Title: Working!!
Japanese Title: ワーã‚ング!!
Genre: Slice-of-Life, Comedy
Premier: 4th April 2010 (2010-03-06 (episode 1 on Tokyo MX TV) or 2010-03-08 (episode 1 on Yomiuri TV))
Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures Inc.
Director: Yoshimasa Hiraike
Original Creator: Karino Takatsu
Official Website: http://www.wagnaria.com/
Basic Info:
The first episode ONLY will air 6th March 2010-03-06on Tokyo MX TV and 8th March 2010 on Yomiuri TV. Its a bit like how the first episode of Macross Frontier was shown earlier, only to be aired again on the proper premier of the anime. I believe the same thing will happen with this particular series.
Cast:
Jun Fukuyama as SÅta Takanashi
Kana Asumi as Popura Taneshima
Daisuke Ono as Jun Satou
Eri Kitamura as Yachiyo Todoroki
Hiroshi Kamiya as Hiroomi Souma
Kumiko Watanabe as Kyouko Shirafuji
Momoko Saito as Nazuna Takanashi
Ryoko Shiraishi as Kazue Takanashi
Saki Fujita as Mahiru Inami
Shizuka Itou as Kozue Takanashi
YÅko Hikasa as Izumi Takanashi
Plot:
Set in a family restaurant in Hokkaido, the northern prefecture of Japan, 16 year old high school student Takanashi Souta works part-time along with his strange co-workers: Taneshima Popura, a high school girl who's a year older than Souta who's easily mistaken for a elementary/middle schooler, and Shirafuji Kyoko, the 28-year old store manager who doesn't bother to do any work at all.
My Thoughts:
Based on an ongoing 4-koma manga series by Karino Takatsu that started in 2005 and there are currently 6 volumes of it. The director is the same for Sketchbook ~full color's~ and Solty Rei. Only the first 7 chapters have been scanlated and the group doing it have put this project on hiatus about 3 years ago. Hence, it is unlikely for it to be scanlated for the time being but as we get closer to its premier, a scanlation group might get interested in doing this manga before the actual anime begins airing or perhaps when the anime airs because it will most definitely garners fans as it happens. The chapters I read were funny but at times it felt weird and boring as well. However, I have heard from people who read the RAWs for this manga series have said it gets much better and there are about 147 chapters already. I am going to wait for the anime and I hope it is able to be good enough to change my mind on reading the RAWs.
The first episode has been subbed and released.