"Pâtissier-san to Ojousan" drama, episode three of four recap

 

 Air Dates: January 21st until February 11, 2022 on TVK   Friday nights at 11:00 pm

Subs were done by Irozuku Subs, 24 minutes an episode

Main Cast: Being a mini drama it's a very small cast but there are two others who will be added in when they're introduced, most all of action takes place at the Patisserie Cheval pastry shop.

Tsubasa Sakiyama as Jouji Okuno.... Works at the pastry shop and his age is somewhere between 25-29. Appears to be currently living with the owner who has an apartment above the shop and Jouji has fallen head over heels for Fumiko but has no clue how to tell her his feelings. By the end of the second show neither still knows the other's name.

Natsumi Okamoto as Fumiko Haru.... About 24 in age and works as an OL. She only visits the pastry shop on Fridays at around 6:00 pm after her work week is done. Fumiko is a very quiet yet cute woman who loves pastries and keeps hoping Jouji will strike up a conversation.

Ryota Murai as Ryo Tatewaki.... Owner of the pastry shop who is around thirty in age. Ryo lives in an apartment upstairs from the shop and is trying to coach Jouji how to ask Fumiko out which has been a failure.

Yurano Ochi as Aki Misaka.... Fumiko's friend at the office and what an airhead she can be but also is the most enjoyable and fun character.

Short promo video for the drama .... The drama's website

 Episode one recap .... Episode two recap

 Sorry I'm late with these final two recaps. Wrote this up on March 4th but the last episode wasn't subbed until yesterday but least it was done and do give thanks to the team that subbed it. 

One more episode to go after this and haven't viewed it yet as it hasn't been subbed. Short series are nice time killers, some dramas you wish were longer but bet four shows will be enough for this series. Not going to give it a strong recommendation but through three episodes it's been decent enough and a nice positive was seeing Natsumi again who I had forgotten about. Will still try to have a post or two for her which is proving not to be all that easy. No cliffhanger coming into this show but the above two recaps are on the mini side so may be nice to skim through them to see what's taken place.

 That second screenshot above is of a new character named Katsuji but he was on screen for less than two minutes. Started off the last recap by saying how quickly time has been flying as three months had passed in the first two 24 minute episodes. That last show ended on Halloween and now it's only two weeks before Christmas! In that last show Jouji had wiped some cream off Fumiko's face at a Halloween festival, she was so alarmed she ran off! Since then Jouji has been wondering did he do the wrong thing by touching her cheek as it seems she hasn't been at the Patissier Cheval pastry shop since then. No, Jouji didn't do anything wrong and it was Fumiko who has been regretting about running off as she knew it was an overreaction. Jouji had given her a present of some special Halloween cookies, Fumiko's mate at work Aki was wondering does he treat all of the female customers so nicely?

 So that's Fumiko's mission to find that out and after a five week break(?) paid a visit to the pastry shop. She only goes there around 6:00 pm on Fridays and buys some yummy fresh treats to reward herself after working so hard all week at her office. The very key bit to date is that the pair still don't know each other's names by the end of the show and both are too timid to ask the other what it is. But Christmas at the shop is very busy so if you wanted special treats for the holiday you had to order early, that was by filling out a form with your name! To Jouji that'll be the icebreaker as there's no way Fumiko wouldn't order some Christmas treats and he'll finally learn her name. The best laid plans often go astray as that day Fumiko did ask about X-Mas and also bought some cakes that Friday evening however the subject of ordering Christmas cakes was never brought up!

 But there was a good reason for that as far as Fumiko goes as you can see in two above screenshots. She told Jouji she spends the holidays with her family but he still could have said something to get to know her better, perhaps something about New Year's cakes?  Don't mention him too often but in the first and fourth screenshots above is the Patissier Cheval shop owner Ryo, he does have a lot of screen time but of course the story mainly revolves around the non-romance of Fumiko and Jouji. However during that mini conversation Fumiko gathered up her courage and asked Jouji does he act nice towards all the female customers or just her? This man gets so easily tongue tied and am beginning to wonder does he deserve such a cutie like Fumiko? He stammered around for a few seconds and it seemed to Fumiko and Ryo that he was trying to utter the name Wada as you can see Fumiko saying above.

 Jouji later admitted to Ryo he had no clue what he was trying to say but I had the impression he was trying to say Watashi(I) and continue on from there. As mentioned time just flies so quickly in this series and it's already Christmas day. Fumiko spent the holiday with her mother and younger brother but we only saw them for a minute and no clue about her father. Back at the pastry shop business was booming on Christmas day as there was a line around the block for their special holiday cakes, that shop seems to be a goldmine. Because it was so busy Jouji didn't have any time to think about Fumiko but before he knew it the time was nearing 9:00 pm when the shop closes, he felt sure she would have made an appearance for a holiday treat.

 The final scene was very similar to how the first episode ended. Fumiko did make it to the pastry shop but at 9:01 pm, even if it was open they had sold out of everything. A dejected Fumiko was looking through the shop window when she was noticed by Jouji who ran out before she disappeared. Once again he had a special cake he made just for Fumiko which was a Lebkuchen and that's a German pastry. Do have to add one note in, though it's Winter the scenes look like it's September and there's no snow or frost in the air?

