AMBot | 01/20/2021 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
NHK World Japan, the international service of Japan's public broadcaster NHK, has announced the main cast, staff, the 12-episode length, and the February 25 premiere for the anime adaptation of Aiko Koyama's manga Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san (Makanai in the Maiko Lodge).
NHK World Japan is streaming a new one-minute promotional video with English subtitles and narration.
The manga's story is set in Kyoto's geisha district, the "hanamachi." Here, after finishing their work late at night, geishas spend the night in a lodge to prepare for the next day. The story focuses on Kiyo, a woman from Aomori who works as a cook at a geisha lodge in Kyoto after graduating from junior high school and leaving her hometown. She also has a friend named Sumire, who is a maiko, or geisha apprentice.
NHK World Japan is streaming a new one-minute promotional video with English subtitles and narration.
The manga's story is set in Kyoto's geisha district, the "hanamachi." Here, after finishing their work late at night, geishas spend the night in a lodge to prepare for the next day. The story focuses on Kiyo, a woman from Aomori who works as a cook at a geisha lodge in Kyoto after graduating from junior high school and leaving her hometown. She also has a friend named Sumire, who is a maiko, or geisha apprentice.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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