MURAI in LOVE

TV Show · Drama · Romance

Murai (Ryubi Miyase), a clever high school student with long dark hair, is deeply in love with his cold homeroom teacher Tanaka (Hikaru Takahashi). After Tanaka dismisses his romantic intentions and criticizes his appearance, Murai discovers her secret obsession with a video game character named Hitotose from "Feudal Era Love Scroll." Surprisingly, Murai transforms himself to look exactly like Hitotose, complete with bleached blonde hair, challenging Tanaka's resistance to his advances. This unexpected transformation sets the stage for a unique romantic pursuit that blurs the lines between reality and fantasy. Based on a popular manga series by Junta Shima, "MURAI in LOVE" explores an unconventional student-teacher dynamic with comedic and unexpected twists. This is a 2022 Japanese drama series directed by Yamamoto Daisuke and Matsuki Aya.

2022 · 20m
Starring Hikaru Takahashi, Ryubi Miyase, Ryosuke Sota

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Murai is in love with his teacher, Tanaka. After a haircut, he resembles her favourite.
    20m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Murai ist ein Klassenbester seiner Schule und verliebt sich in seine Klassenlehrerin. Diese hat jedoch kein Interesse an ihm und ist heimlich von Hitotose besessen. Er erscheint mit blonden Haaren in der Schule und wird zum Ebenbild von Hitotose.
    20m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Murai ist ein Klassenbester seiner Schule und verliebt sich in seine Klassenlehrerin. Diese hat jedoch kein Interesse an ihm und ist heimlich von Hitotose besessen. Er erscheint mit blonden Haaren in der Schule und wird zum Ebenbild von Hitotose.
    20m
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    Murai ist ein Klassenbester seiner Schule und verliebt sich in seine Klassenlehrerin. Diese hat jedoch kein Interesse an ihm und ist heimlich von Hitotose besessen. Er erscheint mit blonden Haaren in der Schule und wird zum Ebenbild von Hitotose.
    20m
  • EPISODE 5
    Episode 5
    Murai is top of his class and falls in love with his teacher, who is not interested in him and is secretly obsessed with Hitotose; Murai then shows up at school with blonde hair and becomes the spitting image of Hitotose.
    20m
  • EPISODE 6
    Episode 6
    Murai is top of his class and falls in love with his teacher, who is not interested in him and is secretly obsessed with Hitotose; Murai then shows up at school with blonde hair and becomes the spitting image of Hitotose.
    20m

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Cast & Crew

  • Hikaru Takahashi
    Ayano Tanaka
  • Ryubi Miyase
    Murai/Hitotose
  • R‌S
    Ryosuke Sota
    Mari Hirai
  • Asahi Ito
    Akifumi Kiriyama
  • Nanoka Hara
    Yayoi Fukunaga
  • Riko
    Hitomi Nishifuji
  • J‌S
    Junta Shima
    Writer
  • K‌K
    Kohei Kiyasu
    Writer

About

MURAI in LOVE

Drama

Murai (Ryubi Miyase), a clever high school student with long dark hair, is deeply in love with his cold homeroom teacher Tanaka (Hikaru Takahashi). After Tanaka dismisses his romantic intentions and criticizes his appearance, Murai discovers her secret obsession with a video game character named Hitotose from "Feudal Era Love Scroll." Surprisingly, Murai transforms himself to look exactly like Hitotose, complete with bleached blonde hair, challenging Tanaka's resistance to his advances. This unexpected transformation sets the stage for a unique romantic pursuit that blurs the lines between reality and fantasy. Based on a popular manga series by Junta Shima, "MURAI in LOVE" explores an unconventional student-teacher dynamic with comedic and unexpected twists. This is a 2022 Japanese drama series directed by Yamamoto Daisuke and Matsuki Aya.

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TBS
Released
2022
Rated
TV-MA

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