

Stay By My Side After the Rain
2025-07-02 · 25 min / episode · ★ 7.5
Shinichiro’s quiet life shifts when he reunites with Kosuke, the classmate he once loved in secret. Is this his second chance at something real?
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- Creators
- Rakuta Shouko
- Production companies
- TV Tokyo, AX-ON
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Ended
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Masashi IkedaShinichiro Kanade
Natsuki HoriKosuke Mashiro
Miho WatanabeSumire Aizawa
Maho YamadaAya Kanamori
Reika KirishimaMitsuko Mashiro
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