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Duty First, Kiss Later

2026 · 1 season

A gentle, cheerful watch that feels like a warm slice of small-town life, with a sweet, slow-building romance.

Created by: Su
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Shu Watanabe, Ryu Saito, Haruka Kudo

Overview: An old-school detective and his cold, ambitious partner find their growing attraction complicating life inside a rural police station.

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Created by: Su
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Shu Watanabe, Ryu Saito, Haruka Kudo

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
work
friendship
family
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, comedy
Created by: Su
Written by: Kokeshi Murata
Starring: Shu Watanabe, Ryu Saito, Haruka Kudo, Yuta Kanai, Doronzu Ishimoto, Toshihiro Yashiba, Rei Kikukawa, Jouji Shibue
Length: 1 seasons, 10 episodes, 23 min each
Network: ABC TV
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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