PLEASE LOVE ME! (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, PLEASE LOVE ME! is a comedy and drama series.

What it’s about. Michiko is 30 years old. She keeps looking for a job after her previous employer went bankrupt, but she is unable to find work. Michiko still supports her younger boyfriend and her savings are almost gone. Then, Michiko meets her ex-boss, Ayumu. She was scared of Ayumu when they worked together. Ayumu now runs a tea room which his grandmother ran. Michiko decides to work part-time at Ayumu's tea room. There, she encounters various troubles everyday. Ayumu helps Michiko, which allows her to see a different side of him that she never noticed before.

Who’s in it. PLEASE LOVE ME! stars Kyoko Fukada as Michiko Shibata, Dean Fujioka as Ayumu Kurosawa, Shohei Miura as Daichi Mogami and Maho Nonami as Akira Ikushima, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.1/10, PLEASE LOVE ME! sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Rakuten Viki. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch PLEASE LOVE ME! page.

If you liked it. Fans of PLEASE LOVE ME! tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, My Hero Academia, One Piece and The Umbrella Academy.