high school,unrequited love,based on manga,childhood friends,gay romance,gay theme,wistful,secret crush,boys' love (bl),best friends,inner monologue,romantic,adoring,comforting

I Cannot Reach You (2023)

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"No matter how much time we spend together, I’ll never become special to you."

Longtime friends and total opposites, Yamato and Kakeru always stick together. When the reserved Yamato admits his feelings, can everything change?

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Cast & Crew

Director
Masahide Izumi
  • Profile picture of Kentaro Maeda
    Ohara Yamato Kentaro Maeda
  • Profile picture of Haru Kashiwagi
    Ashiya Kakeru Haru Kashiwagi
  • Profile picture of Taketo Tanaka
    Fujino Kosuke Taketo Tanaka
  • Profile picture of Matsumoto Leo
    Hosaka Yui Matsumoto Leo
  • Profile picture of Momose Takumi
    Amamiya Soichiro Momose Takumi
  • Profile picture of Toshiyuki Itakura
    Murasen Toshiyuki Itakura
  • Profile picture of Ayaka Konno
    Ohara Mikoto Ayaka Konno
  • Profile picture of Tomo Nakai
    Toyama Akane Tomo Nakai
Poster for Season 1

Season 1

2023

8 episodes

Season 1 of I Cannot Reach You premiered on September 27, 2023

Childhood best friends. Two halves of a whole. The cool, smart one who's good at almost everything, and his average, dorky friend who struggles to do anything right­—Yamato and Kakeru. Always by the other's side, but not together in the way they truly want to be. No matter how hard they try, their hearts cannot reach each other.

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Keywords

  • high school
  • unrequited love
  • based on manga
  • childhood friends
  • gay romance
  • gay theme
  • wistful
  • secret crush
  • boys' love (bl)
  • best friends
  • inner monologue
  • romantic
  • adoring
  • comforting