Eternal Yesterday

7.2
202224m

Mitsuru and Koichi’s connection is tested when Koichi mysteriously survives an accident, yet his existence fades from memory, forcing Mitsuru to question reality and love.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: Eternal Yesterday | Official Trailer 2 | All I ever want is to live the same day as yesterday

Eternal Yesterday | Official Trailer 2 | All I ever want is to live the same day as yesterday

Thumbnail for video: Eternal Yesterday | Official Trailer 1 | All I ever want is to live the same day as yesterday

Eternal Yesterday | Official Trailer 1 | All I ever want is to live the same day as yesterday

Seasons

8 Episodes • Premiered 2022

Mitsuru and Koichi’s connection is tested when Koichi mysteriously survives an accident, yet his existence fades from memory, forcing Mitsuru to question reality and love.

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1. Episode 1

Mitsuru, a shy, reserved and introverted lad by nature, rarely speaks in front of any of his classmates. However, one day, the anti-social Mitsuru suddenly finds himself being approached by Koichi, the most popular boy in his class who asks him to be his friend.

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2. Episode 2

One rainy morning, Koichi finds himself as a victim of a tragic car accident as he and Mitsuru are on their way to school. However, to much of Misturu's bewilderment, Koichi stands up from the crash as if nothing has happened thereby leaving Mitsuru in state of extreme shock and confusion.

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3. Episode 3

A series of flashbacks show Mitsuru recalling his trip to the beach and camping with Koichi last summer, a memory that remains precious to them both.

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4. Episode 4

As the two lovebirds come closer, Koichi finds himself spending the night at Mitsuru's where the two embrace each other and Mitsuru's warmth and affection brings a sense of calm and peace to Koichi.

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5. Episode 5

One morning, a classmate of Koichi and Misuru discovers their teacher is standing on the roof of their school building about to take his life. As the students attempt to dissuade him, they accidentally discover the secret the teacher has been keeping.

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6. Episode 6

On the third day after Koichi's accident, Mitsuru notices that some people have started to lose sight of Koichi, which thereby forces him to face the inevitable fact.

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7. Episode 7

Mitsuru doesn't go to school because of a fever, but Koichi suddenly leaves the classroom during second period, which makes Mitsuru anxiously search for him.

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8. Episode 8

The fourth night after the accident, Koichi goes to Mitsuru's house to stay over, and the two of them share an evening that they will never forget.

Cast

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Rio Komiya

Yamada Koichi

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Inoue Sora

Oumi Mitsuru

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Karen Otomo

Kagami Yasumiko

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Yui Narumi

Hashimoto Ikumi

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Yuichi Nakamura

Ogawa Masahiko

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Rie Kitahara

Koichi's mother

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Ryoko Kobayashi

Kasumi Haruka

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Yuki Matsumura

Oumi Toshiro

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Reviews

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Dominic Kebre

10/10

Although I liked ”Minato's Coin Laundry” and ”Takara-kun to Amagi-kun” a lot, "Eternal Yesterday" is by far my favorite Japanese BL production of 2022.

In this heartbreaking BL series, which is completely different from all other BL series, Oumi Mitsuru (Inoue Sora) falls in love with the ”living corpse” of his friend Yamada Koichi who was killed in a car accident (Komiya Rio, who also played a support role in ”Takara-kun to Amagi-kun”).

Koichi can only be seen by the people who think of him, which implies that he becomes increasingly invisible from episode to episode as his classmates and people who used to know him tend to forget about him. This also means that the viewer knows that Koichi will disappear even from Mitsuru in the end. But when it actually happens, it is still a shock.

This is a beautiful love story, and despite the angst that is always there and that makes it bitter sweet, it is a masterpiece of storytelling. In 2022, there was no other series that made me cry as much as this.

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