Oshigoto Danshi Vol.6 - Gofukuya

While I was being distracted by other works I realised that I was only one review away from reviewing this entire series, so here is the last review for Oshigoto Danshi!!

 

お仕事男子 Vol.6 職業 呉服屋

Company: Broccoli
Based on: Original
Released: 2010.01.27
Official Site: http://www.broccoli.co.jp/cd/sp/oshigoto/


Oshigoto Danshi is a series that centers on the development of the relationship between yourself (the listener) and a guy with a specific profession. The character for this last installment is Kaga Kazuomi, who owns a Kimono store.

When you first come to the store you are actually only there to pick up some things, however Kaga-san is nearly obsessed with getting you to wear a Kimono to your companies new year party that evening. Usually quiet and reserved, Kaga-san is unusually straight forward with you.

You meet again that evening during the party, where Kaga-san is present as well. Also present is our little idol from vol.5, Tachibana Yuu. Despite everyone saying that Kaga-san is usually quiet and reserved, he shows that he has an S-side to him as well. Poor Yuu is no match for Kaga-san his remarks (≧▽≦)

During the party you spill juice on the Kimono you borrowed, and despite bringing it to the cleaning it won't come off. Kaga-san doesn't seem to troubled by it, and just asks whether you want to go out for dinner as repayment. Somewhere during the evening you get separated and Kaga-san collapses from straining too much to find you.

As you can guess we've got a bit of case of Soap Opera Disease here, no only really knows what is wrong with Kaga-san, though he himself insists that he just isn't as fit as other people are. That aside, his concern for you is really touching. 

Conclusion
Ono Daisuke his voice was made to be the perfect boyfriend, so that is what you'll get (health issues aside). Despite everyone saying that Kaga-san is always so quiet and reserved I think he shows a great personality, and isn't afraid of teasing either. Despite the small case of soap opera disease, this is my third fav entry in the series (after vol 4 and 2)

お仕事男子 Vol.5 職業 アイドル

Oshigoto Danshi vol.5 - Idol

Company: Broccoli
Based on: Original
Released: 2010.01.27
Official Site: http://www.broccoli.co.jp/cd/sp/oshigoto/


Oshigoto Danshi is a series that centers on the development of the relationship between yourself and a guy with a specific profession. This time the main character is Tachibana Yuu, an idol and Aizawa Ryuunosuke (from vol.4) his younger brother.

Because Yuu is a selfish brat, he tends to switch managers a lot. Between two of them you're assigned as a temporary manager. And thus you have to listen to Yuu his every demand and whim. In the beginning he keeps complaining that you can't do a thing, but slowly he gets used to you.

If you've read more of my reviews you might know that brats and overly genki types are not my type. Still I enjoyed this volume. Especially listening to all of the silly things that you do for Yuu. When he says on a whim that he wants Cream Soda you somehow go and get it, etc. However Yuu also has his own problems, he is convinced that people only like him because of his face and his (fake) genki personality.

Like the first four volumes this one is couples with another CD, in this case vol.6. Kaga Kazuomi, the character for vol.6, has a kimono store and provides the kimono's for one of Yuu his photo-shoots. Where Yuu is the one ordering everyone around usually, Kaga-san is the only one who gets to boss Yuu around the place.

What I loved most about the free talk is the sound of Namikawa-san his voice dropping immensely (≧▽≦) and the comment that he thanks the staff for giving him a character that is 20 (while he was 33 at the time).


Conclusion:
Despite being my least favorite type of character (and Namikawa-san is with me on that, just listen to the free talk (≧▽≦) this was a very enjoyable story. I can't take Yuu seriously as a potential boyfriend, but the story is very entertaining.

お仕事男子 vol.4 職業 警官

Oshigoto Danshi - Keikan

Company: Broccoli
Based on: Original
Released: 2009.12.29
Official Site: http://www.broccoli.co.jp/cd/sp/oshigoto/


Oshigoto Danshi is a series that centers on the development of the relationship between yourself and a guy with a specific profession. This time the main character is Aizawa Ryuunosuke, who is a police officer. It starts brilliantly, with Aizawa mistaking you for a cross-dresser and arresting you. Understandably you are rather upset, and he he in turn gets incredibly flustered when he finds out you really are a woman.

Other than mistaking you for a cross-dresser he seems to be doing his job pretty well. He has a very kind personality, but he is a bit clumsy with words.

You first meet during your unfortunate arrest, but Aizawa turns out to be Tachibana Yuu's (the idol you are managing and your target for vol.5) older brother, and thus you meet again. As if that isn't enough you meet again when your bag gets stolen (how many chance meetings do you want?
(ﾟ-^ ) . Aizawa gets himself knocked out but manages to gt your bag back. In order to catch the culprit however you offer to help out as bait.

As a diversion tactic for the operation you decide to act as if the two of you are on a date, where Saeki comes to butt in for the usual conversation scene. Aizawa still gets to show his skills in the end when you find your culprit.

The free-talk is cute, Konishi-san remarks that this might just be turned into a game if we support them enough, and gets laughed at by the staff. Still he hopes we will support the series.


Conclusion
I'm seriously doubting between vol.2 and this one, Aizawa his clumsiness is to adoring, you can't help but to smile. (come to think of it, I also liked  Ninomiya because of his becoming flustered, hmmm). Other than that, this is a really cute story to listen to, even though Broccoli was going overboard with the culprit being your personal stalker. That was a bit too much the-world-revolves-around-me for my tastes.

