Pretty Proofreader: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Kouno Etsuko joins a publishing company with her sights set on becoming a fashion editor. But she is assigned to the very unglamorous proofreading department which examines and fixes errors in manuscripts. Dressed in flashy clothes, Etsuko goes beyond her proofreading work to see the writers in person and also get into actual locations to verify facts. She tries to do each job to perfection for a transfer to the fashion magazine editorial department. Despite her worries about the gap between her ideal job and reality, Etsuko dedicates herself to the work of proofreading in her own unique way and gradually starts to realize its allure.

Series details

• Title: Pretty Proofreader
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2016-10-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-12-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 59 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21896
• TVDB ID: 317198

Cast and credited roles

• Satomi Ishihara — Etsuko Kono
• Masaki Suda — Yukito Orihara

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-10-05; final listed air date 2016-12-07; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Pretty Proofreader on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.