Love with a Case (Hatsukoi no Akuma) Blu-ray BOX

A police drama? A love story? A mystery? Or an ensemble story of youth? All of them meet here!

Kento Hayashi and Taiga Nakano share the lead roles in this stylish, tangled mystery comedy from screenwriter Yuji Sakamoto. We work at a police station, but we have no authority to investigate!

Four people from different departments, each with their own reasons, gather around suspended detective Suzunosuke Shikahama, a deduction enthusiast and aficionado of violent crimes. They have neither a strong sense of justice nor a desire to advance their careers: what they seek is simply the truth. Each carries complicated circumstances, but they solve difficult cases with a sensibility and reasoning different from ordinary detectives. Friendship, and then love, begin to grow among the four. Eventually, they are drawn into a greater truth and swept up by fate. In an unpredictable age, an unpredictable story.

Bonus footage: a special making-of programme with more thanvaluable behind-the-scenes footage, including interviews with Kento Hayashi, Taiga Nakano, Mayu Matsuoka and Tasuku Emoto; memorable scenes chosen by viewers; and a promotional-video collection. The promotional collection includes Who Plays Sezuna Tsumiki?, Who Plays Ruka Kotori?, comments from the start of filming, and an emergency round-table discussion.

Includes a 24-page booklet with an interview with screenwriter Yuji Sakamoto.

The television drama began broadcasting on Nippon Television's Saturday Drama slot on July 16, 2022, from 22:00 to 22:54.

Original Japanese Blu-ray price: ¥29,040 including tax, ¥26,400 before tax. The bonus footage and booklet were common to both formats. This listing is solely the Blu-ray edition; the DVD BOX is not included.