Series synopsis
Close Range Love, also known as 近キョリ恋愛～Season Zero～ is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on Nippon TV on July 20, 2014. It ended on October 5, 2014. It stars Alan Abe, Anna Ishibashi, Rika Adachi and Yuta Kishi.
In high school, Sakurai Haruka, Mirei and Kanata are good friends whom everyone envies. The three of them believed their relationship would remain like this forever. Then Haruka’s stepsister Ririko suddenly returns from overseas. After several years away, she has become beautiful to the extent that classmates call her “goddess”. Although Haruka has often built walls around other people, Ririko deliberately gets close to him. One night, she barges in all of a sudden and starts to cry against his ...
Premise
In high school, Sakurai Haruka, Mirei and Kanata are good friends whom everyone envies. The three of them believed their relationship would remain like this forever. Then Haruka’s stepsister Ririko suddenly returns from overseas. After several years away, she has become beautiful to the extent that classmates call her “goddess”. Although Haruka has often built walls around other people, Ririko deliberately gets close to him. One night, she barges in all of a sudden and starts to cry against his chest. “I have no where to go. You’ll let me stay here, right?” Haruka is baffled by his pushy stepsister, Mirei secretly loves Haruka and Kanata has become aware of Mirei. The distance between Haruka, Mirei and Kanata who had taken it for granted that they would always be close, starts to change little by little
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Alan Abe as Sakurai Haruka
- Anna Ishibashi as Takizawa Mirei
- Rika Adachi as Koto Ririko
- Yuta Kishi as Ayukawa Kanata
- Foo Takahashi as Kajiwara Mitsuteru
- Reo Nagatsuma as Shiomi Go
- Yuzu Higuchi as Fujisawa Airi
- Amane Okayama as Kiritani
Supporting cast
- Airi Suzuki as Maika
Guest cast
- Nana Komatsu as Kururugi Yuni
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | July 20, 2014 | October 5, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | July 20, 2014 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | July 27, 2014 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 3, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 20, 2014 |
| Last aired | October 5, 2014 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |