Japanese drama "Reward Rice" (2021) Douban rating: 6.3 Single episode length: about 23 minutes (***12 episodes) Language: Japanese Sakiko Ikeda (played by Sakurai Hinako) is a female white-collar worker working alone in a big city

, working for a stationery manufacturing company.

Ikeda is always unable to adapt to the extremely fast pace of life in big cities. The busy work and social interactions make Ikeda feel very exhausted mentally and physically.

Ikeda is an optimistic girl. Although life is hard, she can always find fun and balance in it. She eats delicious food after working, which is called a reward meal.

Whether it's a street shop discovered by chance, the refrigerated section of a convenience store, or a dish carefully cooked by herself, all the food melts on the tip of Ikeda's tongue and will be converted into energy to supply her with the next day's struggle.

The heroine is very cute, and the other supporting characters are also very funny. It is a very healing, humorous and relaxing drama.