Only I Am 17 Years Old: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Childhood friends Kota and Mei were third-year students in high school when Kota suddenly died.  Seven years later, Mei returns to her hometown and visits a place with mid-winter cherry blossom trees that were special to her and Kota. To her surprise, Kota, who is supposed to be dead, appears. He is still 17 in mind and body while she is now 24. Kota can only be here while the cherry blossom blooms. Will he be able to tell Mei his feelings with the time he has left?

Series details

• Title: Only I Am 17 Years Old
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2020-02-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-04-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: AbemaTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 34 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 46866
• TVDB ID: 377615

Cast and credited roles

• Hayato San — Sometani Kota
• Marie Litoyo — Konno Mei

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-02-20; final listed air date 2020-04-09; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Only I Am 17 Years Old 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.