Azusa Ōhara

Sawaki Tatsuya is a fledgling photographer. He returns to his hometown Fukuoka to take care of his sick father Hideo, but is rejected by his father. Tatsuya meets Jinbo and Yui, who work as mediators between Japan and Nepal. He joins the Nepalese community through them, and while his world expands through these encounters, he also learns of the difficulties of foreigners living in Japan. Shot in the town where many Nepalese actually live, this drama casted authentic epalese as actors. The title “Masala” refers to a mixed spice, and is also used as a metaphor here for the diverse society.

만화가가 꿈이었던 료타. 꿈을 이어가던 중 현실과 마주하게 되고 우연히 동물원에서 아르바이트를 시작한다. 많은 일을 배우며 동물들과 교감하고, 동물원에서 운좋게 만화도 그리면서 좋은 기회를 얻는다. 하지만 료타가 맡았던 기니피그가 죽게 되고, 료타는 허탈함과 정말감에 빠진다. 료타와 동물원 사람들은 동물원을 지키기 위해 많은 노력을 하는데...

The series follow the story of a high school boy who lives in Tokyo, and his childhood friend, Hakatano Donko-chan, who is from Hakata and really talks in Hakata dialect! People around her sometimes get confused because of it, but her dialect makes them smile!