The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot

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Ended First aired 12/Jan/2025 Japan Japanese 2 season(s) 12 episode(s)
ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Kiyomi Endo is a single mother working at a business hotel near Mount Fuji whose life takes an unexpected twist after an encounter with an alien.
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Season 1 · Season 1
10 episode(s) · Air date: 12/Jan/2025
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Kiyomi is a single mom who's no stranger to life's ups and downs. So when she stumbles upon an alien, she ropes him into fixing her chaotic world.

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Kiyomi is a single mom who's no stranger to life's ups and downs. So when she stumbles upon an alien, she ropes him into fixing her chaotic world.

S1E10
Episode 10
Air date: 16/Mar/2025 · Runtime: 45 min
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After Takahashi is forced to escape the office empty-handed, he and the others must find another way to expose the hotel owner and mayor’s collusion.

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After Takahashi is forced to escape the office empty-handed, he and the others must find another way to expose the hotel owner and mayor’s collusion.

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S1E9
Episode 9
Air date: 09/Mar/2025 · Runtime: 45 min
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Kiyomi, Hacchi, Minapuu and Takahashi begin discussing how they can protect Takahashi's source of energy and prevent the hotel from being torn down.

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Kiyomi, Hacchi, Minapuu and Takahashi begin discussing how they can protect Takahashi's source of energy and prevent the hotel from being torn down.

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S1E8
Episode 8
Air date: 02/Mar/2025 · Runtime: 45 min
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After Kiyomi tells her friends what Murakami said about the future, they worry that Takahashi will be most affected by the hotel's eventual fate.

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After Kiyomi tells her friends what Murakami said about the future, they worry that Takahashi will be most affected by the hotel's eventual fate.

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S1E7
Episode 7
Air date: 23/Feb/2025 · Runtime: 45 min
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Kishimoto from the TV station returns to the town on Mount Fuji Day to seek the truth about the high-speed man, who he begins to suspect is Takahashi.

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Kishimoto from the TV station returns to the town on Mount Fuji Day to seek the truth about the high-speed man, who he begins to suspect is Takahashi.

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S1E6
Episode 6
Air date: 16/Feb/2025 · Runtime: 45 min
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Kiyomi and her friends go to a bar run by a former classmate. At the hotel, Yumi asks a reluctant Takahashi to demonstrate his other powers for her.

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Kiyomi and her friends go to a bar run by a former classmate. At the hotel, Yumi asks a reluctant Takahashi to demonstrate his other powers for her.

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S1E5
Episode 5
Air date: 09/Feb/2025 · Runtime: 45 min
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As a TV crew interviews the locals, Ayano's daughter says she saw a bespectacled man running at high speed. Yumi shows Kiyomi a bent coin she found.

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As a TV crew interviews the locals, Ayano's daughter says she saw a bespectacled man running at high speed. Yumi shows Kiyomi a bent coin she found.

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S1E4
Episode 4
Air date: 02/Feb/2025 · Runtime: 45 min
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After Ayano's bicycle is stolen, Kiyomi decides to ask Takahashi to find it. Later, they deal with some trouble during their night shift at the hotel.

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After Ayano's bicycle is stolen, Kiyomi decides to ask Takahashi to find it. Later, they deal with some trouble during their night shift at the hotel.

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S1E3
Episode 3
Air date: 26/Jan/2025 · Runtime: 45 min
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Kiyomi and her friends run into an old classmate while lunching with Takahashi. Some unexpected events threaten to expose Takahashi's identity.

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Kiyomi and her friends run into an old classmate while lunching with Takahashi. Some unexpected events threaten to expose Takahashi's identity.

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S1E2
Episode 2
Air date: 19/Jan/2025 · Runtime: 45 min
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After Hacchi tells her friends about a conundrum at the elementary school where she teaches, she asks Kiyomi to persuade Takahashi to lend his help.

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After Hacchi tells her friends about a conundrum at the elementary school where she teaches, she asks Kiyomi to persuade Takahashi to lend his help.

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S1E1
Episode 1
Air date: 12/Jan/2025 · Runtime: 45 min
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Kiyomi Endo lives an ordinary life working at a cheap hotel in her hometown. One day, she nearly gets in a traffic accident but is saved by an alien.

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Kiyomi Endo lives an ordinary life working at a cheap hotel in her hometown. One day, she nearly gets in a traffic accident but is saved by an alien.

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Season 0 · Specials
2 episode(s) · Air date: 15/Jan/2025
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Mikako Ichikawa
Mikako Ichikawa
Endo Kiyomi / "Ki"
Akihiro Kakuta
Akihiro Kakuta
Takahashi Kosuke
Anne Suzuki
Anne Suzuki
Hazuki Nakamura
Kami Hiraiwa
Kami Hiraiwa
Minami Hibino
Kaho
Kaho
Yumi Isomura
Naoki Tanaka
Naoki Tanaka
Takahiro Okuda
Kayo Noro
Kayo Noro
Kozue Nakamoto
Maki Sakai
Maki Sakai
Eri Sawada
Moeno Sumida
Moeno Sumida
Wakaba Endo
Fumiyo Kohinata
Fumiyo Kohinata
Fumio Murakami
Haruka Kinami
Haruka Kinami
Ayano Okada
Sosuke Ikematsu
Sosuke Ikematsu
Yuma Kishimoto
Rinko Kikuchi
Rinko Kikuchi
Masako Umemoto
Sumire Ashina
Sumire Ashina
Sakura Ando
Sakura Ando
Hiroko Takahashi
Toru Nomaguchi
Toru Nomaguchi
Kyosuke Takahashi
Mariko Tsutsui
Mariko Tsutsui
Yoshie Haraguchi
Tomoya Maeno
Tomoya Maeno
Kenji Minoda

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Itaru Mizuno
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Yamada Nobuyoshi
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Tadahisa Dosaka
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Hidehiro Kawai
Hidehiro Kawai
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Ryo Kishimoto
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Tsukasa Inoue
Music
Bakarhythm
Bakarhythm
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