A man buys a robot to do his chores. By episode three, you stop thinking about whether she can love him back, and start wondering if he deserves her. The show moves slowly, deliberately, with no fanfare or manufactured drama, just two people learning each other's shapes, one conversation at a time. Takuma's awkwardness isn't a joke to mock; it's the real texture of someone learning to be vulnerable with another being who doesn't know how to lie. This is what romance looks like when nobody's performing for the camera. It builds so quietly you don't notice you're holding your breath until the credits roll.
Takuma's life is stuck in neutral. He is a single office worker who goes to work, comes home, and has little time or energy left for household chores. Worn out, he buys a secondhand housekeeping robot named Mina, and she quickly proves she can cook and clean perfectly. One night, after a few too many beers, Takuma half jokingly says she should become his wife. To his surprise, Mina takes him at his word, and the two begin living as though they are married. They grow closer, share outings like a picnic and a day at the beach, and Takuma starts falling for her. But society still sees a relationship between a human and a robot as strange. Can the two build a loving partnership, and can they convince the people around them that they mean it?
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