The Novelist (2018)

Name: The Novelist
Genre: Romance
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Munehiro Yoshida, Terunosuke Takezai, Kenta Izuka, Yusuke Ueda, Yuya Tominaga

Romance

On a summer day, Haruhiko’s bike accident injures novelist Kijima. Unable to pay, Haruhiko becomes Kijima’s scribe, drawn into his enticing world.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (1,102 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Munehiro Yoshida Shirō Kido
Terunosuke Takezai Rio Kijima
Kenta Izuka Haruhiko Kuzumi
Yusuke Ueda Yokota Yusuke
Yuya Tominaga Sudo Takeshi

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

7.75 avg 6 episodes 7.4 → 7.7

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Awakening of Unknown Emotions	7.4	34
2	Between Love and Jealousy	7.6	26
3	Night of Desire and Impulse	8.1	27
4	Darkness Arising from Affection	7.8	24
5	Between Lie and Truth	7.9	30
6	At the end of Love and Reason	7.7	24