Series synopsis
Secret Unrequited Love, also known as 僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on tv asahi on January 19, 2019. It ended on March 2, 2019. It stars Shuhei Nomura, Hinako Sakurai, Hio Miyazawa and Kanta Sato.
When Takuma Kakinouchi was 8-years-old, he spent time in the hospital. He made friends with Mayu Taneda who was the same age as him. One day, they got out of the hospital and visited a park. There, Takuma Kakinouchi and Mayu Taneda promised that they would marry each other. They had no doubt that they would have a future together. 7 years later, Takuma Kakinouchi entered a prestigious high school at the age of 15. During the high school welcoming ceremony, a female freshman representative goes u ...
Premise
When Takuma Kakinouchi was 8-years-old, he spent time in the hospital. He made friends with Mayu Taneda who was the same age as him. One day, they got out of the hospital and visited a park. There, Takuma Kakinouchi and Mayu Taneda promised that they would marry each other. They had no doubt that they would have a future together. 7 years later, Takuma Kakinouchi entered a prestigious high school at the age of 15. During the high school welcoming ceremony, a female freshman representative goes up to the platform. Takuma Kakinouchi is shocked to see that the girl is Mayu Taneda. Just so she could be with Takuma Kakinouchi, Mayu Taneda studied extremely hard to enter the same prestigious high school. Takuma Kakinouchi has tried to avoid her, even though he loves her. When he was younger, he heard how long he would live.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shuhei Nomura as Takuma Kakinouchi
- Hinako Sakurai as Mayu Taneda
- Hio Miyazawa as Kou Suzuya
- Kanta Sato as Ritsu Suzuya
- Fumika Baba as Teru Uehara
- Airi Matsui as Yumi Igarashi
- Honoka Yahagi as Yuiko Tamura
- Takumi Kizu as Kotaro Kamio
Supporting cast
- Kentaro Tomita as Narumi Ikuta
- Riko Fukumoto as Satomi Nomura
- Hitomi Korenaga as Sanae Mukai
- Hikari Ishida as Emi Kakinouchi
- Sei Matobu as Ryoko Taneda
- Katsuhisa Namase as Minoru Taneda
- Kazuya Kojima as Hirotaka Kakinouchi
- Kiara Minegishi as Ritsu Suzuya (Young)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | February 9, 2019 | February 16, 2019 |
| Season 1 | 7 | January 19, 2019 | March 2, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spinoff | February 9, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | February 16, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Takuma is surprised to see his old friend Mayu at the high school entrance ceremony. As kids, they promised one another that they would get married. |
January 19, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Takuma and Mayu decide to be just friends. Meanwhile, Kou, the student body president, comes up with a plan to attract Mayu's attention. |
January 26, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Mayu is emotionally confused when she sees Teru try to kiss Takuma. Feeling upset, Mayu erupts at him as they work together in art class. |
February 2, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 19, 2019 |
| Last aired | March 2, 2019 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Status | ended |