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The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot

TV-PG2025•45m•8.2/10
ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Ratings

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8.2/10(25)

Kiyomi Endo is a single mother working at a business hotel near Mount Fuji whose life takes an unexpected twist after an encounter with an alien.

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Production

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 12, 2025

Last Aired

March 16, 2025

Networks

Nippon TV

Created By

Bakarhythm

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Where to Watch
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2025-01-12
Kiyomi Endo lives an ordinary life working at a cheap hotel in her hometown. One day, she nearly gets in a traffic accident but is saved by an alien.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2025-01-19
After Hacchi tells her friends about a conundrum at the elementary school where she teaches, she asks Kiyomi to persuade Takahashi to lend his help.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2025-01-26
Kiyomi and her friends run into an old classmate while lunching with Takahashi. Some unexpected events threaten to expose Takahashi's identity.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2025-02-02
After Ayano's bicycle is stolen, Kiyomi decides to ask Takahashi to find it. Later, they deal with some trouble during their night shift at the hotel.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2025-02-09
As a TV crew interviews the locals, Ayano's daughter says she saw a bespectacled man running at high speed. Yumi shows Kiyomi a bent coin she found.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2025-02-16
Kiyomi and her friends go to a bar run by a former classmate. At the hotel, Yumi asks a reluctant Takahashi to demonstrate his other powers for her.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2025-02-23
Kishimoto from the TV station returns to the town on Mount Fuji Day to seek the truth about the high-speed man, who he begins to suspect is Takahashi.
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2025-03-02
After Kiyomi tells her friends what Murakami said about the future, they worry that Takahashi will be most affected by the hotel's eventual fate.
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2025-03-09
Kiyomi, Hacchi, Minapuu and Takahashi begin discussing how they can protect Takahashi's source of energy and prevent the hotel from being torn down.
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2025-03-16
After Takahashi is forced to escape the office empty-handed, he and the others must find another way to expose the hotel owner and mayor’s collusion.

Cast

Mikako Ichikawa

Mikako Ichikawa

Endo Kiyomi / "Ki"

Akihiro Kakuta

Akihiro Kakuta

Takahashi Kosuke

Anne Suzuki

Anne Suzuki

Hazuki Nakamura

Kami Hiraiwa

Kami Hiraiwa

Minami Hibino

Kaho

Kaho

Yumi Isomura

Naoki Tanaka

Naoki Tanaka

Takahiro Okuda

Kayo Noro

Kayo Noro

Kozue Nakamoto

Maki Sakai

Maki Sakai

Eri Sawada

Moeno Sumida

Wakaba Endo

Fumiyo Kohinata

Fumiyo Kohinata

Fumio Murakami

Haruka Kinami

Haruka Kinami

Ayano Okada

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

Yuma Kishimoto

Rinko Kikuchi

Rinko Kikuchi

Masako Umemoto

Sumire Ashina

Sumire Ashina

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