I Cannot Reach You
2023 · Miniseries · 20 min · ★ 8.6
Two longtime friends who couldn’t be more different have always stayed close through school life. When one finally admits feelings he’s kept hidden, their easy friendship is tested as they both try to understand what they want and how to move forward.
Also known as I Can't Reach You · I Will Not Reach You
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Streaming on Netflix.
3 hours to watch · 8 episodes.
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Details
- Original title
- 君には届かない
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2023-09-27
- Network
- TBS
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 8.6/10 (37 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, emotion-first high school friends-to-lovers story with cultural details and a slow build, similar in vibe to Horimiya: The Missing Pieces or Fruits Basket: Prelude; Not for you if you need fast pacing or steamy romance.
Pros: sweet slow-burn romance; focused easy-to-binge episodes; warm queer representation | Cons: cheesy manga-style moments; limited romantic heat; subtitles require attention
Themes
- high school
- unrequited love
- based on manga
- childhood friends
- gay romance
- gay theme
- wistful
- secret crush
- boys' love (bl)
- best friends
- inner monologue
- romantic
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Kentaro Maeda
as Ohara Yamato
Haru Kashiwagi
as Ashiya Kakeru
Taketo Tanaka
as Fujino Kosuke
Leo Matsumoto
as Hosaka Yui
Takumi Momose
as Amamiya Soichiro
Toshiyuki Itakura
as Murasen
Ayaka Konno
as Ohara Mikoto
Tomo Nakai
as Toyama Akane
Shuto
as Yokouchi Yuzuru
Directed by Masahide Izumi, Masaki Hayashi, Takayoshi Tanasawa
Episodes1 season · 8 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1The Person I Love Is My Childhood Friend20mNetflix
- S1E2We’re Still Best Friends from Now On...!20mNetflix
- S1E3Selfish Thoughts20mNetflix
- S1E4Someone I Want to Be with Forever20mNetflix
- S1E5School Trip Promise20mNetflix
- S1E6Everything with You Is Important20mNetflix
- S1E7What I Want to Convey Properly...20mNetflix
- S1E8I Hope This Feeling Reaches You20mNetflix