
About this season
In 1984 Shibuya, four quirky young souls navigate life’s struggles while chasing joy in a city bursting with hope.
Episodes (11)

1. Episode 1
Aired 1 October 2025 • 67 min
Aspiring theater director Mitsunari Kube is ousted from his own troupe. As he wanders the backstreets of Shibuya, he finds a shady-looking theater.

2. Episode 2
Aired 8 October 2025 • 55 min
Kube gets hired to do lighting at WS Theater. However, the theater faces the risk of closure after police officer Ose arrests dancer Mone mid-performance.

3. Episode 3
Aired 15 October 2025 • 44 min
As Kube fervently rewrites a Shakespeare play for the WS Theater, Horai and Rika offer him some advice that causes him to throw a tantrum.

4. Episode 4
Aired 22 October 2025 • 44 min
The theater prepares for the opening night of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream". Happun Shrine priestess Juri expresses her desire to leave the neighborhood.

5. Episode 5
Aired 29 October 2025 • 44 min
On the day of the opening performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a religious purification ceremony is held onstage for good luck and protection.

6. Episode 6
Aired 5 November 2025 • 44 min
At WS Theater, a starstruck Kube is delighted to receive praise from famed Shakespearean actor Reizaburo Koreo and invites him to the after-party.

7. Episode 7
Aired 12 November 2025 • 44 min
With Koreo on board, Kube confidently proclaims to the manager and his wife that the theater will put on “The Winter’s Tale” the following week.

8. Episode 8
Aired 19 November 2025 • 44 min
During one of the scenes in “The Winter’s Tale”, Koreo and Kento are suddenly heckled by somebody in the audience, who turns out to be Rika’s ex-lover.

9. Episode 9
Aired 26 November 2025 • 66 min
Kube tells Rika he hopes to stage “Hamlet” once the theater gets on track. At the shrine, Juri can’t stop wondering about Rika and Kube.

10. Episode 10
Aired 10 December 2025 • 44 min
An awestruck Kube is thrilled to speak with esteemed director Ninagawa Yukio. Later, Kube and Asano confront theater owner Jessie Saiga.

11. Episode 11
Aired 17 December 2025 • 66 min
Hamlet opens at the WS Theater. To Kube’s bewilderment, Ose’s Laertes steals the show. Crisis strikes when Rika loses confidence backstage.