Series synopsis
Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love, also known as デート～恋とはどんなものかしら～ is a Japanese drama comedy television series that premiered on Fuji TV on January 19, 2015. It ended on March 23, 2015. It stars Anne Watanabe, Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Matsushige and Ryoko Kuninaka.
Yoriko Yabushita works at a Yokohama research laboratory. She tracks trends in relation to macroeconomics. She is 29-years-old and enthusiastic about her work. She also enjoys efficiency and having a regular life. Although she doesn't excel in social settings with other people, her next goal is getting married and having a baby. Yoriko believes that she marry by the age of 30, because everyone around her did including her late mother. If Yoriko finds a man who fills 24 items listed on her ideal ...
Premise
Yoriko Yabushita works at a Yokohama research laboratory. She tracks trends in relation to macroeconomics. She is 29-years-old and enthusiastic about her work. She also enjoys efficiency and having a regular life. Although she doesn't excel in social settings with other people, her next goal is getting married and having a baby. Yoriko believes that she marry by the age of 30, because everyone around her did including her late mother. If Yoriko finds a man who fills 24 items listed on her ideal husband list, she will marry him.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Anne Watanabe as Yoriko Yabushita
- Hiroki Hasegawa as Takumi Taniguchi
- Yutaka Matsushige as Toshio Yabushita
- Ryoko Kuninaka as Kaori Shimada
- Yuto Nakajima as Yutaka Washio
- Satoru Matsuo as Sotaro Shimada
- Emi Wakui as Kiyoko Yabushita
- Jun Fubuki as Rumi Taniguchi
Supporting cast
- Rima Matsuda as Miho
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | September 28, 2015 | September 28, 2015 |
| Season 1 | 10 | January 19, 2015 | March 23, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 28, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I don't know how to love. Can we get married through a contract? Yoriko is a whip smart civil servant hoping to ease her dad's worries. Takumi is educated but sponges off his mom. The two meet through an agency, and go on a date. |
January 19, 2015 |
| 2 |
I Want to Parasite on You!! — Can You Fall in Love with a Higher-Class Loafer? Yoriko questions whether she’s just “parasitizing” off Takumi’s lifestyle, while he wonders if she’ll resent him. Their relationship teeters between contractual convenience and something more. |
January 26, 2015 |
| 3 |
First Matchmaking — First Contact with the Unknown!? — Rescue the Love-Incompetent Woman!! They face matchmaking pressure—Yoriko’s friends assess Takumi, and Takumi worries they’ll judge him. They realize their “contract” relationship might not survive scrutiny. |
February 2, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 19, 2015 |
| Last aired | March 23, 2015 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |