Last Cinderella is definitely a title that would be weird for Disney to do... and thankfully, they did not. It IS noteworthy, however, that this romantic comedy aired on Fuji TV, who I'm sure aired many things, but notably, I know of the network via the Dragon Ball franchise. This, however, isn't animated, and to my knowledge, isn't based off anything. The setting makes it kinda ripe material for an anime counterpart, in my opinion, but I found it funny as is.
Sakura is a single woman who, in many aspect, is down on her luck. That said, she has a career as a salon stylist, as well as friends to hang around: the nymphomaniac divorcee Shima, and the sexless housewife Miki. Upon waking up to the sight of a hair on her chin, she fears of becoming masculine due to her lacking a boyfriend for years. The sight of an old acquaintance, Rintaro, helps not her anxiety, as he does poke at this fact about her, which is on top of her being usurped by his new role as Store Manager, where as Sakura played Assistant Manager for 8 years at that very store, somehow denied her promotion each time. in a strange twist, a friend of Rintaro, Chiyoko, invites Sakura to a mixer, prompting a set up between her and the younger Hiroto in order to distance her from Rintaro. Albeit intoxicated, Sakura ends up in a tryst with Hiroto, who asks her to date her, and this is after he dubbed her Hiroto's Cinderella, as he slips on the shoe she lost, like the fairy tale of the same name. That's not to say Shima and Miki don't have their own issues, which can be more relative than they are aware of, but for Sakura, this begins the comedic love triangle this series revolves on.
I honestly didn't expect to like this title, but oddly enough, I found it hilarious. It's a tad old, however, starting and concluding in 2013 with 11 episodes, each nearly an hour long. It's funny, albeit raunchy, so it's best to steer away from minor eyes. A concept that's far from original, I will say that I liked how they went about it. The main actress, Ryoko Shinohara, has done other projects like this, which I feel I will look into in the near future, but she is also a singer, the only anime-tied entry found being the artist behind the Japanese theme for Street Fighter II: The Motion Picture, which I heard first via Banpresto's rendition of the instrumental in the game Project X Zone 2 (which I will address in the Game Chamber soon).
As for this piece, it's funny, lewd, and entertaining... something I wish our counterparts did more of as opposed to the overly dramatic soap operas of the same nature, but it's not as if Japan lacks any of their own. That said, I'll score this a 7 of 10. Not usually the fruit I'd go for willingly, but I will rewatch this if I ever need a break from anime.
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