Series synopsis
If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student, also known as 妻、小学生になる。 is a Japanese family comedy drama television series that premiered on TBS on January 21, 2022. It ended on March 25, 2022. It stars Nono Maida, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Aju Makita and Yuriko Ishida.
A story that begins when a husband, who lost his beloved wife ten years ago and lost the meaning of life, and his daughter are unexpectedly reunited with their wife/mother. As his wife is reborn as a ten-year-old elementary school student, the family is reborn.
Premise
A story that begins when a husband, who lost his beloved wife ten years ago and lost the meaning of life, and his daughter are unexpectedly reunited with their wife/mother. As his wife is reborn as a ten-year-old elementary school student, the family is reborn.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nono Maida as Marika Shiraishi
- Shinichi Tsutsumi as Keisuke Niijima
- Aju Makita as Mai Niijima
- Yuriko Ishida as Takae Niijima
- Yoh Yoshida as Chika Shiraishi
- Misato Morita as Konomi Moriya
- Shunsuke Tanaka as Shinichiro Uda
- Satoshi Iizuka as Nakamura
Supporting cast
- Kyotaro Yanagiya as Master
- Ryunosuke Kamiki as Koga Yuri [Takae's brother]
- Yosuke Sugino as Renji Aikawa
- Rio Ogura as Yako
- Ami Touma as Rion Izumo
- Kaho Mizutani as Shiori Kikuchi
- Kawaguchi Waku as Takeru
- Tanaka Hanna as Miyuki
- Harune Iida as Himari
- Yoko Kondo as Yuka Izumo
- Keitaro Takaku as Tatsuro Izumo
- Riku Hagiwara
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 21, 2022 | March 25, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A story that begins when a husband and his daughter, who lost their beloved wife 10 years ago and lost the meaning of life, unexpectedly reunited with their wife/mother. As his wife is reborn as a 10-year-old elementary school student, the family is reborn |
January 21, 2022 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 28, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 4, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 21, 2022 |
| Last aired | March 25, 2022 |
| Runtime | 47 minutes |
| Status | ended |