TV series

Not the Girl, Not Her

2021 · 1 season

A quiet, earnest romance that unfolds through small coincidences, drawing you into a gentle and slightly melancholic study of attraction.

Overview: Masaya Kotani is an associate professor at a university who has led an unremarkable life. One day, however, he has a series of chance encounters with Reiko Nonoyama, a woman who attends the university where Masaya works, and they become interested in each other. They say a miracle happens when coincidences happen three times in a row. Masaya tries to keep his distance from Reiko, but is drawn in by her natural charm, and falls deeper and deeper into the swamp of love…
How it feels: Romantic, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, identity, fate, work
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
fate
work
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild