35-sai, Imasara Koi toka Arienai (2026)

The story unfolds when Kimoto Mariko, a 35-year-old freelance writer who has always told herself that "love and marriage can wait," spends a passionate night with Morihara Koki, a chef at a small restaurant she happens to visit. She intended it to be a one-night stand, but the two coincidentally met again at a work assignment. Mariko finds herself swept away by Koki's straightforward approach. His unexpected words, "Be my girlfriend," gently knock on the door she had kept closed for so long. (Source: Japanese = natalie.mu || English = MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the web manga series "At 35, It’s Too Late for Love" (35歳、今さら恋とかありえない) by Mikako (蜜柑子).