Love You as the World Ends
Love You as the World Ends (君と世界が終わる日に, Kimi to Sekai ga Owaru Hi ni) is a 4-season Japanese apocalyptic television / streaming drama co-produced by NTV and Hulu Japan, of how a young man and other survivors fight to survive an invasion of zombies. Season 1 was broadcast on NTV from January 17 to March 21, 2021. Season 2 was shown on Hulu Japan from March 21 to April 25, 2021. Season 3 was shown on Hulu from February 25 to April 1, 2022. Season 4 was shown on Hulu from March 19, 2023.[1]
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| Original title | 君と世界が終わる日に |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Natsuko Ikeda |
| Directed by | Sugawara Shintaro |
| Starring | Ryoma Takeuchi Ayami Nakajo Show Kasamatsu Marie Iitoyo |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (Season 1) 6 (Season 2) 6 (Season 3) |
| Release | |
| Original network | NTV, Hulu Japan, Netflix |
| Original release | January 17, 2021 – March 19, 2023 |
In December 2022, it was announced that a movie has been planned.[2]
Plot
Season 1
Hibiki Mamiya is a car mechanic who has been dating his girlfriend, Kurumi Ogasawara, since high school. On the day when he was going to propose to her, he was trapped in a tunnel collapse. When he escaped 4 days later, the outside world had changed completely to be invaded by zombies known as 'golems'. Hibiki met and worked with both old and new friends as he fought his way to be reunited with his girlfriend.
Season 2
Hibiki and his team arrived at a shelter 'House of Hope' and discovered that the place hid more secrets than it appeared. The search for the vaccine against the golem virus revealed the secret of what happened to Hibiki's family 16 years ago.
Season 3
As Hibiki and Yuzuki embarked on their lone journey, they encountered a religious cult which was threatened by a new mysterious group 'X'. Meanwhile, Kurumi decided to carry on with her pregnancy despite being infected with the golem virus.
Season 4
20 months later, Hibiki found that his daughter Mirai is under the care of the Shinzan Foundation Group. Tension between survivors in the prison continues.[3]
Cast
- Ryoma Takeuchi as Hibiki Mamiya (Season 1–4)
- Ayami Nakajo as Kurumi Ogasawara (Season 1–3)
- Show Kasamatsu as Hiro Todoroki (Season 1–3)
- Marie Iitoyo as Kanae Hiiragi (Season 1–4)
- Naho Yokomizo as Yuzuki Mihara (Season 1–4)
- Kim Jae-hyun as Yoon Min-jun / Mysterious Man (Season 1–3)
- Hyunri as Yoon Ji-An (Season 1–3)
- Makita Sports as Yohei Komoto (Season 1–2)
- Tamae Ando as Shoko Mihara (Season 1–2)
- Toshihito Kokubo as Tsubori (Season 1–3)
- Kodai Asaka as Rikuto Kuwata (Season 1–2)
- Michiko Tanaka as Haru (Season 1–2)
- Tina Tamaki as Asaba (Season 4)
- Junpei Mizubata as Kaju (Season 4)
References
- "<竹内涼真>2021年1月新ドラマで"絶対に諦めない男"に!「楽しみな反面『これはとんでもないぞ』と思っています(笑)」" (in Japanese). Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- "竹内涼真主演『君と世界が終わる日に』地上波SP&シーズン4配信&映画化を大発表" (in Japanese). Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- "『君と世界が終わる日に』Season4、ダークヒーロー化した竹内涼真が激震を呼ぶ予告映像初解禁" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 7, 2023.
External links
- Love You as the World Ends at IMDb
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Love You as the World Ends on Netflix
