Daddy Is My Classmate (2020): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2020, Daddy Is My Classmate is a drama and comedy series.

What it’s about. Author Tarō Obika is an obsessed single father who loves his daughter so much, he decides to go to the same college. Nicknamed Gatarō, he was widowed when his wife died of an illness and has raised his only child Sakura all on his own. Things are about to change drastically as Sakura prepares to enter a coeducational university after going to an all-girls school all her life. Worried sick, Gataro enrolls not only in the same school, but also in the same department, and the madness begins! Unable to control his anxiety, he sticks his nose in her every business, from classes to extracurricular activities, parties, dating events, cultural festivals, part-time jobs, and everything else college kids do. But as the 40-year-old middle-aged dad gets involved in the youthful pursuits of Sakura and her colleagues, he finds himself enjoying life even more than them.

Who’s in it. Daddy Is My Classmate stars Tsuyoshi Muro as Tarō Obika, Mei Nagano as Sakura Obika, Taishi Nakagawa as Masaji Hatakeyama and Mio Imada as Hiroko Yamamoto, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Daddy Is My Classmate has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Daddy Is My Classmate page.

If you liked it. Fans of Daddy Is My Classmate tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.