First Love

First Love

152023•9.0/10

FamilyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

9.0/10(1)

Arisa Ueto has a mild intellectual disability and autism. She hides her disabilities, but it's difficult for her to have relationships with others. She often makes mistakes at work and gets fired because of it. She has an inferiority complex and she will try to please guys intimately who seem interested in her. Arisa Ueto is unable to ordinary, but she admires those that are. She meets part-time worker Ryuji Okamura at her new place of work. She falls in love with. Due to his tenderness, she slowly changes.

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Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 7, 2023

Last Aired

September 22, 2023

Networks

TV Tokyo

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: 2023-07-07

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2023-07-14

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2023-07-21

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2023-07-28

Episode 5

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 2023-08-04

Episode 6

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 2023-08-11

Episode 7

E7

Episode 7

Air date: 2023-08-18

Episode 8

E8

Episode 8

Air date: 2023-08-25

Episode 9

E9

Episode 9

Air date: 2023-09-01

Episode 10

E10

Episode 10

Air date: 2023-09-08

Episode 11

E11

Episode 11

Air date: 2023-09-15

Episode 12

E12

Episode 12

Air date: 2023-09-22

Cast

Shunsuke Kazama

Shunsuke Kazama

Ryuji Okamura

Karin Ono

Karin Ono

Arisa Ueto

Mayumi Wakamura

Mayumi Wakamura

Humi Ueto

Toshinori Omi

Toshinori Omi

Tatsuhiko Okamura

Mami Kumagai

Mami Kumagai

Seiko Okamura

Bunichi Hamanaka

Bunichi Hamanaka

Ryunosuke Okamura

Mayuko Nishiyama

Mayuko Nishiyama

Kumi Amano

Yuriko Ono

Yuriko Ono

Yoko Yugawa

Keiko Kishi

Keiko Kishi

Kaori Mukai

Nuno Uraji

Nuno Uraji

Maya Taguchi

Jyubun Fukuzawa

Jyubun Fukuzawa

Sato Chiba

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