Rinko-san wa Shite Mitai

Just caught the first episode of the light-hearted “Rinko-san wa Shite Mitai”(Rinko Wants To Try…!) starring pretty Kaho Takada as the titular Rinko Amaki, a confident and charismatic wedding planner who has the adoration of all her fellow underlings for her skills and worldly knowledge.

There’s just one thing she is missing from making her one of the most accomplished ladies out there…poor Rinko is still at 27 years old, a hopeless virgin!

Not that she doesn’t have her share of prospects around her. Most guys  would be interested in such a fine woman, including dashing photographer Yoichi Hiyama (Kenta Izuki), but her secret insecurity makes her run from his friendly advances!

There is another man at the company who would be of interest, but his seemingly arrogant and stand-offish attitude puts her off. His name is a Gen Kamisaka (Shota Totsuka) and he’s just about Rinko’s equal at the company (she is always comparing promotions, accolades, etc. against him)…

One night she goes with her best friend Sonoko (Yun) to a goukon which she gets zero results from and the only person she's paired with is married! Along the way Sonoko tells her it's her picky attitude that has resulted in her being single for so long!

After the botched goukon, Rinko escapes to a small bar tucked away where she is shocked to find Kamisaka there.her instincts tell her to flee, but she sums up her courage and cooly strides in and sits by him.

The two make casual conversation helped in part by the friendly bartender/owner Kuji (Hiroki Iijima), Kamisaka’s childhood friend and blabbermouth who happens to mention that as a kid, Ren was unpopular and shy. Rinko then finds that, like her, he is a VIRGIN!!!

With THAT knowledge in mind, Rinko makes a concentrated attempt to ask Kamisaka out …to a LOVE HOTEL! How will the fate of these two clueless lovers turn out?
LOL, so far a fun and enjoyable show, and we even have Miwako Kakei scheduled to appear at some point as Ren’s unrequited school crush! Can't wait for that!