Nou ni Sumaho ga Umerareta!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"Where did my life go wrong?"

Divorced, in need to pay child-support, and now a layoff candidate at his company; Orimo Keita, 34 years old was in the pits of despair. However, it all changes when his brain suddenly became a smartphone! Now his vision can see messages people send on their phones, which also means that he can learn their secrets. This new ability gets him intertwined with problems in and out of the office! A Sci-fi human drama about a simple man becoming a "Smartphone" hero.

Series details

• Title: Nou ni Sumaho ga Umerareta!
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2017-07-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-09-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: YTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 30286
• TVDB ID: 331339

Cast and credited roles

• Atsushi Ito — Orimo Keita
• Shinkawa Yua — Ishino Ryuko

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-07-06; final listed air date 2017-09-14; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Nou ni Sumaho ga Umerareta! 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.