I Will Not Work Overtime, Period!
2019 1 season · 10 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

I Will Not Work Overtime, Period!

わたし、定時で帰ります。

Synopsis

わたし、定時で帰ります。

Higashiyama Yui works as a director at Net Heroes, a web production company. Due to her workaholic father and bad experiences in the past, she loathes working overtime. Even 2 years ago, she broke off her engagement to Taneda Kotaro because he was a workaholic. At her job, Higashiyama Yui always leaves at the end of the regular working day and never works overtime. She tries to be as efficient as possible and productive during her normal working hours. After she leaves her office, Higashiyama Yui normally drinks beer at her regular Chinese restaurant. Her peaceful days begin to change after a new department head arrives at work.

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when I Will Not Work Overtime, Period! premiered alongside 179 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 179 other Japan seriess in 2019.

The 3934th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

11
Reviews
11th
Review-volume percentile
30th
Popularity percentile

11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 30th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
May 14, 2019
Last Air Date
July 16, 2019
Broadcast Span
2 months
Total Episodes
10 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 7.5 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,067 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #914 of 1,933 (top 47%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesTBS
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 10
Release DateMay 14, 2019
Official Sitewww.tbs.co.jp

Questions Answered

When did I Will Not Work Overtime, Period! end?

I Will Not Work Overtime, Period! finished its run with its final episode airing on July 16, 2019.

Where did I Will Not Work Overtime, Period! air?

I Will Not Work Overtime, Period! aired on TBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.