 It was too late for a woman to walk the streets according to Jouji who offered to escort Fumiko back to her place. But there's no way she would allow that though walking her to the bus stop would be good enough as I don't think she's ever been on a date before. While waiting for the bus Jouji finally spoke up and told Fumiko she's the only special woman he's made cakes for and the air seemed to become a bit thick then. Both didn't know what next step to take and when Jouji reached for her arm Fumiko once again panicked and jumped on the arriving bus which ended this 24 minute episode. So as I said in the intro this is no must watch drama but it's got it's own kind of charm to it and at 96 minutes you're not giving up too much time to view it, next post has the recap for the final episode.

 

"Pâtissier-san to Ojousan" drama, episode four(final) recap

 

 Air Dates: January 21st until February 11, 2022 on TVK   Friday nights at 11:00 pm

Subs were done by Irozuku Subs, 24 minutes an episode

Main Cast: Being a mini drama it's a very small cast but there are two others who will be added in when they're introduced, most all of action takes place at the Patisserie Cheval pastry shop.

Tsubasa Sakiyama as Jouji Okuno.... Works at the pastry shop and his age is somewhere between 25-29. Appears to be currently living with the owner who has an apartment above the shop and Jouji has fallen head over heels for Fumiko but has no clue how to tell her his feelings. By the end of the second show neither still knows the other's name.

Natsumi Okamoto as Fumiko Haru.... About 24 in age and works as an OL. She only visits the pastry shop on Fridays at around 6:00 pm after her work week is done. Fumiko is a very quiet yet cute woman who loves pastries and keeps hoping Jouji will strike up a conversation.

Ryota Murai as Ryo Tatewaki.... Owner of the pastry shop who is around thirty in age. Ryo lives in an apartment upstairs from the shop and is trying to coach Jouji how to ask Fumiko out which has been a failure.

Yurano Ochi as Aki Misaka.... Fumiko's friend at the office and what an airhead she can be but also is the most enjoyable and funniest character.

Short promo video for the drama .... The drama's website

 Episode one recap .... Episode two recap

 Though a short drama at four episodes and 96 minutes the time span was rather long. The show began off in July, then our 'innocent couple' celebrated Halloween and Christmas somewhat together, the date at the beginning of this final episode was January 3rd. The top screenshot is how the previous show ended with Jouji telling his crush Fumiko that he only made special treats for her which greatly pleased Fumiko. She didn't tell Jouji that and when he reached for her arm Fumiko jumped on the arriving bus as she once again panicked and has been beating herself up ever since. So hasn't Jouji and he's wondering did he come on too strong to his dream girl? Fumiko had been coming into the Patissier Cheval shop since July but after all this time the two still don't know each other's names!

 So it's January 3rd and the shop was packed most of the day with people getting New Year's treats but wouldn't they have come in two days earlier? To Jouji it doesn't matter how many customers come each day as long as one of them is Fumiko and as you can see above she did make an appearance. Fumiko wanted a special treat for her family which consists of her mother and brother, that yummy creation in the second to last screenshot is what she purchased. Have to say the pastries we've seen in this show all look overly delicious but have also noticed how expensive they are too, that could be another reason why Fumiko only visits the pastry shop on Fridays. During this short encounter Jouji made one huge blooper and his boss Ryo listening from around the corner couldn't believe what was said!

 As mentioned in the previous episode Jouji had told Fumiko he only made special treats for her which was true. But during this visit Jouji took back what he said which baffled Ryo, for some reason he told Fumiko that he's made treats for other customers too and you could see how sad that made her. Think Jouji was still feeling uncomfortable about that night and he has zero confidence in himself. Jouji told his boss that he'd rather have a Patissier- Customer relationship with Fumiko than to never see her again which looked like it may happen. That's because for the next six weeks Fumiko didn't stop in as she usually did on Fridays for a special pastry, was it because of what Jouji had said?

 Six weeks after January 3rd means it's Valentine's Day, the weather outside has looked the same whether it's been Winter or Summer! Jouji had made another special treat for Fumiko but it was closing time and she still hadn't arrived. But as he went to lock the shop's door Jouji noticed a trembling Fumiko waiting outside to talk with him. Trembling because it was cold but also because she was a bit frightened even though Fumiko had a pep talk earlier in the day with her friend Aki who is right above. Jouji rushed Fumiko into the shop and made her a cup of hot chocolate to warm her up which it did. Think Fumiko was hoping this scene would happen for she had her own special gift for Jouji.

 You can see Fumiko's special treat in the middle screenshot. She's no pastry chef and have the impression it took her many, many hours to make those delicious looking treats. Of course Jouji was overjoyed and as usual was a bit tongue tied at what to say. No need to as Fumiko said the words Jouji wanted to hear which is that he's her special Patissier and she wants to continue to visit him every week for her rewarding cakes. With that this mini series came to it's end and wouldn't you know..... by the end of the series neither still knew the other's name!!!!

 Short dramas like this one I usually don't give a rating to so won't this time but it was a pleasant time killer, at 96 minutes you're not giving up too much of your life. This series is a lead-in to the a movie of the same name which comes out on May 6th. Been wanting to have a post or two for Natsumi so let me see if I can't get something together for when the movie comes out. In other drama news next week will have the final two recaps for the superb "Mystery to Iunakare" show which ended it's run last week. Then about two weeks after that will have the last three recaps for the "Hiru" drama. But I'm wondering what's going on with the subs for season three of 'Kimi to Sekai'? It's a six episode series and four shows have aired but the subber hasn't done any of the shows yet and no news from him either.