Smart-san

Synopsis

Taking place during the 1920s, Haikara-san ga Tooru follows the lively tomboy Benio and her connection with a good-looking soldier of half-German descent, Shinobu. Benio is an energetic, sporty young woman who holds strong convictions about living life on her own terms. Upon their first encounter, she takes an immediate disliking to Shinobu, despite the fact that he rescues her from a string of awkward predicaments. So when she learns that an arranged marriage has been forced upon her and that her intended groom turns out to be Shinobu himself, she is taken completely off guard. From there, the narrative is filled with unexpected developments: Shinobu must head off to war, Benio struggles to come to terms with the prospect of matrimony, and she must also find a way to get along with her future in-laws and her employer. All the while, the devastating Kanto earthquake looms on the horizon.