The Best Episodes of The Real Thing

Two-timing office worker Tsuji becomes deeply involved with a woman named Ukiyo after a chance encounter with her at a convenience store.

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Tsuji bumps into Ukiyo, but she runs away from him. After chasing her down and learning where she lives, he gets even more swept up in her troubles.

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After Ukiyo almost faints from hunger, Tsuji takes her out to eat. She begins to let her guard down and reveals to him the origin of her name.

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Tsuji finds out that Ukiyo is working at a hostess bar. When he offers her a place to stay, things look bright — until he learns a shocking truth.

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Hosokawa starts to get jealous of Ukiyo. Things get worse at work when the company learns of the relationship between Tsuji and Hosokawa.

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Tsuji tries to forget about Ukiyo by planning a future with Hosokawa. However, his world is turned upside down when Ukiyo suddenly appears again.

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Tsuji breaks up with Hosokawa and Minako, but Minako does not take it well. Wanting to know Ukiyo's whereabouts, Tsuji visits Wakita's office.

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Living with Ukiyo and receiving a new job offer has Tsuji in good spirits, but it all starts to fall apart when another secret is revealed.

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Daisuke makes Ukiyo a proposal after regaining his composure, but she says she needs to think it over. She goes to Tsuji's place but finds it empty.

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Four years later, Ukiyo works a door-to-door sales job to look for Tsuji. One day, Wakita appears and offers to sell her Tsuji's address.

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