Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The protagonist is a 30-year-old, unsuccessful sci-fi writer named Hashimoto Jun. Unable to publish any successful books, Jun lives off through his meager savings. One day, Jun is asked by his editor to write a "love-themed" short story for an online magazine targeted for young readers. Jun refuses at first since he has never written a love story before, but is convinced to take the job. Though the deadline was quickly approaching, Jun was unable to put on paper any words. One day, his childhood friend Murata Keisuke stops by for a visit. While talking to Keisuke, Jun remembers an episode from his past which leads him to come up with an idea for his love story titled "Intercept".

Series details

• Title: Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2016-01-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-01-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 13044
• IMDb ID: tt5268120
• TVDB ID: 318088

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-01-09; final listed air date 2016-01-30; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa 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.