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Good Morning Call
2016
Akira Minato, a middle-aged coin laundry owner, befriends Shintarō Katsuki, a high schooler. Their bond deepens as Shintarō learns about Akira's identity.
A Laid-Back Midsummer Love!Jul 7, 2022 · 26m · ★ 6.0Upon inheriting his grandfather's coin laundromat, a middle-aged Minato Akira gives up his former corporate life to run the well-loved coin laundry shop peacefully. One fine day, a high school student by the name of Katsuki Shintaro enters the laundromat and despite the age difference between them, both Shintaro and Akira quickly become good friends. During a conversation Akira surprises Sintaro when he reveals he is gay.
“Friend” Is a Magical Word!?Jul 14, 2022 · 25m · ★ 6.0Despite the age gap between them, Akira and Shintaro find themselves getting closer and closer by the day, to a point where Shintaro's fierce pursuit of Akira has the latter overwhelmed. One day, while Shintaro is busy texting Akira from school, he is caught by his classmate, Asuka, who is intrigued by Shintaro's secret love interest. Meanwhile, although Shintaro is persistent about his effort towards Akira, he is ultimately seen holding hands and walking around with a beautiful classmate of his.
A Love Rival Appears!Jul 21, 2022 · 25m · ★ 6.0Upon further revelation, Shintaro is surprised to find out that Akira and Asuka have known each other from the very beginning and even went to a bathhouse together in the past. The nature of their close friendship eventually leaves Shintaro feeling a little jealous. Around the same time, Akira receives an invitation to attend his high school reunion but something that happened in the past has him hesitating about the get-together
Inner Struggles… This Is Love!Jul 28, 2022 · 26m · ★ 6.0A strange turn of events occurs as Akira suddenly finds himself confronting an underwear thief while he's going about his usual business at the laundromat. Immediately, Akira makes an effort to stop the thief and a fierce battle ensues between the two. It is at that very moment that Shintaro arrives at the laundromat and he's successfully able to bring the thief down thereby saving Akira from any possible harm. Thereafter, Shintaro requests Akira to attend the school's sports meet and to cheer for him to which Akira reluctantly agrees. On the day of the meet, Akira suddenly encounters a man he least expected to at the school.
A Reunion with the One He Once Loved—A Time for Resolution!?Aug 4, 2022 · 25m · ★ 6.0The man that Akira meets at the school's sports meet turns out to be none other than Sakuma Takayuki, the teacher that Akira had a crush on as a student and who has now returned to the school as the head of Shintaro's class. Flushed with many emotions, Akira is left feeling sick and flees the scene upon seeing Takayuki. However, with Shintaro's encouragement, Akira finally musters up the courage to personally visit Takayuki to settle things once and for all.
Graduation from the Past!Aug 11, 2022 · 25m · ★ 6.0As he's going about his days operating the laundromat normally, Akira is left stunned when he is greeted with a surprise visit by his former colleague, Machida Saki. Having dated each other briefly in the past, Akira left Saki with no words when he abruptly decided to quit his job and return back to his hometown. Now, in her quest to find a proper closure, Saki confronts Akira about the breakup upfront as an anxious Shintaro watches the two from the sidelines.
Akira Minato, a middle-aged coin laundry owner, befriends Shintarō Katsuki, a high schooler. Their bond deepens as Shintarō learns about Akira's identity.
Takuya KusakawaMinato Akira
Sho NishigakiKatsuki Shintaro
Seiji FukushiSakuma Takayuki
Yu InabaSakuma Hiiragi
Tomoya Oku
Hana ToyoshimaKatsuki Sakurako
Sayuri InoueMachida Saki
Neo InoueMami
Hayakawa RukaAsuka's Friend
Akitoshi OhtakiFish Store's Owner
Yumeki UenoyamaKatsuki Yutaro / Young Katsuki Shintaro
Kouhei TakedaShin's teacher
Nana Komaki
Himari Orita
Takahiro Tanaka
Shoma NagumoAkira's Classmate
Ryota NaganoAsahi Sota
Takashi MatsuoHimself
Haruto ShiratoriThis was a wonderful rom-com about an older-younger relationship between two guys and it is well worth watching. In this case the younger one pursues the older one, who is actually less emotionally mature, but with determination and patience it comes to a very happy ending. Of course, they do have some hurdles to overcome to get this this happy ending. There is also a charming subplot with a mutual friend, whom the younger guy finds annoying at times, but the friend is actually going out of his way to help them get together as a couple, and he adds humor to the show too. My only issue is the way that they market this, almost everything you read describes the older one as "middle-aged". Um, he was 28 when the series started. I don't know of anyone that views 28 as middle-aged!!! I actually didn't watch it at first because I wasn't sure that was a story I wanted to see, but I'm glad I did.
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