Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau

A quiet, tender story of loss and rebuilding, where small moments of connection slowly bring warmth and hope.

Genres

Drama

Starring

Haruka Ayase, Sosuke Ikematsu, Kaho Tsuchimura

Overview

Somewhere at Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture lives a woman and her son. The woman is Mashiro Aoi who has lost her husband and bookstore cum home from the Tohoku earthquake. It has been 10 years since the disaster and Aoi decides to renovate a vacant place and reopen the bookstore which her late husband used to love. Aoi then meets an architect, Hayama Eiki who is not good at socialising. However, after much interactions, they begin to get attracted to each other.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, earnest and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Grief, healing, love, isolation

Content

Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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