Love Is Better the Second Time Around (2024–Present)
Journalist Akihiro reunites with Takashi, his high school love, now a professor. Old emotions resurface as they navigate between professionalism and the past.
Network: MBS, TBS
Stars: Makoto Hasegawa, Robin Furuya, Aloha Takamatsu, Shunya Shiraishi
Latest: S2 E6 · Oct 7, 2026 Next: S2 E7 · Oct 14, 2026 Status: Ongoing
Love Is Better the Second Time Around is a Japanese drama TV series that premiered in 2024 on MBS, TBS. The show has 2 seasons and 13 episodes so far and is ongoing. The latest episode, S2 E6, aired on Oct 7, 2026.
Seasons
Cast
Makoto Hasegawa
Akihiro Miyata
Robin Furuya
Takashi Iwanaga
Aloha Takamatsu
Yuto Shiraishi
Shunya Shiraishi
Kyosuke Sugimoto
Akune Haruse
Taniguchi Rui
Motoki Fukami
Takaki Hibino
Yusuke Onuki
Sota Arima
Nose Rin
Takashi Iwanaga [Young]
Haruki Mochizuki
Akihiro Miyata [Young]
Riko Nagase
Ako Fukuda
Chie Tsuji
Rena Hoshizawa
Details
| First Aired | Mar 5, 2024 |
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| Last Aired | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Country | Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Original Title | 恋をするなら二度目が上等 |
| Also Known As | LOVE IS BETTER THE SECOND TIME AROUND, Koi wo Surunara Nidome ga Joto, Koi wo Suru nara Nidome ga Joto, Koi Nido, Koi wo Suru Nara Nidome ga Joutou |
| Episode Runtime | 24m |
| Networks | MBS, TBS |
| IMDb ID | tt31354960 |
| TMDB ID | 246482 |
