Movies and TvShows featuring "working-life" theme.
2 Broke Girls follows the lives of Max, a street-smart waitress from a poor background, and Caroline, a former rich girl who is now broke. They meet while working at a diner in Brooklyn and become unlikely friends. Together, they navigate the challenges of saving money, dealing with money problems, and dreaming of opening their own cupcake business.
Miss Kobayashi's life takes a turn when she encounters Tohru, a dragon who becomes her maid. Together, they navigate daily life while dealing with magical creatures and forming unexpected friendships.
In 1981, in San Francisco, the smart salesman and family man Chris Gardner invests the family savings in Osteo National bone-density scanners, an apparatus twice as expensive as an x-ray machine but with a slightly clearer image. This white elephant financially breaks the family, bringing troubles to his relationship with his wife Linda, who leaves him and moves to New York where she has taken a job in a pizza parlor. Their son Christopher stays with Chris because he and his wife both know that he will be able to take better care of him. Without any money or a wife, but committed to his son, Chris sees a chance to fight for a stockbroker internship position at Dean Witter, offering a more promising career at the end of a six-month unpaid training period. During that period, Chris goes through a lot of hardship personally and professionally. When he thinks he is stable, he finds that he has lost $600 when the government takes the last bit of money in his bank account for taxes. He is rendered homeless because he can't pay his rent. He is forced at one point to stay in a bathroom at a train station, and must scramble from work every day to the Glide Memorial United Methodist Church, which offers shelter to the homeless. He must leave work early every day so that he is there by 5:00 in the evening along with his son so that he may be assured of a place to sleep. He is seen carrying his suitcase to work because he doesn't have a home. At work, there are nineteen other candidates for the one position. One day, he is called into an office and in it were the heads of Dean Witter. Chris thinks that he is about to be told the job will not be his as he says that he wore a shirt and tie for his final day. Then they tell him that he has been an excellent trainee and that tomorrow he will have to wear his shirt and tie again as it will be his first day as a broker. Chris struggles to hold back tears. Outside he begins to cry as the busy people of San Francisco walk past him. He rushes to his son's daycare, hugging him and knowing that after everything him and his son had been through things would be all right. The final scene shows Chris walking with his son down a street. His son is telling him a joke, when a wealthy business man in a suit walks past. Chris looks back as the man continues on. The man in the suit is none other than the real Chris Gardner.
After inheriting his late grandmother’s failing café, Hayato sees it as a bother and plans to sell it for a quick buck. Until he discovers five beautiful girls staying there! When they beg him to keep the café open, Hayato reluctantly gives in. Can he manage the seaside shop while learning to live with these unruly women?
Wagnaria!! is a delightful comedy that centers around the quirky staff at a family restaurant. From the eccentric waitstaff to the amusing customers, each episode brings a new hilarious situation. With unrequited love, workplace mishaps, and plenty of endearing moments, this anime creates a heartwarming and relatable story.
The story follows the life of Yotaro, a former yakuza member, as he becomes a disciple of the legendary rakugo master Yakumo. Through his journey, Yotaro navigates the complexities of the rakugo art form, forms deep friendships, deals with rivalries, and experiences personal growth.
The newspaper office, Tozai Shinbun, plans to publish the Ultimate Menu to commemorate their 100th anniversary. It would not only describe foods but also pass on dietary cultures for many generations to come. Despite its importance, Shirou Yamaoka, a lazy employee, and Yuuko Kurita, a company newcomer, are selected as the editors.
Hōzuki is the aide to the great king of Hell, King Enma. Calm and super-sadistic, Hōzuki tries to resolve the various problems in Hell, including a rampaging Momotarō and his companions. However, he also likes spending his free time on his hobbies, such as fawning over cute animals and raising "Goldfish Flowers."
Aoi’s soaked by a sudden rainstorm and takes shelter at Rainy Color, a cozy café where the warmth of the staff compliments the sweet hot cocoa he’s served. When he falls into a job at the café he feels like things are finally looking up— until Keiichi Iwase, the man he couldn’t help but stare at on the train, shows up.
