Synanthrope (Japanese TV Drama)
Synanthrope (Japanese: シナントロープ) is a Japanese television drama series broadcast on TV Tokyo. The series comprises 12 episodes and aired from October 6 to December 22, 2025, occupying the Monday 23:06 to 23:55 time slot.
Production and Broadcast Details
The series was directed by Santa Yamagishi and written by Kazuya Konomoto. It took over TV Tokyo's Monday 23:06 time slot, which was previously occupied by Otto Yo, Shindekurenai Ka, and was subsequently followed by Kinpa to Onigiri on January 12, 2026.
Cast
The series features an ensemble cast portraying various characters throughout its 12-episode run.
Main Cast Table
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Koshi Mizukami | Kennosuke Tonari |
| Anna Yamada | Kotomi Mizumachi |
| Ryota Bando | Kanta Kiba |
| Yuuka Kageyama | Nana Satomi |
| Ayumu Mochizuki | Tetsuya Tamaru |
| Yui Narumi | Kanna Murota |
| Mamoru Hagiwara | Takumi Shizawa |
| Nao Takahashi | Ryuma Tsukada |
| Shota Sometani | Kohei Orita |
| Yuya Endo | Ryuji |
| Afro | Kyutaro |
| Kokoro Morita | Mutsumi |
Additional Cast Members
- Toshiki Ayata as Inca Tern
- Kenji Iwaya as Mr. Keiba
- Mayumi Sato as Mrs. Keiba
- Eriko Nakamura as kimono woman
- Jason Atsugiri as Alex
- Huwie Ishizaki as Kurumi
- Kyuichiro Nakayama as Kashu
- Hiroshi Yamamoto as Yoshiharu Mizumachi
- Daisuke Kuroda as Kato
- Yohei Matsukado as Ichiro Fujii
- Noriyoshi Tsumura as Goro Beppu
- Ryo Iwase as detective (ep. 1)
- Tappei Sakaguchi as second-hand shop customer (ep. 1)
- Sachiko Nakagome as Kennosuke Tonari's mother (ep. 3, 12)
- Eita Okuno as debt collector (ep. 5)
- Tetsu Hirahara as resident (ep. 6, 12)
- Koki Maeda as university student (ep. 6, 12)
- Kousuke Hoshi as zombie (ep. 9)
- Tomonori Mizuno as greengrocer owner (ep. 10)
- Gouichi Mine as internet cafe staff (ep. 10)