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Ideal Boyfriend

Ideal Boyfriend

Ideal Boyfriend

Ideal Boyfriend

2022 - 2022•1 season•8 episodes•~21m•

★6.2(6 ratings)

Overview

Onodera Yumeko may look smart on the outside, but at home, she is a complete mess in terms of housework and fashion. Yumeko is particularly clumsy in romance and always dream about her first love in high school who she still thinks is her ideal man. Somehow, Yumeko keeps experiencing trouble one after another. Her boyfriend whom she thought would propose to her ended up breaking up with her, and her junior colleague at work betrayed her. Yumeko becomes heartbroken but she suddenly meets a young man who is the spitting image of her first love and her daily life changes like a roller coaster.

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Main Cast

Ai Hayase

Ai Hayase

Miyu Hattori

Aki Suda

Aki Suda

Yumeko Onodera (Young)

Saori Seto

Saori Seto

Tomomi Ezaki

Aya Omasa

Aya Omasa

Yumeko Onodera

Taiki Sato

Taiki Sato

Mysterious Man / Nozomu Jinguji

Miona Hori

Miona Hori

Aoi Miki

Rio Komiya

Rio Komiya

Touma Komatsubara

Yuki Ikushima

Yuki Ikushima

Ichita Sawamura

Rinka Otani

Rinka Otani

Sayumi Oshima

Kouichi Kosse

Kouichi Kosse

Yuki Daichi

Rin Takahashi

Rin Takahashi

Ayaka Okamoto

Yoshihiko Hosoda

Yoshihiko Hosoda

Ryu Mizukami

Full Crew

Writing

Original Concept: Mako Watanabe
Screenplay: Ryoko Kimura

Production

Producer: Choru Han
Producer: Hori Hideki
Producer: Tomohiro Takahashi

Keywords

romanceminiseriesbest friendfirst loverenzokufor women

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Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "理想ノカレシ" (JA).

#2

The series spans 1 season with 8 episodes in total (avg. 8 per season).

#3

Each episode runs approximately 21 minutes.

#4

Originally aired on TBS.

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Rating

6.2/10

Average

6 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

理想ノカレシ

Status:

Ended

In Production:

No

Language:

日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

First Episode:

6/1/2022

Last Episode:

7/20/2022

Networks:

TBS

Production Companies:

TBS Sparkle

TBS Sparkle

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