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Love Is Better the Second Time Around

7.8(26)20242 seasons · 13 episodes24m / ep
Drama

Journalist Akihiro reunites with Takashi, his high school love, now a professor. Old emotions resurface as they navigate between professionalism and the past.

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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Last aired
2026-10-14
Language
Japanese
  • MBS
  • TBS
  • professor
  • ex-lover
  • romance
  • based on manga
  • second chance
  • lgbt
  • editor
  • gay romance
  • disapproving parent
  • boys' love (bl)
  • inner monologue
  • second chance romance

Seasons

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

Japan

Where to watch

Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

Stream

  • Rakuten Viki logoRakuten Viki

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Videos

Air dates

First aired
2024-03-05
Latest episode
2026-10-14
Status
Ended
Next release
Completed
  • Season 15 Mar 2024
  • Season 22 Sept 2026

Frequently asked questions

Love Is Better the Second Time Around is streaming on Rakuten Viki in India. Use the official Watch now links in the Where to watch section above.

Audience reviews

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  • S

    samsalabäm

    5/22/2026

    9/10

    Oh this was so much fun! Finally a sexy, mature BL-Drama with likeable lead characters. Nice to rewatch, too.

  • K

    kinrich30

    8/29/2026

    8/10

    This is the story of two guys that fell in love in high school and were about to run away together, but something broke them up. Now both 30 years old, they accidentally reconnect and at first that opens a lot of old, hurt feelings, but in time they decide to give love a second chance. The story is mostly told with them being 30, but there are some flashbacks to high school. The story is quite moving and it does have…

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