Akai Ringo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story happens in the near future of Japan, where sexual activity is forbidden by law. Inuda Hikaru is an honor student whose father is an executive at Setori (Sexual Misconduct Control Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare). Hikaru aspires to become like his father and finds sex unpleasant. Minase Yu is Hikaru's childhood friend who has a sharp tongue but excels in her grades. Yu is also a big fan of nationally known actress Uchu Misora, commonly known as Uchura. One day, Hikaru is invited by a classmate to a shady members-only club where he witnesses men and women engaging in illegal sexual acts. He is also surprised to see Uchura, who claims to be "pure" there with a man. Before he realised, Hikaru finds himself being caught in an "underworld organization" where sexual activity is performed.

Series details

• Title: Akai Ringo
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Romance
• Premiere date: 2023-01-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-03-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 66812
• IMDb ID: tt26243184
• TVDB ID: 430128

Cast and credited roles

• Rio Komiya — Hikaru Inuta
• Asuka Kawazu — Yu Minase
• Yume Shinjo — Misora Uchu
• Yuki Tayama — Tsukiko Inuta
• Soko Wada — Akira Inuta
• Kosuke Suzuki — Banta Shiba
• Nana Oda — Nana Suzumoto
• Sakurako Okubo — Kanna Ushimoto
• Tomomi Morisaki — Ritsu Danda

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-01-23; final listed air date 2023-03-27; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Akai Ringo on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.