Perfect World: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Architect Ayukawa Itsuki is paralyzed from waist down. Although he was the ace of the basketball team back in high school, he injured his spinal cord in an accident while in the third year in university. After that, he decided that he would not play basketball or fall in love ever again because he is wheelchair-bound. Itsuki was Kawana Tsugumi's classmate and her first love. Tsugumi liked drawing and her ambition was to get into art college. But she lacked confidence and gave up on the exam. Even though she got into an interior design firm, it is a clerical position. Itsuki and Tsugumi happen to meet again at a work-related drinking session. The two of them are attracted to each other. However, they face problems including disapproving parents, the appearance of a love rival and illness as they search for the meaning of happiness.

Series details

• Title: Perfect World
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2019-04-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-06-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 41991
• IMDb ID: tt9688298
• TVDB ID: 361962

Cast and credited roles

• Tori Matsuzaka — Ayukawa Itsuki
• Mizuki Yamamoto — Kawana Tsugumi
• Koji Seto — Koreeda Hirotaka

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-04-16; final listed air date 2019-06-25; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Perfect World 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.