Pay to Ace

Pay to Ace

2021•45m•7.7/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.7/10(3)

"Pay to Ace" realistically depicts the middle school entrance exam process while highlighting modern-day family and educational problems that are rampant in society. Not your ordinary entrance exam story, "Pay to Ace" is a drama about winning in life that features kids fighting to get into their dream middle school. What do we need to teach our children today so they can sail through the future?

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Production

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 16, 2021

Last Aired

December 18, 2021

Networks

Nippon TV

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2021-10-16

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2021-10-23

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2021-10-30

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2021-11-06

Episode 5

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 2021-11-13

Episode 6

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 2021-11-20

Episode 7

E7

Episode 7

Air date: 2021-11-27

Episode 8

E8

Episode 8

Air date: 2021-12-04

Episode 9

E9

Episode 9

Air date: 2021-12-11

Episode 10

E10

Episode 10

Air date: 2021-12-18

Cast

Yuya Yagira

Yuya Yagira

Kurodo Kuroki

Mao Inoue

Mao Inoue

Shigeaki Kato

Shigeaki Kato

Tetsuhiro Ikeda

Tetsuhiro Ikeda

Kumi Takiuchi

Kumi Takiuchi

Takafumi Imai

Takafumi Imai

Rina Terakawa

Rina Terakawa

Imazato Makoto

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