Series synopsis
Senpai, This Can't Be Love!, also known as 先輩、断じて恋では！ is a Japanese drama comedy television series that premiered on MBS on June 17, 2022. It ended on August 12, 2022. It was created by Shinta Harekawa. It stars Shuichiro Naito, Toshiki Seto, Junya Asada and Satoshi Matsuda.
Follow the unexpected romance between a new hire at a computer graphics company and a skilled designer over the course of 14 months.
Premise
Follow the unexpected romance between a new hire at a computer graphics company and a skilled designer over the course of 14 months.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shuichiro Naito as Yanase Jun
- Toshiki Seto as Kaneda Yuki
- Junya Asada as Nakayama Kohei
- Satoshi Matsuda as Imaizumi Shunsuke
- Shu Watanabe as Ichikawa Hayato
- Taisuke Niihara as Iguchi Haruki
- Rikako Sakata as Omura Tomoyo
- Hitomi Uneda as Tanimoto Sakura
Guest cast
- Shunsei Ōta as Furukawa Takumi
- Nelson Babin-Coy as Benjamin Tanaka
- Emi Fukasawa as Kaneda's mother
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | June 17, 2022 | August 12, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Yanase, a senior employee, is always eager to train Kaneda, but he is always treated with indifference by the junior employee. One day when the company holds a welcome party, a drunken Kaneda reveals that he's been in love with Yanase for a long time. |
June 17, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Yanase invites Kaneda to join the company's new project. During this time, the client makes an urgent request for a revision. |
June 24, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The person who Yanase was supposed to go with to a temple to collect research materials was suddenly unable to attend. As such, Kaneda takes their place instead, and the two of them have another opportunity to spend more time together. |
July 8, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 17, 2022 |
| Last aired | August 12, 2022 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |