An Incurable Case of Love


An Incurable Case of Love is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Enjōji. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Petit Comic magazine from June 2016 to January 2019 and published in seven volumes. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from January to March 2020.

Plot

Nanase Sakura, who met and fell in love with a doctor, studied hard with the desire to meet him and becomes a nurse. When she meets him again after five years, she finds out that he is a completely different person than what she had imagined. However, Nanase continues to convey her thoughts honestly to Tendō. Nanase's efforts to convey her thoughts and love for her work eventually melt Tendō's heart.

Characters

;Nanase Sakura
;Kairi Tendō
;Ryūko Tendō
;Kōichi Kizuki
;Ryūsei Nishi
;Minori Wakabayashi
;Miori Wakabayashi
;Misa Kanno
;Yuika Sakai

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Maki Enjōji, the series began serialization in Shueisha's Petit Comic magazine on June 8, 2019. The series completed its serialization on January 8, 2021. Its individual chapters were collected into seven tankōbon volumes.
In March 2019, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication. The series is also licensed in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo under the title Everlasting Love.

Live-action

A live-action television drama adaptation was announced in July 2019. The drama was directed by Kenta Tanaka among others, with Arisa Kaneko writing the scripts and Masako Miyazaki and Akiko Matsumoto producing. Mone Kamishiraishi and Takeru Satoh performed the lead roles. Official Hige Dandism performed the series' theme song, "I Love..." It was aired on TBS TV from January 14 to March 17, 2020, for a total of ten episodes.