Second chances are the theme of the fantasy "Sumika Sumire" ("Sumi or Sumire"; TV Asahi, Fri., 11:15 p.m.), a new series based on a popular "girls comic" by Mitsuba Takanashi.

Sumire (Keiko Matsuzaka) is a 65-year-old woman who hasn't lived her life fully. Until she graduated from high school her strict father made her devote all her free time to the family farm, and afterwards she had to take care of her grandmother and the house. She never married, never had friends.

One day she's visited by an enchanted cat who takes 40 years off her age. Now calling herself Sumi (Mirei Kiritani), she enrolls in university because it was always her dream. She'll now live the life she couldn't the first time around. Meanwhile, the cat, Rei, takes human form (Mitsuhiro Oikawa) as her companion and advisor.