Ai the Video Girl (2018): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2018, Ai the Video Girl is a sci-fi & fantasy and drama series.

What it’s about. The story is set in 2018, 25 years after the original manga's "Video Girl Ai" arc ("Video Girl Len" arc was set seven years after the first arc). Sho Moteuchi (Shuhei Nomura) is a high school student. After his parents divorced, he begins to live with his uncle. At school, he develops feelings for his classmate Nanami, but Nanami likes his friend Tomoaki. One day, he finds an old broken video cassette recorder at his uncle’s house. Sho repairs the video cassette recorder and suddenly a video of girl plays. The girl in the video introduces herself as Video Girl Ai. The girl then steps out of the video and lives with Sho for the next 3 months.

Who’s in it. Ai the Video Girl stars Nanase Nishino as Ai Amano, Shuhei Nomura as Sho Moteuchi, Marie Iitoyo as Nanami Shibahara and Hiroya Shimizu as Tomoaki Furuya, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.9/10, Ai the Video Girl 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 Ai the Video Girl page.

If you liked it. Fans of Ai the Video Girl tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.