The End of the World with You: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The world is thrown into chaos when the public learns that in just ten days' time, a massive meteorite will hit the Earth, likely wiping out the entire human race. This horrific news has sent a young man working in a dead-end office job named Masumi Nishina (Seto Toshiki) into shock. But he soon makes peace with his destiny and decides to return to his college library, where he intends to read books in a tranquil setting while he waits for the end to come.

But this decision proves to be a major mistake – as it is here he is reunited with the man who ruthlessly broke his heart: Ritsu Kusakabe (Nakata Keisuke). Back in college, they were both in the same publishing club, but parted ways bitterly. Masumi Nishina had hoped he would never have to set eyes upon Ritsu Kusakabe again, so cruel was the latter's rejection, while Ritsu Kusakabe went on to become an IT hotshot. But with the clock ticking and just days remaining until the world comes to an end, they start to wonder if they should perhaps reignite their romance...and fill the remainder of their lives with passion.

This drama was based on a hit manga series of the same name by Marukido Maki.

Series details

• Title: The End of the World with You
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2023-01-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-03-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 35 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 66581
• TVDB ID: 428067

Cast and credited roles

• Toshiki Seto — Masumi Nishina
• Nakata Keisuke — Ritsu Kusakabe

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-01-29; final listed air date 2023-03-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from The End of the World with You 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.