Episode 1
The Person I Love Is My Childhood Friend
20m8.0 / 10
Handsome and smart high schooler Yamato is best friends with his not-so-clever classmate Kakeru. One day, Kakeru asks him a tricky question.
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TV series
I Cannot Reach You
20231 season8.6 / 10
No matter how much time we spend together, I'll never become special to you.
Longtime friends and total opposites, Yamato and Kakeru always stick together. When the reserved Yamato admits his feelings, can everything change?
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I Cannot Reach You premiered September 27, 2023. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Longtime friends and total opposites, Yamato and Kakeru always stick together. When the reserved Yamato admits his feelings, can everything change?
Cast, crew and production details
About I Cannot Reach You
Cast
Kentaro MaedaOhara Yamato
Haru KashiwagiAshiya Kakeru
Taketo TanakaFujino Kosuke
Leo MatsumotoHosaka Yui
Takumi MomoseAmamiya Soichiro
Toshiyuki ItakuraMurasen
Ayaka KonnoOhara Mikoto
Tomo NakaiToyama AkaneCredits
- Created by
- Mika
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 8
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 君には届かない
Networks & production
TBSJapan- TBSJapan
Themes
adoringbased on mangabest friendsboys' love (bl)childhood friendscomfortinggay romancegay themeheight differencehigh schoolinner monologueromanticsecret crushunrequited love
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
We’re Still Best Friends from Now On...!
20m8.5 / 10
The mood between Yamato and Kakeru becomes awkward following the group date. Kakeru angrily defends Yamato when their classmates bad-mouth him.
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Episode 3
Selfish Thoughts
20m8.0 / 10
While accompanying his mother on a shopping trip, Kakeru runs into Akane. Yamato sees them together and, feeling a pang of jealousy, confronts Kakeru.
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Episode 4
Someone I Want to Be with Forever
20m8.5 / 10
Kakeru feels puzzled by Yamato’s nonchalant attitude following their embrace. While on a school trip to Kyoto, they observe the night sky together.
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Episode 5
School Trip Promise
20m8.5 / 10
At Fujino’s insistence, Kakeru ends up walking around Kyoto with Akane, but he is distracted by thoughts of his original promise to Yamato.
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Episode 6
Everything with You Is Important
20m8.5 / 10
When Yamato seeks to have no memory of kissing and confessing to Kakeru on the school trip, a shocked Kakeru says that their friendship is over.
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Episode 7
What I Want to Convey Properly...
20m9.0 / 10
Yamato encourages an unconfident Kakeru. Kakeru resolves to take part in a school tradition by giving Yamato a present and confessing his feelings.
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Episode 8
I Hope This Feeling Reaches You
20m8.5 / 10Finale
Yamato and Kakeru decide to go on a do-over date on Christmas Eve. But on his way to meet up with Kakeru, Yamato spots a schoolmate in trouble.
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