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Dear Sa-chan

2024 · 1 season

A quiet, slow-burning study of temptation and guilt that keeps you uneasy and sympathetic at once.

Created by
Iori Asaga
Genres
Drama
Overview
After moving to Tokyo for college, Kyosuke finds himself torn between his long-distance girlfriend, Sa-chan, and his beautiful, married neighbor, Shino.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Iori Asaga
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Iori Asaga
Starring
Ren Ishikawa, Keito Kimura, Hinano Nakayama, Dori Sakurada, Taketo Tanaka
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes
Network
TBS
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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