Series synopsis
The Hot Spot, also known as ホットスポット is a Japanese comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Nippon TV on January 12, 2025. It ended on March 16, 2025. It was created by Bakarhythm. It stars Mikako Ichikawa, Akihiro Kakuta, Anne Suzuki and Kami Hiraiwa.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mikako Ichikawa as Endo Kiyomi / "Ki"
- Akihiro Kakuta as Takahashi Kosuke
- Anne Suzuki as Hazuki Nakamura
- Kami Hiraiwa as Minami Hibino
- Kaho as Yumi Isomura
- Naoki Tanaka as Takahiro Okuda
- Kayo Noro as Kozue Nakamoto
- Maki Sakai as Eri Sawada
Supporting cast
- Moeno Sumida as Wakaba Endo
- Fumiyo Kohinata as Fumio Murakami
- Haruka Kinami as Ayano Okada
- Sosuke Ikematsu as Yuma Kishimoto
- Rinko Kikuchi as Masako Umemoto
- Sumire Ashina
Guest cast
- Sakura Ando as Hiroko Takahashi
- Toru Nomaguchi as Kyosuke Takahashi
- Mariko Tsutsui as Yoshie Haraguchi
- Tomoya Maeno as Kenji Minoda
- Kentaro Tamura as Nobukazu Okada
- Koji Yamamoto as Furuta
- Maho Yamada as Naomi Takeda
- Koji Ohkura as Shinpei Tanaka
- Shunya Shiraishi as Mitsuru Onodera
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | January 15, 2025 | March 2, 2025 |
| Season 1 | 10 | January 12, 2025 | March 16, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 15, 2025 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | March 2, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 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. |
January 12, 2025 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 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. |
January 19, 2025 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Kiyomi and her friends run into an old classmate while lunching with Takahashi. Some unexpected events threaten to expose Takahashi's identity. |
January 26, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 12, 2025 |
| Last aired | March 16, 2025 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |