The Misery of Others is as Sweet as Honey(1994)

series - first aired/released 1994-01-11

Directed by Makoto Kiyohiro

A woman cartoonist struggles to make her way in the face of social restrictions. Her home office is the setting for encounters with editors, assistants and even her mother-in-law, and it’s often hard to distinguish friend from foe. Yet her ability to deal with problems somehow makes our own difficulties more bearable.