Bansan Blues: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Takubo Yuta works as a drama director at a TV station and has achieved his dream, but he is very busy with work. His former passion has disappeared, and he is living an unstable life, getting irritated all the time. Meanwhile, Sato Kosuke, who was supposed to be doing well as a chef, quietly quit his job and is now living a NEET life. The two meet again when their old friend from high school, Makita Aoi, gets divorced. Then, after a certain incident, they start to just eat dinner together. Through these "dinner activities" (bankatsu), Yuta and Kosuke recover their hearts and get back to their true selves.

Series details

• Title: Bansan Blues
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Premiere date: 2025-01-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-03-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 84434
• IMDb ID: tt35518976
• TVDB ID: 457798

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-01-22; final listed air date 2025-03-26; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bansan Blues 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.