Series synopsis
Cinderella Again is a Japanese drama comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on ABC TV on October 17, 2022. It ended on December 26, 2022. It stars Rinka Kumada, Kyoya Honda, Kaho Mizutani and Jiei Wakabayashi.
Shion Hagino is a 29-year-old beauty consultant. Although she has never had a boyfriend, Shion leads a happy and fulfilling life. However, one day, Shion participates in a blind date party and it triggers a flashback where she was rejected by her first love back in high school, who told her, "If you're going to confess, you should at least do something about your appearance". As if drawn back by her past trauma, Shion somehow goes back in time and becomes a 17-year-old high school student again. ...
Premise
Shion Hagino is a 29-year-old beauty consultant. Although she has never had a boyfriend, Shion leads a happy and fulfilling life. However, one day, Shion participates in a blind date party and it triggers a flashback where she was rejected by her first love back in high school, who told her, "If you're going to confess, you should at least do something about your appearance". As if drawn back by her past trauma, Shion somehow goes back in time and becomes a 17-year-old high school student again. Using the makeup techniques she has honed, Shion decides to move towards a different timeline as compared to what happened 12 years ago.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rinka Kumada as Shion Hagino
- Kyoya Honda as Souma Hasegawa
- Kaho Mizutani as Mitsuki Akiyama
- Jiei Wakabayashi as Masahiro Sahara
- Yumena Yanai as Kaoru Itou
- Ryunosuke Shimamura as Yuji Umino
- Akari Misaki as Kazumi Tachibana
- Seigo Nishih as Shion's father
Supporting cast
- Chizuru Asano as Shion's mother
- Yuki Hayama as Yohei Sugimura
- Ryo Ogawa as Sakura Maimi
- Yuki Yoshigai
- Hiro Harumoto as Sho Masumoto
Guest cast
- Kai Ogasawara as Saeki
- Amane Tsukiashi as Customer
- Nagisa Saito as Mao
- Rima Kitaki as Kaoru's grandmother
- Uta Yorikawa as Nakano
- Hayate Ataka as Kimoto
- Yamato Yumiki as Uchida
- Yuki Nishio as Taniguchi
- Mitsuki Akiba as Midori's mother
- Hiroshi Yamamoto as School staff
- Yuuki Ogoe as Taku-chan
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | October 17, 2022 | December 26, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 17, 2022 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 24, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 31, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 17, 2022 |
| Last aired | December 26, 2022 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |