Shijukara: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Watanuki Shinobu is a manga artist for the past 20 years. Despite being married and having a son, Shinobu lives her life unsatisfactorily. When Shinobu was about to give up her dreams and work, her past works became popular on ebooks and she decides to create a new work and recruit an assistant. A 22 year old young man named Tachibana Chiaki applied to be an assistant and Shinobu gradually finds her life moving forward again after a long time.

Series details

• Title: Shijukara
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2022-01-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-03-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Paravi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 60381
• TVDB ID: 414181

Cast and credited roles

• Yamaguchi Sayaka — Watanuki Shinobu
• Itagaki Rihito — Tachibana Chiaki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-01-08; final listed air date 2022-03-26; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shijukara 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.