PLEASE LOVE ME!

PLEASE LOVE ME!

152016•46m•8.1/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.1/10(12)

Michiko is 30 years old. She keeps looking for a job after her previous employer went bankrupt, but she is unable to find work. Michiko still supports her younger boyfriend and her savings are almost gone. Then, Michiko meets her ex-boss, Ayumu. She was scared of Ayumu when they worked together. Ayumu now runs a tea room which his grandmother ran. Michiko decides to work part-time at Ayumu's tea room. There, she encounters various troubles everyday. Ayumu helps Michiko, which allows her to see a different side of him that she never noticed before.

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Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 12, 2016

Last Aired

March 15, 2016

Networks

TBS

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: 2016-01-12

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2016-01-19

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2016-01-26

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2016-02-02

Episode 5

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 2016-02-09

Episode 6

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 2016-02-16

Episode 7

E7

Episode 7

Air date: 2016-02-23

Episode 8

E8

Episode 8

Air date: 2016-03-01

Episode 9

E9

Episode 9

Air date: 2016-03-08

Episode 10

E10

Episode 10

Air date: 2016-03-15

Cast

Kyoko Fukada

Kyoko Fukada

Michiko Shibata

Dean Fujioka

Dean Fujioka

Ayumu Kurosawa

Shohei Miura

Shohei Miura

Daichi Mogami

Maho Nonami

Maho Nonami

Akira Ikushima

Takehiko Ono

Takehiko Ono

Kazuo Koita

Mimura

Mimura

Haruko Kurosawa

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