Mei no Mei: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When Ozu's older sister and her husband suddenly passed away after an accident, 32-year-old Ozu temporarily moved to Fukushima from Tokyo in order to look after his 12-year-old niece Mei during the summer vacation. He has a modern way of thinking but is lethargic about everything in his daily life. In Fukushima, he meets the local residents who have been living positively with the aim of recovering from the Great East Japan Earthquake, as well as the immigrants who have come from outside of the prefecture in order to realize their aspirations. As he resides alongside his artistic niece, their bond starts to deepen, and through his interactions with Mei and the many residents of Fukushima, he starts to change and grow as a person.

Series details

• Title: Mei no Mei
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 2023-09-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-10-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 73596
• IMDb ID: tt29035699
• TVDB ID: 439067

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-09-08; final listed air date 2023-10-13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mei no Mei 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.