The Discreet Insensitivity of ‘Slumberland’
The cultural insensitivity of 'Slumberland' is discreet, and can be easily overlooked in CGI extravaganza.

Megumi, who has been dispatched to a food manufacturer, is madly in love with the section chief Oda, but Oda, who is popular with the other employees, also has many enemies. These enemies are the faction of Managing Director Suminaga, who are plotting to eliminate Oda, the spearhead of the president's faction, in order to take over the company. Eventually, Oda is suspended for one month due to a plot by the Suminaga faction. If things continue as they are, the company will fall into the hands of evil while Oda is away! Thinking this, Megumi fights alone to protect the company and Oda.
The cultural insensitivity of 'Slumberland' is discreet, and can be easily overlooked in CGI extravaganza.
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