miyajima Himari
Eri Murakawa
Minagawa Kotone / Saionji Kotone
Kazuyuki Asano
Saionji Kohei
Kenjiro Tsuda
Yokoi Kazuto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original manga by Taiyō Matsumoto sparked debate in Japan about ' parasite singles' — unmarried adults living independently — and whether the show softens its sharper social critique.
Matsumura Hokuto (Toshinao) reportedly took actual cooking lessons for the role, then burned the on-set kitchen during episode 4's failed omurice scene — kept in the final cut.
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