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If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student (2022)
Popularity 6.1
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A story that begins when a husband, who lost his beloved wife ten years ago and lost the meaning of life, and his daughter are unexpectedly reunited with their wife/mother. As his wife is reborn as a ten-year-old elementary school student, the family is reborn.
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Nono MaidaMarika Shiraishi
Shinichi TsutsumiKeisuke Niijima
Aju MakitaMai Niijima
Yuriko IshidaTakae Niijima
Yoh YoshidaChika Shiraishi
Misato MoritaKonomi Moriya
Shunsuke TanakaShinichiro Uda
Satoshi IizukaNakamura
Kyotaro YanagiyaMaster
Ryunosuke KamikiKoga Yuri [Takae's brother]
Yosuke SuginoRenji Aikawa
Rio OguraYako
Ami ToumaRion Izumo
Kaho MizutaniShiori Kikuchi
Kawaguchi WakuTakeru
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Tanaka HannaMiyuki
Harune IidaHimari
Yoko KondoYuka Izumo
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Naoki KatoDirector
Takeyoshi YamamotoDirector
Toshio TsuboiDirector
Satomi OshimaScreenplay
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Season 1
10 episodes · First aired 2022-01-21 · ★ 9.5 A widower begins to find hope again when a little girl appears, claiming to be the reincarnation of his wife who died a decade before.
E01
Episode 1
2022-01-21 · 59 min
Since the death of his wife, time has all but stopped for Keisuke and his 20-year-old daughter. Then one day, a strange girl barges into their home.
E02
Episode 2
2022-01-28 · 45 min
Fully convinced that Marika is the reincarnation of his wife, Keisuke feels happier than he has in years. Meanwhile, Mai goes on her first group date.
E03
Episode 3
2022-02-04 · 45 min
For her new job, Mai visits a client for the first time and catches the eye of the boss' son. Later, Marika checks up on Takae's brother, Yuri.
E04
Episode 4
2022-02-11 · 45 min
Keisuke and Mai finally meet Marika's mother, and she's not at all what they expected. Marika realizes that she can't draw the way she used to.
E05
Episode 5
2022-02-18 · 45 min
Chika lashes out and throws Marika out of the house, leaving her to stay with the Niijimas. The next day, Renji asks Mai to help him buy a new computer.
E06
Episode 6
2022-02-25 · 45 min
While Chika struggles with her new reality, Marika finds that as memories of Takae’s life take root in her mind, memories of her own life start to fade.
E07
Episode 7
2022-03-04 · 45 min
Yuri takes Keisuke, Mai — and even Marika — to visit his lonely mother. While reuniting with relatives, Marika hears about how much they miss Takae.
E08
Episode 8
2022-03-11 · 45 min
When strange things begin to happen with Marika's memories, Yuri suggests Keisuke consult with Izumo, the author of a bestseller about reincarnation.
E09
Episode 9
2022-03-18 · 45 min
While Marika and Chika make a fresh start, time stops once again for Keisuke, Mai and Yuri as they fall into renewed mourning for Takae.
E10
Episode 10
2022-03-25 · 45 min
Keisuke and Mai have vowed to move on with their lives. But first, Marika — with Takae's memories and Chika’s blessing — returns for one final visit.
