Yama onna kabe onna (2007- ) Reviews

JDrama that's heavy on comedy. Takes place in a department store with many female salespeople packed into a small area selling purses. The literal title is "Mountain woman, wall woman," referring to the chest region. Kyoko Fukada, somewhat distant/flat in Fugoh Keiji, comes alive here, and has to be seen to be believed as the super cute/perky/innocent "mountain woman" who's the desire of all the men, the envy of all the women, and a subject of lead Misaki Ito's character's nightmares and fantasies. Eiko Koike is also a standout, but the whole cast is good. As it goes on, the series drifts back into more standard drama territory that's less successful, but its at its best in the earlier episodes with the sharp interactions between the women and crazy antics.

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Note that a 1280x720 RAW version of this exists that can be paired with fansubs. Its not as big of an improvement as you might expect, but here's a comparison with the 704x396 version scaled up to 1280x720--both JPEGs saved at maximum quality.