Series synopsis
After School Doctor, also known as 放課後カルテ is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on Nippon TV on October 12, 2024. It ended on December 21, 2024. It stars Kouhei Matsushita, Aoi Morikawa, Chiaki Horan and Yuta Hiraoka.
Makino, a paediatrician stuck working in an elementary school, annoys his colleagues with his bad attitude but everyone values his brilliant diagnoses.
Premise
Makino, a paediatrician stuck working in an elementary school, annoys his colleagues with his bad attitude but everyone values his brilliant diagnoses.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kouhei Matsushita as Takashi Makino
- Aoi Morikawa as Yoko Shinoya
- Chiaki Horan as Kanade Yoshino
- Yuta Hiraoka as Masashi Fujioka
- Akira Takano as Takumi Sawa
- Shinichi Takata as Yohei Midorikawa
- Shinji Rokkaku as Yusuke Yomogida
- Miku Okamoto as Kei Saejima
Supporting cast
- Risae Matsuda as Yuki Nozaki
- Yamaguchi Haruhi as Yamato Ikemura
- Ueda Rinto as Kazuki Fujino
- Yoshida Sousuke as Hiroya Taniguchi
- Otone Maeda as Mika Sugimura
- Koki Yuda as Yugo Nishihara
- Ema as Mai Tonosaki
- Seiichi Tanabe as Shuji Takasaki
- Hisashi Yoshizawa as Daichi Sakuma
- Cent Chihiro Chittiii as Nao Yoshida
- Haruto Tsuchiya as Naoaki Saejima
Guest cast
- Kotaro Tanaka as Saejima Yuji [Kei & Naoaki's father]
- 佐脇花音 as Sakurai Nanase [Class 6-1 student]
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | November 16, 2024 | September 24, 2025 |
| Season 1 | 10 | October 12, 2024 | December 21, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 6.5 | November 16, 2024 |
| 2 | Episode 7.5 | November 23, 2024 |
| 3 |
Take a good look. At your friends and at yourself. Makino has left the elementary school and returned to working at the hospital, but he still interacts with the kids through a local health program. |
September 24, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stay away from the infirmary as much as possible. Dr. Makino gets off to a rocky start at his new job when he introduces himself by bluntly telling students not to visit him at the nurse's office. |
October 12, 2024 |
| 2 |
Being cool won't even be an option once you lose your life. The sixth graders learn how to use defibrillators. Later, the unsettling rumor about Makino makes Riko hesitant to tell him about her stomach pain. |
October 19, 2024 |
| 3 |
It's definitely not your responsibility. Makino learns that Kei spread the rumor about him, and why. Later, when Kei's brother Naoaki goes missing, she asks Makino to help her find him. |
October 26, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 12, 2024 |
| Last aired | December 21, 2024 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |