BL Metamorphosis

Jun 17, 2022

1h 58m

★ 6.8

A 17-year-old schoolgirl and a 75-year-old woman. They are connected by "boys' love" (BL).

Overview

An introverted bookstore employee and a widow living in isolation develop a cross-generational friendship through their shared love of BL manga.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

AX-ON

Nippon Television Network Corporation

BL Metamorphosis Trailers

Cast

Yuki Ichinoi

Nobuko Miyamoto

Urara Sayama

Mana Ashida

Yu Komeda

Kotone Furukawa

Hanae

Tomoko Ikuta

Mika Sayama

Taeko Ito

Chimaki

Asumi Kikuchi

Numada

Ken Mitsuishi

Eri Hashimoto

Yuki Shioya

Tsumugu Kawamura

Kyohei Takahashi

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