Summary
This romance follows two unlikely souls bridging vast differences through secret lessons. A strict high school teacher, raised in a rigid household, begins tutoring a kind-hearted but illiterate nightclub host. As their bond deepens, societal judgment, jealousy, and prejudice threaten their forbidden connection.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 72GoodWatch 69
IMDb7.2
Reach
Streams in 117 countries
+107First aired
2025
July 10, 2025
Ended 2025
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are sexual content and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 11 more15 people
- Fumino KimuraManami Ogawa11 episodes
- RaulKaworu / Taiga Takamori11 episodes
- Minami TanakaMomoko Machida11 episodes
- Ayumu NakajimaYoji Kawahara11 episodes
- RyoNao Kosaka11 episodes
- Mariko TsutsuiSanae Ogawa11 episodes
- Yoshi SakōSeiji Ogawa11 episodes
- Ikki SawamuraKojiro Matsuura11 episodes
Ryotaro SakaguchiTakecho11 episodes
Ryosuke MikataEita Sakura11 episodes
Maho NonamiYukino Tadokoro11 episodes- MHMiu HayasakaNatsuki Sawaguchi11 episodes
Keishi AraiTsubasa11 episodes
Yuuki BeppuHiroto11 episodes
Michi8 episodes
Directing · 1
- Hiroshi Nishitani Director
Writing · 1
- Yumiko Inoue Screenplay, Creator
Production · 1
- Ayano Kurihara Producer
Editing · 1
- Masaaki Yamamoto Editor
Sound · 2
- Yugo Kanno Original Music Composer
- Shinsuke Iwasaki Sound Effects
Visual Effects · 1
- Etsushi Sugawara Visual Effects
Other crew · 1
- Takuya Miyagawa Art Designer
Learning to Love episodes
1 season · 11 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Episode #1.1, 8.5
- S1 E2 Private Lesson, 8.8
- S1 E3 Episode #1.3, 8.9
- S1 E4 Episode #1.4, 9.2
- S1 E5 Episode #1.5, 9.6
- S1 E6 Episode #1.6, 9.6
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