Paji - Jijii to Magomusume no Aijo Monogatari (2013)

Paji - Jijii to Magomusume no Aijo Monogatari 2013 / ぱじ〜ジイジと孫娘の愛情物語〜 2013 / Paji ~A Loving Tale of a Grandpa and a Granddaughter~ , Paji ~Jijii to Magomusume no Aijo Monogatari~

Sakita Mokichi, a widower grandpa who has to raise and care for his 5-year-old granddaughter Momo. Momo's father died when she was three, and just recently, she also lost her mother Sakura, Mokichi-san's only daughter, to an illness. Not only that, Mokichi-san's health is not so great, and the company he works for is having financial trouble. Life seems hard for Mokichi-san who at the age of 71, is supposed to be enjoying his twilight years. And yet, watching Momo grow up, learn new things, make new friends, and smiling happily make life a lot less gray. With him are his long-time friends Haru-san and Date-san who help him watch over little Momo. Despite the hardships, he enjoys being a ‟Paji‟ (Papa Ojii-chan). But then, Momo's well-off paternal grandparents come to visit one day. They just came from abroad and wants to adopt Momo... ~~ Adapted from the manga series ‟Paji‟ (ぱじ) by Murakami Takashi (村上たかし).