At first glance this may seem like a love drama, but it is not. I did root for the other guy, but there really never was a chance of the main character ending up with anyone else. What the story is actually about is the relationship of a man and his daughter and how they deal with her becoming a woman. It is often hard for a single father to let go, but we do see a lot of growth in him.
Another aspect of the drama is the difficulties of growing up and separating from the parents from the girl’s point of view. The first job and the first love are hard enough to deal with, but she also has an overbearing father on her hands.
At times the story is funny in an embarassing way, but also very heart-warming. The running musical theme of the drama is sung by the father and is titled “Kimi no kaeru basho”. It’s a lovely song full of the same warmth as the story itself.