TV series

Shitsuren Karuta

2026 · 1 season

A gentle, talky drama about friendship and romantic muddles that unfolds with quiet warmth and a bittersweet ache.

Overview: After watching a friend run away from her own wedding, three former university board-game club friends are forced to confront their tangled love lives and what they really want from relationships.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, romantic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, friendship, identity, coming-of-age
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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
friendship
identity
coming-of-age
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild