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series based on the manga of the same name by Koichi Endo. The screenwriter is Hiroshi Hashimoto who is known for '' Thermae Romae 2'' (2014) and '' Flying Colors'' (2015).

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group

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, played the lead role. Mirei Kiritani also appeared in a supporting role. It received an average viewership rating of 9.7%.

Plot

Shinigami-kun, also known as Shinigami-kun #413, is a rookie grim reaper whose job is to inform people of their impending death and to bring their souls to the spirit world upon their death. He appears with his signature phrase "Congratulations! I'm here to call on you." However, because he is a rookie reaper, he has a tendency to make biased decisions toward the human side, breaking the rule of his world and causing him to get reprimanded by his superior.

Cast

Main cast

as Shinigami-kun (the reaper) * Mirei Kiritani as Kanshi-kan (death watcher) *

Masaki Suda , known professionally as , is a Japanese actor and singer. He won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. His debut song is "Mita Koto mo Nai Keshiki". Personal life Suda is a close junior to ...

as Akuma (devil) * Yutaka Matsushige as Shunin (supervisor)

Guest appearances

Riho Takada is a Japanese actress and model. She is best known for her role as Hina Izumi in the ''Tokusatsu'' series ''Kamen Rider OOO''. Filmography TV series Films Dubbing *'' Brain Games'', Cara Santa Maria Cara Louise Santa Maria (born Octob ...

as Mami Kobayashi (ep.1) *

Shu Watanabe is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Numazu, Shizuoka and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the national newspaper ''Yomiuri ...

as Naoyuki Sanjō (ep.1) *

Kei Yamamoto (born July 1, 1940 – March 31, 2022) was a Japanese actor. Filmography Film Television References External links * * 1940 births 2022 deaths Japanese male actors People from Ibaraki, Osaka {{Japan-actor-stub ...

as Tomekichi Satō (ep.5) *

Yu Takahashi is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted on a major label in 2010, with his singles "Subarashiki Nichijō" and "Honto no Kimochi". Biography Takahashi grew up in Yokote, Akita, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. He started to learn the electr ...

as Sayaka Kirino (ep.6) *

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi is a Japanese actress, voice actress, tarento, World Wide Fund for Nature advisor, and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. She is well known for her charitable works, and is considered one of the first Japanese celebrities to achieve international re ...

(ep.7) *

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as Miho Uchida (ep.8)

Episodes

References

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* * Japanese drama television series 2014 Japanese television series debuts 2014 Japanese television series endings TV Asahi television dramas {{Japan-tv-prog-stub