Amachan: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Summer holidays... Amano Aki follows her mother, Haruko, to her hometown in Kitasanriku. There, she meets her maternal grandmother, Natsu, for the first time. Natsu is a woman diver, and Aki thinks that is just so cool. Aki is a second year high-school student, and she struggles to keep up with the fast-paced life in Tokyo. Having been confined indoors most of the time, everything she sees in the rural town is exciting to her. But most of all, seeing her grandmother diving under the fierce surf along the coastline, leaves a huge impact on her. "I think I would like to be a diver too..."

Series details

• Title: Amachan
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2013-04-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-09-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35397
• IMDb ID: tt2188562
• TVDB ID: 268456

Cast and credited roles

• Rena Nounen — Aki Amano
• Kyoko Koizumi — Haruko Amano
• Nobuko Miyamoto — Natsu Amano

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-04-01; final listed air date 2013-09-28; episode order: 156.

Source and licence

Adapted from Amachan 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.