Series synopsis
Love with a Case, also known as 初恋の悪魔 is a Japanese drama mystery television series that premiered on Nippon TV on July 16, 2022. It ended on September 17, 2022. It stars Kento Hayashi, Taiga Nakano, Mayu Matsuoka and Tasuku Emoto.
Detective Suzunosuke Shikahama is currently suspended from work after a screw up. He gets together with Haruhi Mabuchi from the Administration Bureau, Sesuna Tsumiki from the Community Safety Bureau, and Ruka Kotori from Accounting. All from different departments and carrying their own baggage, the four join forces. They’re not exactly what you would call champions of justice. They’re not even ambitious enough to go for success. All they want is the truth.
Premise
Detective Suzunosuke Shikahama is currently suspended from work after a screw up. He gets together with Haruhi Mabuchi from the Administration Bureau, Sesuna Tsumiki from the Community Safety Bureau, and Ruka Kotori from Accounting. All from different departments and carrying their own baggage, the four join forces. They’re not exactly what you would call champions of justice. They’re not even ambitious enough to go for success. All they want is the truth.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kento Hayashi as Suzunosuke Shikahama
- Taiga Nakano as Haruhi Mabuchi
- Mayu Matsuoka as Sesuna Tsumiki
- Tasuku Emoto as Ruka Kotori
- Hideaki Ito as Naruhito Yukimatsu
- Ken Yasuda as Masumi Morizono
- Yuko Tanaka as Azuki Koarai
- Yui Sakuma as Nagisa Hattori
Supporting cast
- Ryosuke Mikata as Tomoki Kuchiki
- Catherine Seto as Eiko Ojiro
- Minori Hagiwara as Chihiro Nogami
- Jun Nishiyama as Reo Deguchi
- Katsuya Maiguma as Asahi Mabuchi
Guest cast
- Akari Akase as Nanami Kiryu
- Hikari Mitsushima as Risa Awano
- Araki Sugou as Yuzuru Yukimatsu
- Yoneko Matsukane as Kinuko Shimoda
- Yutaka Mishima as Eitarou Yazawa
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | July 16, 2022 | September 17, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | July 16, 2022 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | July 23, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | July 30, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 16, 2022 |
| Last aired | September 17, 2022 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |