Season 1
20 episodes · Apr 5, 2022
Shinichi Hoshi is the well-known "God of Short Shorts. The more than 1001 short stories he published during his lifetime have been included in textbooks and continue to be read today. The appeal of his works, which are loved by all generations, is their mysterious and exciting elements of science fiction and fantasy, such as "space," "robots," and "demons. It also has a "funny" and "ironic" look at human beings and society. Above all, the stories are short, surprising, and fascinating. This live-action drama depicts these gems of Shinichi Hoshi's work in the current era of 2025.
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S1E1Bokko chan
Apr 5, 202215mBokko-chan is a humanoid robot created by a bar master. She looks beautiful, but her abilities are not so good. She can only parrot what people say. Even so, she quickly becomes popular with the veteran hostess at the bar. One day, a young man comes to the bar accompanied by his father...
S1E2Department of Maintenance of Living
Apr 12, 202215mTwo men work for a government office called "Ministry of Maintenance of Living. Today, they are on duty again in their car. What are their duties?
S1E3Insomnia
Apr 19, 202215mA man suffers from extreme insomnia after an accident. He tries a new pillow and sleeping pills, but nothing works. The man is desperate...!
S1E4A man from Earth
Apr 26, 202215mA man is an industrial spy caught infiltrating a research institute. As punishment, he is banished to another planet by a teleportation device...
S1E5League of good citizens (Part 1)
May 3, 202215mA salesman for a corrupt real estate company who has had a bad habit since he was a child. His destiny is greatly changed when he meets a mysterious organization called the "League of Good Citizens"...
S1E6League of good citizens (Part 2)
May 10, 202215mThe "Day of Judgment" is finally approaching. What will be the fate of the man and the human race? ...
S1E7The Way of Escape
May 17, 202215mA pair of robbers jump onto a train to escape from the police, but something is wrong with the train...
S1E8Lost faces
May 24, 202215mIn the near future, the majority of people have cosmetic surgery. What people are looking for next to plastic surgery...
S1E9On the dim star
May 31, 202215mSomewhere in space, on a planet where robots abandoned by humans have washed ashore, two humanoid robots meet by chance...
S1E10The man in white
Jun 7, 202215mAfter another world war, mankind has created an organization that seeks true peace in order to prevent war from ever happening again...
S1E11Lazy Taro
Jun 14, 202215mA lazy and withdrawn man is offered a job at a bank. What does he do?
S1E12The window
Jun 21, 202215mA woman comes from the countryside and lives alone in the city. With a desire to become famous in her heart, she posts her daily life on social networking sites. One day, a mysterious man asks her, "Are you interested in appearing on TV?" She is approached by a mysterious man who asks her if she is interested in appearing on TV. That night, she sees a man on her TV screen...
S1E13Frozen time
Jun 28, 202215mMundt (Jun Murakami), a man who became a cyborg after an accident, lives alone in a basement. When he notices something unusual and goes outside...!
S1E14Night and Sake
Jul 5, 202215mA lonely man with no friends or lover. One day, while drinking alone in his room, a woman appears out of nowhere...
S1E15Misalignment
Jul 12, 202215mA young man in despair of his life asks "Shooter Service" to deliver whatever he wants...!
S1E16Hospitality
Jul 19, 202215mA man with no prospects for success becomes "Mr. Burgi" one day, and his daily life changes completely...
S1E17The Key
Jul 26, 202215mOne day, a man finds a key. As if obsessed, the man searches for a keyhole that matches the key...
S1E18I accept the offer
Aug 2, 202215mHe is 42 years old and single. He is an assistant section chief at a company and a baseball nerd who was an alternate on the baseball team in junior high school, high school, and college. His biggest hobby and the center of his life was "intending savings," saving money in a piggy bank as if he had done something. One day, the God of Death suddenly appears in front of him...
S1E19The execution (Part 1)
Aug 9, 202215mA man who has committed a crime on Earth is sent to a red planet where he is to be exiled. He has only one silver ball in his hand...
S1E20The execution (Part 2)
Aug 16, 202215mThe red planet, the place of execution. A man is left behind with only a silver ball in his hand, and all he can remember is his days on Earth...