I love this trope so much that I can watch countless dramas based on it even when they normally follow similar story structure. Weak student having no dreams whatsoever meets a teacher who help him/her rediscovering themselves and finding success at the end. Cinderella formula can be a little melodramatic compared to Dragonzakura But both have strong motivational story. Well in dragon zakura too, we see many unexpected things happening in last 2 episodes rather than simply following the story and getting result. I loved both of the dramas and have rated them same. So basically they are on same level for me, You give it a try and decide yourself.

Even with different synopsis the emotional substructure of both dramas are same. I am assuming you have already watched 35sai no shoujo, therefore i will explain about the drama i am recommending, kahago no kahako tells a story about overprotected girl who might look adult but actually is very naïve and pampered by her overbearing mother.(similar to mother of 35sai no shoujo) She don't know the true functioning of society and assumes that everything is ideally happy. An encounter with struggling yet hardworking painter changes her believes tho ~. Male lead of both dramas are very similar! They show the bitter truth to our female leads and support them lovingly. Despite being a grown up , both of our leads mature with increasing episodes. Like nazomi , kahako will pass different levels of maturity and will lead to a happy family :)

Coffee and vanilla have lot of cheese, so do shanai marriage honey! I personally disliked coffee & vanilla because it have no story whatsoever, but it's kinda addicting that you don't want to drop it! Shanai marriage honey however have a baseline story, that how two stranger marry each other and then fall in love! But that story is limited to ep 1 only, after that i will say it's very similar to coffee and vanilla! The male lead is a bit cold / sadist! Female lead in both dramas are cute.