History Series / MillionYenWomen

* PostMortemConversion: [[spoiler:The evening before her death, Nanaka has dinner alone with Yuzu, claiming that Shin is a better writer than him to his face. After her death, Yuzu goes on to make a public claim that Nanaka claimed to like his work better than Shin's during the very same dinner]].
* PromotedFangirl: [[invoked]] Midori is the daughter of a famous writer and one of the biggest bookworms around, so [[spoiler:being allowed to take part in voting for the winner of a major literature award]] qualifies as this for her.

* SailorFuku: Midori's high school uniform, as seen on the page image.

* SceneryCensor: Whenever Minami hangs around the house naked, which she does quiet a bit.

* InnocentCohabitation: The rule against Shin going into the woman's rooms heavily implies this is expected.

* HighClassCallGirl: Shin regularly visits one and one of his housemates is involved in the business. Also, [[spoiler:Minami turns out to run an escort agency; among her escorts is a young, famous pop star]].

* PostMortemConversion: [[spoiler:The evening before her death, Nanaka has dinner with Yuzu, claiming that Shin is a better writer than him to his face. After her death, Yuzu goes on to make a public claim that Nanaka claimed to like his work better than Shin's]].

* HighClassCallGirl: Shin regularly visits one and one of his housemates is involved in the business.

* WalkingSpoiler: It's difficult to discuss anything about the five women without giving away spoilers about them.

* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Shin, due to living a computer-free lifestyle. This has kept him from realizing one of his housemates is actually a celebrity.
* PostMortemConversion: [[spoiler:The evening before her death, Nanaka had dinner with Yuzu, claiming that Shin was a better writer than him to his face. After her death, Yuzu goes on to make a public claim that Nanaka claimed to like his work better]].

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Though Shin's books really enter the public eye when [[spoiler:his most recent book gets a prestigious award]], they get yet another sales boost when [[spoiler:the press finds out about his father's conviction and his living situation]].

* SecretlyWealthy: [[spoiler:Midori's]] money turns out to come from [[spoiler:winning a billion yen at a lottery]]. Also, Yuki, who is [[spoiler:married to one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in Japan]].

* UndyingLoyalty: Seiji stands by Shin through thick and thin, attributing Shin's failure to get recognized for his writing skills to his own failures as a publicist.

#Hitomi Tsukamoto, a friendly book lover;
#Midori Suzumura, an insecure high school student;
#Minami Shirakawa, a [[{{Jerkass}} rude]] DeadpanSnarker;
#Yuki Kobayashi, who is polite but socially awkward;
#Nanaka Hiraka, the kind-hearted.

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''Million Yen Women'' (Japanese title ''1,000,000 yen no Onnatachi'') is a Japanese drama/mystery series produced by TV Tokyo and Creator/{{Netflix}}. It's based on a manga series of the same name.

Shin Michima is a writer struggling to finish his current novel. For the past six months, he has been renting his house to five women: Hitomi Tsukamoto, a friendly book lover; Midori Suzumura, an insecure high school student; Minami Shirakawa, a [[{{Jerkass}} rude]] DeadpanSnarker; Yuki Kobayashi, who is polite but socially awkward, and the kind-hearted Nanaka Hiraka. Total strangers to each other, they were invited by mail by some person supposedly unknown to all of them to come live with Shin in exchange for a monthly rent of 1.000.000 yen per month. They live under four rules:

* SinsOfOurFathers: Shin gets harassed through his fax machine for the murders his father committed.

Shin Michima is a writer struggling to finish his current novel. For the past six months, he has been renting his house to five women: Hitomi Tsukamoto, a friendly book lover, Midori Suzumura, an insecure high school student, Minami Shirakawa, a [[{{Jerkass}} rude]] DeadpanSnarker, Yuki Kobayashi, who is polite but socially awkward, and the kind-hearted Nanaka Hiraka. Total strangers to each other, they were invited by mail by some person supposedly unknown to all of them to come live with Shin in exchange for a monthly rent of 1.000.000 yen per month. They live under four rules:
# Shin can't ask them personal questions
# Shin is not allowed inside their rooms
# Everybody in the household must eat dinner together every evening
# Shin must provide for the women

* ADogNamedDog: The household's cat is named "Cat" because it responds to it.
* BigSisterInstinct: Minami towards Midori; throughout the story she takes her under her wing and helps make her [[GrewASpine more assertive]].

* ExtremeDoormat: Midori, who initially regularly gets shaken down for money by her [[spoiler:former foster brother]].
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Minami. Despite being burned alive, she is never seen losing her composure]].

* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:Nanaka]]. This was also the intended fate for [[spoiler:Midori]].

* SecretlyWealthy: [[spoiler:Midori's]] money turns out to come from [[spoiler:winning a billion yen at a lottery]]. Also, [[Yuki]], who is [[spoiler:married to one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in Japan]].

* TheSociopath: [[spoiler:Yuki, who arranged for the events of the story, including a number of murders, for no other reason than her own amusement]].
* UndyingLoyalty: Seiji stands by Shin through thick and thin, blaming Shin's failure to get recognized for his writing skills on his own failures as a publicist.

* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Minami was sexually abused by her father when she was a child.]]

Shin Michima is a writer struggling to finish his current novel. For the past six months, he has been renting his house to five women: Hitomi Tsukamoto, a friendly book lover, Midori Suzumura, an insecure high school student, Minami Shirakawa, a [[{{Jerkass}} rude]] DeadpanSnarker, Yuki Kobayashi, who is polite but socially awkward, and the kind-hearted Nanaka Hiraka. Total strangers to each other, they were invited by mail by some person supposedly unknown to all of them to come live with Shin in exchange for a monthly rent of 1.000.000 yen per month. They live under rules:

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Shin's father, while completely remorseless for killing his wife and her lover, feels genuinely sorry for the police officer he killed in a fit of rage and writes to his mother.