Series synopsis
The Night I Became an Animal, also known as 私が獣になった夜 is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on ABEMA on June 25, 2021. It ended on April 7, 2022. It stars Kyoya Honda.
Sometimes in a woman’s life, passions boil over and lead them to do things that – in ordinary circumstances – they would never dream of doing. And sometimes this manifests itself in a desire for intimacy. This omnibus-style drama series focuses on a different woman in each episode, focusing on the series of events that led up to a single instance of “transforming into an animal.”
Premise
Sometimes in a woman’s life, passions boil over and lead them to do things that – in ordinary circumstances – they would never dream of doing. And sometimes this manifests itself in a desire for intimacy. This omnibus-style drama series focuses on a different woman in each episode, focusing on the series of events that led up to a single instance of “transforming into an animal.”
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kyoya Honda as Wataru
Guest cast
- Reiya Masaki as Naoki
- Hiroyasu Moriyama as Sota
- Kojima Riria as Aoi
- Hiroki Ino as Ryo
- Kento Shibuya as Shinji
- Akane Sakanoue as Maika
- Sachika Nitta as Airi
- Higuchi Kouhei as Friend of Maika & Airi
- Ami Noujo as Shiori Kawakami
- Yuuki Nomura as Yohei Saito
- Honoka Kitahara as Risa Watanuki
- Hazuki Kimura as Mayu
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | June 25, 2021 | July 9, 2021 |
| Season 2 | 6 | November 19, 2021 | December 10, 2021 |
| Season 3 | 4 | March 17, 2022 | April 7, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1: My boyfriend and I are not together on the night of the reunion. Tsumugi Ichijo (Ryoka Oshima) has been living with her boyfriend for three years. She has been living with her boyfriend for three years, and he has been asking her out less and less, so she asks him out again tonight, but he refuses. Then she receives a short email from a friend from college. Tsumugi meets Naoo (Reeya Masaki) and Sota (Hiroyasu Moriyama) again, and he tells her about his wedding. On her way home, she realizes that Naoo is conscious of her. |
June 25, 2021 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | June 25, 2021 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | July 2, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | November 19, 2021 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | November 19, 2021 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | November 19, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 17, 2022 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | March 24, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 31, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABEMA |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 25, 2021 |
| Last aired | April 7, 2022 |
| Runtime | 26 minutes |
| Status | ended |