Season 1 · 12 episodes
Onizuka Taro, the cold-hearted head of HR, is feared by all for his ruthless layoffs. After another tough day of dismissals, Onizuka rests in a park, where he encounters a box of abandoned kittens.
Onizuka wonders why has he become so captivated by the kitten. As a new training program for fresh recruits begins, he speaks harshly to the group, drawing resentment. On his way home, rain begins to fall, and Onitsuka finds himself rushin…
Onizuka struggles to secretly care for the kitten, Tora, at home, with little knowledge of how to raise a cat. After learning from Kyoko about an available room in a weekly rental apartment, he decides to keep the kitten there. Balancing w…
In the company cafeteria, a former employee pours miso soup on Onizuka's head in revenge for being laid off, while Kyoko silently offers him a handkerchief. During a product presentation, Onizuka's mind drifts, preoccupied with layoffs, th…
Midway through the training, Onizuka Taro's tough demeanor has, for better or worse, unified the trainees. Onizuka requests to use the surveillance robot from the development team for training. Longing to see his kitten, Tora, he sneaks to…
With just a week left before his rental apartment expires, Onizuka reflects on Tora’s future while cleaning up the kitten’s room. As he leaves with a garbage bag, he unexpectedly runs into Asami, who notices an empty cat food can in the tr…
After completing another round of layoffs, Onizuka Taro becomes increasingly attached to watching Tora, hiding his obsession from Kyoko. During a meeting, a new product that allows mobile monitoring catches his interest, letting him check …
Onizuka Taro takes his family fishing over the weekend, but his children notice him checking on Tora through his phone. Mistaking it for a game, they excitedly ask to see, assuming their dad is playing a cat-raising game like they do. Feel…
Early one morning, Onizuka Taro impulsively buys a Himalayan cat on an auction site, influenced by his children's suggestion. Despite struggling with just one cat, he feels a shift in himself for taking on a second. As the trainees rehears…
Before heading to work, Onizuka Taro stops by Tora's room to feed the two cats, finding their behavior so endearing that he tries to capture the moment on his phone—his first time taking a picture. As the trainees arrive, Asami uses the ex…
Onizuka Taro beams as he gazes at a picture of his cats on his phone, asking Kyoko how to set it as his wallpaper. "Lately, I’ve grown fond of... cats," he admits, deciding to make small changes in his life. The five-year restructuring pla…
Onizuka Taro’s face is swollen and bruised after getting into a fistfight with the young man who had abandoned Tora's brother. He returns to Tora's room, where Kyoko is waiting for him alone. As Tora and Kamoshita play, a tipsy Kyoko start…