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The first dramatization of the popular comic "Vanished First Love," starring Shunsuke Michieda of Naniwa Boys and Ren Meguro of Snow Man, began airing in October 2021, and although the TV broadcast has been over for quite some time now, it is still available on numerous distribution platforms. This article will start with basic information about the work.
Synopsis of "Missing First Love
This is a coming-of-age story about love and friendship among high school students that begins with a misunderstanding. High school student Sota Aoki (Shunsuke Michieda) has a crush on his classmate Mio Hashimoto (Riko Fukumoto), but his heart is easily broken when he notices that the eraser he borrowed from Hashimoto says "Ida-kun♡" on it. The eraser is then seen by Kosuke Ida (Ren Meguro), the man himself.
Aoki, not wanting to reveal his love for Mr. Hashimoto, quickly lies to Ida that the eraser belongs to him. Ida mistakenly believes that Aoki likes her, but Aoki scrambles to bring Mr. Hashimoto and Ida together. However, while interacting with Ida, Aoki's heart began to waver at some point.
There are many developments such as unrequited love and misunderstandings that one might feel are standard in coming-of-age stories, but there is also a different charm from the original story expressed by the splendid cast that makes it well worth seeing.
Missing information on "The Missing First Love
Now that the broadcast has already ended, there are a number of sites offering online streaming.
Missing "The First Love That Disappeared" on TERASA
TERASA is streaming all episodes of the drama "Vanished First Love" and also has an exclusive spin-off.
You can watch the drama for 618 yen per month (tax included) when you subscribe to the unlimited plan, but you can also enjoy a 15-day free trial period if you are a first-time subscriber. 15 days is long enough to finish watching the drama within the free period. TELASA offers not only popular dramas, but also TELASA original dramas and popular dramas that can only be seen on TELASA. Dramas such as "Men's School," starring Shunsuke Michieda as Sota Aoki, and the movie "461 pieces of Bento" are available for rent.
Vanished First Love" at TSUTAYA
The DVD of "Vanished First Love" will be available for paid rental at TSUTAYA DISCAS from July 22, 2022; TSUTAYA DISCAS itself offers a free trial plan, but unfortunately "Vanished First Love" is treated as a new release from July of this year, so it is not currently eligible for the monthly fee I am not sure if there are any other films that you would like to see.
If you have other movies you want to watch besides this one and want to rent them at TSUTAYA, you can use this free trial. After the free period, you can continue the service for a monthly fee of 2052 yen.
The Missing First Love" on Amazon Prime
All episodes of "Vanished First Love" are also available on Amazon Prime. The service itself has an all-you-can-watch plan, but like TSUTAYA, this is also a rental service, so you will be charged 220 yen per episode.
The free trial period of Amazon Prime is 30 days, and if you register with Amazon's other services, you can get a discount, so one advantage is that you can use the app in between.
The Missing First Love on Netflix
Needless to say, all episodes of "Vanished First Love" are now available on Netflix, a major distribution platform in the U.S. Netflix has a number of monthly fees to choose from depending on your plan, so you can sign up for anything from 760 yen to 1980 yen. Unfortunately, there is no free trial period, but since this is a multi-streaming service that offers dramas and movies from around the world, as well as variety and documentaries, it is the #1 recommended service for those who want to watch a wide range of genres.
The Missing First Love on Google Play
Perhaps there are many of you who have never used this service, but Google Play actually has a video distribution service. It is not an all-you-can-watch service, so you have to purchase each work, but you can also rent this service for 220 yen per episode. For those who usually use Google play, it is convenient to be able to download the video to your tablet or other device and watch it. If you watched the TV broadcast until the middle of the episode but missed the last part, renting the whole episode is more economical and easy.
Conclusion
We have introduced almost all of the services that are currently streaming the drama "Vanished First Love" online. The live-action adaptation of the hugely popular original story and Japanese idols never disappoints. It is one of the works that you should definitely watch, even if it is just for the cast. Furthermore, this is a good opportunity for you to take advantage of the free trial period and check out other works featuring the cast.