Maid Sama! is a romantic comedy anime series set in a high school. The story revolves around Misaki Ayuzawa, the strict and disciplined student council president, who secretly works at a maid cafe. As Misaki tries to maintain her strict image at school, she encounters various comedic situations, love triangles, and conflicts with other students. The series explores themes of love, friendship, and personal growth.
Five girls work in the tourism bureau of their small provincial town. The town revives its "micro-nation" tourism program, which originated from a nationwide movement during Japan's bubble economy period, and hires the five girls as "monarchs" (tourism ambassadors).
NEW GAME! follows Aoba Suzukaze, a high school graduate who joins Eagle Jump, a video game company, as a character designer. She works alongside her colleagues, navigating the challenges of the gaming industry while forming friendships and learning about herself.
Cocoa Hoto is a positive and energetic girl who becomes friends with anyone in just three seconds. After moving in with the Kafuu family in order to attend high school away from home, she immediately befriends the shy and precocious granddaughter of Rabbit House cafe's founder, Chino Kafuu, who is often seen with the talking rabbit, Tippy, on her head. After beginning to work as a waitress in return for room and board, Cocoa also befriends another part-timer, Rize Tedeza, who has unusual behavior and significant physical capabilities due to her military upbringing; Chiya Ujimatsu, a waitress from a rival cafe who does everything at her own pace; and Sharo Kirima, another waitress at a different cafe who has the air of a noblewoman despite being impoverished. With fluffy silliness and caffeinated fun.
Konoha Akisato is an illustrator that loves beautiful girls and bishojo games. Her dream is to become a super-popular illustrator, so she is working hard at a bishojo game production company, but reality isn't that kind... With the golden age of social network games in full force, Konoha's company isn't doing well, and she works as a sub illustrator, spending her days painting the backs of random background characters. One day, the owner of a game shop gives her a classic bishojo game. With all her excitement over the golden age of bishojo games, she opens the package to "Dokyusei," and is enveloped by a bright light. Konoha then realizes that she just traveled back in time! She ends up in the year 1992! It's the dawn of the bishojo game era! Konoha ends up working at a company called Alcohol Soft. Will she be able to think about, draw, and create all the beautiful girls she’s ever wanted?! A story about a girl and her overwhelming love for beautiful girls—"Now, let's begin!"
Aggretsuko (2018) follows the life of Retsuko, a mild-mannered red panda who works in an office. Frustrated with her job and the daily challenges she faces, she finds solace in heavy metal karaoke, where she can unleash her true feelings and vent her frustrations. This slice-of-life comedy explores themes of work, friendship, and the struggles of adulthood.
Monster Girl Doctor is set in a fantasy world where humans and monsters coexist. Dr. Glenn Litbeit is a renowned doctor who specializes in treating monster girls. Along with his nurse assistant, Saphentite Neikes, they provide medical care to various species of monster girls, dealing with their unique ailments and forming new bonds along the way.
Aggressive Retsuko follows the story of an anthropomorphic red panda named Retsuko, who works in an office and copes with the stress of her job by singing death metal karaoke at night.
For a lonely orphan, there is almost only one career path to success. That is to get a national qualification as an alchemist. After graduating from the Royal Alchemist Training Academy, which requires nothing but ability, Sarasa is presented with the rights to a store by her master. After being sent off by her generous mentor, Sarasa sets off on her journey, dreaming of a slightly elegant life as an alchemist, but upon arrival, she is shocked to find that the countryside is even more rural than she had imagined. However, even in such a place, she has to manage a store somehow to make a living.
Tamako Market is a heartwarming story about Tamako, a cheerful and energetic high school student who helps run her family's mochi shop in a shopping district. One day, she comes across a talking bird named Dera who claims to be a royal court messenger searching for a bride for his prince. As Tamako befriends Dera and helps him with his mission, she also navigates through her daily life surrounded by her friends and acquaintances.
A team of girls with zero experience in manga editing are off and running toward their dream of creating the biggest manga magazine in Japan! They seem to do nothing but run into problems and failures... But still they're working hard every day!