お仕事男子 vol.3 職業 美容師

Oshigoto Danshi - Biyoushi

Company: Broccoli
Based on: Original
Released: 2009.12.29
Official Site: http://www.broccoli.co.jp/cd/sp/oshigoto/

Oshigoto Danshi is a series that centers on the development of a relation between yourself and a guy with a certain profession. This is the third vol. and centers on Saeki Miku (CV: Sugita Tomokazu), a hairdresser.
 
In the first track you are walking somewhere on the street ans Saeki suddenly approaches you to ask whether you want to be a model for a cut show. Not surprisingly you find it rather suspicious and walk off.
 
As fate will have it however you visit the salon where he works a few days later. Turns out one of the idols you manage (Tachibana Yuu - your target for vol.5) recommended this very salon to you. After Saeki cuts your hair he once again asks whether you want to be his model, eventually you accept.
 
Saeki is pretty lighthearted and fun, however he works hard for the upcoming competition. He also tries his best to comfort you when you are nervous before the show,  although he also gets nervous just before you go on stage. He takes you out for dinner after the show, and you get to see a more serious side.
 
Like the first two CDs this one is coupled with second CD. The main character for vol.4, a police officer, visits the salon while you are there, and you get to hear the two of them bickering, which is fun ('-'*)♪
 
In the free-talk Sugita-san first starts to talk about how he is a guy even though his name is Miku (>∇<). Other than that he talks about his own experience at a salon and how he consulted his own hairdresser on how he should act his role.
 
 
Conclusion:
I'm still on the Ninomiya side, but this was interesting two. However when coupled with vol.4 Saeki is completely outshined by Aizawa (or maybe I am just too partial to Konishi Katsuyuki (ﾟ∇^*)

お仕事男子 vol.2 職業 医者

 

Oshigoto Danshi Vol.2 - Shokugyou Isha

Company: Broccoli

Based on: Original

Released: 2009.11.25

Official Site: http://www.broccoli.co.jp/cd/sp/oshigoto/

Oshigoto Danshi is a series of drama CDs in which you meet various guys through your work (as an OL for Green Entertainment Productions, a company that manages idols and actors).

This volume centers on Njnomiya Masato (CV: Yusa Kouji), the docter we already glimpsed in vol.1. You start off with a bit of a brilliant cliche. You first meet when you are assigned to help him  with a health check at your company, but bump into him again that evening when he finds a kitten that you've been taken care of near your home. The poor thing is malnourished but you're not allowed to have pets where you live so you ask him to take care of it. Of course you also visit a few times and that is how your relationship develops.

Masato is your typical calm and collected intelligent type. However when he gets flustered because the kitten is in bad shape or, in the end, because you get hurt he is just to lovable.

In many of these series there is a different heroine for every entry in the series, but for oshigoto danshi the girl in question is the same girl every time, so all the characters are interrelated. Masato and Kanou (CV: Kishio Daisuke) from vol.1 are cousins, so when Masato comes to visit you near your work and Kannou sees you he comes to interrupt and in the following conversation you get to see a whole different side of Masato. Kannou sounds a lot younger than in his own CD btw.

I had the free talk for this one and Yusa amuses me. He is complaining about the heroine is the same person and that that makes him jealous, so he tries to convince you to come to the 'Ninomiya side' xD

Conclusion:

Yusa has me convinced to come to the Ninomiya side. Kannou his all round lovableness is nice, but I like the intelligent type more. Masato is more mature as well (which shoudn't be surprising, considering that he is 4 years older). I suppose it is just a matter of personal taste, but Masato is one of my favorites in the series.

お仕事男子 vol.1 職業 サラリーマン

Oshigoto Danshi - Salaryman

Company: Broccoli

Based on: Original

Released: 2009.11.25

Official Site: http://www.broccoli.co.jp/cd/sp/oshigoto/

Oshigoto Danshi is a series of drama CDs in which you meet various guys through your work (as an OL for Green Entertainment Productions, a company that manages idols and actors). 

This is the first CD, and it pairs you off with salaryman Kanou Tatsuya (CV: Kishio Daisuke). Even though they say salaryman his job is far from the normal desk job, but no complaints there. In the company you work for it is custom that two people work together as a pair, one does the desk work and the other one is out doing all sorts of...things.

The different tracks show you working together. You've just started at the company, so Kanou is the one who has to teach you how everything works in the company. I'm not entirely sure how much time passes in this drama, but it is nice to see your relationship develop a little bit.

I somewhat expected that the setting would be that you're already dating, basically turning into an how-would-it-be-to-date-a.... fill in blank there, but instead you meet for the first time at the beginning of the CD and this basically shows your guy falling in love with you.

Kanou is your typical all-round lovable guy. Always a positive thinker and a hard worker by the sound of it. It is impossible not to like him, although I wonder whether I would actually fall in love with someone like him in reality. Fortunately, this isn't reality so we can just float along on the story. You never become all lovey-dovey, the CD ends where your actual relationship would begin.

And because the world is always a smaller place than you think, Ninomiya Masato (CV: Yusa Kouji) the character for the second CD is Kanou his nephew, and thus makes a more or less cameo appearance.


Conclusion:
I like that you don't start out as dating but that you sort of 'grow' into it. Rather fast, but still. The CD puts you through a few situations at work (normal, succes, failure) 'developing' your relationship in the progress. Even though this volume is labeled 'salaryman' like I said Kanou his work is far from normal, but what do you expect in the entertainment business ;) I wouldn't consider it an absolute 'must listen' but it is cute and entertaining so a good choice none the less.