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I Didn't Love You Because I Was a Family, But I Loved You as a Family (2023)
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Between grief, school woes and family chaos, self-conscious teen and budding writer Nanami copes the only way she knows — with laughter and tears.
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Top Cast
Yuumi KawaiNami Kishimoto
Miki SakaiHitomi Kishimoto
Ryo NishikidoKosuke Kishimoto
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Aoi YoshidaSota Kishimoto
Jun MihoYoshiko Okawa
Momoko FukuchiTamaki Amagase
Eita OkunoKatsuya Suyama
Kento HayashiShuji Onodera
Kanji FurutachiJo Nikaido
Maho YamadaMayu Suenaga
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Akiko OhkuDirector
Ayako SuzukiWriter
ARTWORK GALLERY
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Season 1
10 episodes · First aired 2023-05-14 Between grief, school woes and family chaos, self-conscious teen and budding writer Nanami copes the only way she knows — with laughter and tears.
E01
Episode 1
2023-05-14 · 49 min
Awkward teenager Nanami juggles a chaotic home life with a worrying mother and laid-back brother. A shoplifting scare adds to the chaos.
E02
Episode 2
2023-05-21 · 49 min
After Hitomi is hospitalized, Nanami's grandmother Yoshiko arrives to help out. With no one else to rely on, Nanami has no choice but to step up.
E03
Episode 3
2023-05-28 · 49 min
Nanami gets into her father's dream university, but when she overhears her mother wish for a family trip, she drops everything to make it happen.
E04
Episode 4
2023-06-04 · 49 min
Nanami returns from Okinawa feeling burned out — until a fateful encounter with a student entrepreneur at university reignites her spark.
E05
Episode 5
2023-06-11 · 49 min
As Hitomi excels in her new role as a counselor, Nanami struggles with setbacks at work and a forgotten promise tied to her father's former colleague.
E06
Episode 6
2023-06-18 · 49 min
When Nanami shuts down and can't face work, her easygoing brother steps up, taking her to an amusement park where he proves surprisingly dependable.
E07
Episode 7
2023-06-25 · 49 min
Now a writer thriving in Tokyo, Nanami has her life on track — until her mother falls ill and she returns home to find the family in total disarray.
E08
Episode 8
2023-07-02 · 49 min
When Yoshiko starts acting strangely, Nanami follows her to Osaka, where a treasure hunt unlocks long-buried memories from her grandmother's past.
E09
Episode 9
2023-07-09 · 49 min
Nanami's family essays are a hit, and the Kishimotos join a documentary shoot — where Sota reveals a plan that sends Hitomi into a maternal panic.
E10
Episode 10
2023-07-16 · 49 min
On the eve of a family visit, the Kishimotos reflect on years of love and loss, hoping one last ride in Vol-chan can bring them back together.
