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series by

Atsuko Takakura Atsuko is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Atsuko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *惇子, "kind, child" *淳子, "pure, child" *敦子, "kindliness, child" *篤子, "fer ...

serialized in the seinen manga magazine ''

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'', published by

Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...

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adaptation aired on

Fuji Television JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba today is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially b ...

channels. The manga did not sell well until the television series began. Working at a department store, Megumi Aoyagi (wall woman) is a career woman who is popular at her workplace. However, she carries an inferiority complex with regard to her flat chest. One day, a well endowed, well proportioned lady known as Marie Mariya (mountain woman) appears before her. In the middle of the episode, these two characters found friendship in each other. Marie Mariya (mountain woman), although found strange by her co-workers for her big appetite and cheerful personality, Marie has an extraordinary way to pacify and please a dissatisfied customer. While Megumi Aoyagi (wall woman), saves the day with her smarts in making the sale. With breasts and personalities at opposites of each other, despite the rivalry that emerged between the two, but, the multitudes of difficulties that lie in their paths won't get them down as they cheerfully and diligently go about their work and love life.

Live-action television series

The live action series starring

Kyoko Fukada is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko. Possible writings The final syllable "ko" is typically written with the kanji character for child, 子. It is a common suffix to female names in Japan. The first sy ...

as Marie Mariya and

Misaki Ito (born May 26, 1977) is a Japanese actress and model. Her maiden name is . Career In 1999, Ito became the Asahi Beer "image girl" and a model under an exclusive contract to ''CanCam'' magazine. She also appeared in commercials for Gateway comp ...

as Megumi Aoyagi started airing on Fuji TV on July 5, 2007, and ran for 12 episodes.

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* 2005 manga Seinen manga Japanese drama television series 2007 Japanese television series debuts 2007 Japanese television series endings Fuji TV dramas {{manga-stub