The Tyrant Falls in Love (2010): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2010, The Tyrant Falls in Love is a drama, animation and comedy series.

What it’s about. A first year doctorate student in the agricultural science department at a university in Nagoya. Extremely hot-headed and violent, he has a reputation of being a tyrant to other students at the University and is not very social in result. After almost being raped by a gay professor and other bad experiences with homosexual men, he becomes extremely homophobic. Despite this, he unconsciously becomes deeply emotionally attached to his research assistant and friend, Morinaga, whom he is aware is homosexual but allows by his side on the agreement that his sexual orientation not be an issue. He tries to rationalize his dependency on Morinaga by convincing himself that having sex with him from time to time is essential to keep him in his life, although refusing to admit why he needs him in his life in the first place.

Who’s in it. The Tyrant Falls in Love stars Hikaru Midorikawa as Tatsumi Souichi, Daisuke Hirakawa as Hiroto, Kouki Miyata as Tatsumi Tomoe and Tomokazu Sugita as Kurokawa Mitsugu.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.3/10, The Tyrant Falls in Love 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 The Tyrant Falls in Love page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Tyrant Falls in Love tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.