In 1991, Sweet Spot was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) directed by Gisaburō Sugii.
Set against the backdrop of bubble-era Tokyo, Sweet Spot follows the life of Oyamada Non, a 23-year-old office lady.
[1] It was published as eight tankōbon (collected editions) by Fusosha Publishing: An original video animation (OVA) adaptation of Sweet Spot, directed by Gisaburō Sugii and produced by Fuji TV, Group TAC, and Pony Canyon, was released on April 21, 1991.
[11][12] The Los Angeles Times noted in 1991 that the oyaji gal was "the latest figure in the evolution of Japanese women that has seen the 'body-con' or body conscious woman with hip-hugging clothes; the giggling burriko, whose hallmark is everything cute, and the 'O.
"[12] In his book Japan in the 21st Century, academic Pradyumna Karan cites Sweet Spot as an example of the "perception gap between the sexes" in Japan during the bubble era, in the way that it "pokes fun at workaholic men and salutes the leisurely attitudes of young female workers.