Koisenu Futari

Koisenu Futari is a 2022 Japanese television drama series starring Yukino Kishii and Issey Takahashi. The series revolves around the relationship of two aromantic asexual people.

Cast

Yukino Kishii as Sakuko Kodama
Issey Takahashi as Satoru Takahashi
Shogo Hama as Matsuoka Hajime
Fujiko Kojima as Chizuru Kadowaki
Akiko Kikuchi as Haruka Inozuka
Kana Kita as Minori Ishikawa
Hidenobu Abera as Daisuke Ishikawa
Naomi Nishida as Sakura Kodama
Mantaro Koichi as Hiromi Kodama

Production

Koisenu Futari was produced under NHK and had three directors; Yudai Noguchi, Yuta Oshida, and Shohei Doi.

Development

Co-director Yuta Oshida came up with the idea for the story of Koisenu Futari after coming to the realization that Japanese television dramas often include romantic relationships and elements. This led to him learning about asexuality, with his research including interviewing asexual people. NHK staffers initially expressed skepticism when he pitched the show in May 2021, but ultimately they agreed that the show could work despite the lack of public knowledge about aromanticism and asexuality.

Music

Umitaro Abe provided the musical score for Koisenu Futari. The theme song for the television series "Marugoto" by the pop band Chai.

Broadcast

Koisenu Futari premiered on NHK on 10 January 2022. It had eight episodes, with the last episode broadcast on 21 March 2022.