Welcome Back, First Love.: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Yamane Shiori has been living a peaceful life as an office worker when, one day, she receives an invitation to her high school reunion. On the day of the reunion, Yamane attends but finds herself unable to fit in with the atmosphere and is about to leave when a man suddenly approaches her. The man is Taguchi Ryosuke, who had been a delinquent and her fellow "loner" back in high school. At the time, with his blond hair and piercings, he had carried an aloof air that kept others at a distance. Now, however, he has transformed into a sophisticated, composed adult. Yamane is bewildered by how much Taguchi has changed. Taguchi, meanwhile, has come to the reunion with a certain thought in his heart. There seems to be a reason why he has changed so completely....

Series details

• Title: Welcome Back, First Love.
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2026-10-09
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: MBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 95307
• IMDb ID: tt50358870
• TVDB ID: 482304

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-10-09; final listed air date 2026-11-27; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Welcome Back, First Love. 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.