The eleven episode series is a very unique sort of proposition. The psychiatrist Irabu Ichiro analyzes a variety of patients over the course of the series as they are drawn to his office. These range from a man with a permanent erection to a yakuza underboss afraid of sharp objects and an investigative reporter with OCD. One of the catches to the show though is that the entire show takes place over a 9 or 10 day period in December - and each episode covers roughly the same period of time...so starting from the first episode you also see some of the different characters crossing paths with one another - unaware of some of the issues being addressed or their interconnectedness. There's no overarching plot or conflict, just a series of characters addressing their issues - although the final episode does close things out a little more clearly.
