TV series

Setoutsumi

2017 · 1 season

A quiet, meandering hangout that finds gentle humour and melancholy in idle afternoons and tentative friendships.

Overview: Sō Utsumi doesn't have many friends. After school and before going to a private institute, he kills time by doing nothing on the riverside. One day, Shōkichi Seto appears in front of him. Shōkichi quit the soccer team and has nothing to do. They spend time together. In front of the two guys, Ichigo Kashimura and Hatsumi, from the same high school, appear.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and whimsical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, isolation, coming-of-age, identity
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
isolation
coming-of-age
identity
loneliness
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: drama, comedy
Written by: Dai Miyazaki
Starring: Mahiro Takasugi, Shono Hayama, Kaya Kiyohara, Yuki Morinaga, Kyoya Honda, Show Kasamatsu
Length: 1 seasons, 12 episodes, 31 min each
Network: TV Tokyo
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese