I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Yuuri Kariya is an airhead who falls head-over-heels in love with Ryuuhei Aono after their very first meeting. Yuuri's happiness knows no bounds when Aono surprisingly ends up agreeing to go out with her, and thus she starts to enjoy her perfect relationship with her perfect boyfriend. Alas, misfortune strikes when only two weeks into their relationship, Aono tragically dies in an accident. But is something as simple as death really enough to keep the two lovers apart?

Series details

• Title: I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Horror, Romance, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2022-03-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-05-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 61328
• IMDb ID: tt16298586
• TVDB ID: 409845

Cast and credited roles

• Sato Shori — Ryuhei Aono
• Takahashi Hikaru — Yuri Kariya
• Fuju Kamio — Masayoshi Fujimoto
• Ririka — Mio Horie

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-03-18; final listed air date 2022-05-20; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die 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.