Key art for the 2026 Japanese GL series Tsukiatte Agete mo Ii ka na
Tsukiatte Agete mo Ii ka na (2026) key art. © MBS. Image via TMDB, shown solely to identify the series being reviewed.

How Do We Relationship?

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What happens

How Do We Relationship? (付き合ってあげてもいいかな, Tsukiatte Agete mo Ii ka na) is a Japanese girls' love television drama of eight episodes, adapted from Tamifull's manga. It began on MBS on Thursday 10 September 2026, with 30 minute episodes.

Shy Miwa has always dreamed of finding love, but small town Japan made finding the right match difficult. At college, her outgoing friend Saeko casually suggests that they date, since neither has anyone else. Early clashes and misunderstandings give way to a friendship that deepens, and Miwa begins to wonder whether an arrangement of convenience can become real love.

Riho Sayashi plays Saeko Sawatari and Sakurako Konishi plays Miwa Inuzuka. Kana Yamada directs episodes 1 to 3, 6 and 8, and Sunhye Hong directs episodes 4, 5 and 7, from scripts by Miki Matsugasako.

The drama belongs to MBS's Drama Tokku slot and airs weekly on Thursday at 24:59, with the first episode starting at 25:04. Regional stations carry it on their own days, among them TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, TV Saitama, Tochigi TV and Gunma TV. A worldwide streaming release was announced for the series. The opening theme Kyakuhon (腳本) is performed by Pilaf Seijin (ピラフ星人), and the ending theme Koufuku Shikkaku (幸福失格) is sung by Riho Sayashi. The source manga has passed 100 million online views in Japan and more than one million copies worldwide.

CONTENT DETAILS

Native Title
付き合ってあげてもいいかな
Original Title
Tsukiatte Agete mo Ii ka na
Also Known As
付き合ってあげてもいいかな, つきあってあげてもいいかな, Tsukiatte Agete mo Ii ka na
Adaptation
Adapted from the manga How Do We Relationship? (Tsukiatte Agete mo Ii ka na) by Tamifull, serialised in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday and Manga ONE from August 2018 to March 2025 and collected in 14 volumes.
Genres
RomanceUniversityYouth
Themes
GL
Key Themes
First relationshipsCollege lifeAnxiety and traumaSelf discovery
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Networks
MBS
Seasons
1
Episodes
6 / 8
Duration
30 minutes
Aired Start
Release Year
2026

MAIN CAST & CHARACTERS

Riho Sayashi, Japanese actor
Riho Sayashi
Sakurako Konishi, Japanese actor
Sakurako Konishi

Before You Watch

  • Premiere: The first episode aired on MBS on Thursday 10 September 2026.
  • Length: Eight episodes of about 30 minutes each.
  • Source: It adapts Tamifull’s manga, which ran from August 2018 to March 2025 in 14 volumes.
  • Leads: Riho Sayashi plays Saeko Sawatari and Sakurako Konishi plays Miwa Inuzuka.
  • Crew: Kana Yamada and Sunhye Hong direct, and Miki Matsugasako writes the scripts.

Reviewed by Renkaze

A story that starts with the couple

The official tagline for How Do We Relationship? frames it as a love story that begins with becoming lovers. Most romances end where this one starts: Miwa and Saeko agree to date early, and the rest of the series is about learning what that arrangement means. The story puts their different temperaments into the same small college circle, which includes a light music club.

Lead performances and music

Riho Sayashi plays Saeko and also sings the ending theme, Koufuku Shikkaku, which has its own music video on her official channel. Sakurako Konishi plays Miwa. The opening theme, Kyakuhon, was written for the series and performed by Pilaf Seijin. A cast that includes Eiku Yamashita, Ku Ijima, Yo Aoi and Reina Kurosaki fills out the friendships around the central pair.

Source and broadcast

The series adapts a manga that ran for eight years and has passed 100 million online views in Japan. MBS released an official trailer on 20 August 2026, three weeks before the premiere, with the opening theme playing over the footage. The weekly broadcast on MBS is supported by regional stations that carry it on their own days, which places a girls' love drama in several local late night schedules at once. Eight episodes keep the story compact, and two directors divide the run between them, so the tone is set by a small team rather than a rotating crew. Miki Matsugasako wrote every script, which gives the adaptation a single voice from the first episode to the last.

Where it stands now

The first episode aired on 10 September 2026 and the series is in the middle of its weekly run. The next episodes continue each Thursday, which makes it a drama that can still be followed from the beginning.

Themes

The official tagline describes a love story that begins with becoming lovers, and that order shapes the drama. Miwa and Saeko agree to date early, so the story is less about whether they will get together and more about what the arrangement turns into once it has a daily shape. Miwa's shyness and Saeko's easy confidence give the two leads different ways of handling the same new situation.

The official synopsis adds that as the relationship deepens, earlier trauma and anxieties come to the surface. That places the series in the territory of first relationships, where a casual decision meets personal history, and the college setting with its friendships and a light music club supplies the surrounding circle.

Interesting facts

  • Riho Sayashi plays Saeko and also sings the ending theme, Koufuku Shikkaku, which has a music video on her official YouTube channel.
  • The opening theme Kyakuhon was written for the series and is performed by Pilaf Seijin.
  • The series is broadcast on MBS and on regional stations from Chiba to Gunma, each on its own day.

How it was made

Tomohide Harada composes the music. Momoko Nishiyama is the intimacy coordinator and Yuri Igarashi is the LGBTQ supervisor.

MBS released the official trailer on 20 August 2026, and the first episode followed on 10 September 2026.

OFFICIAL TRAILER

OFFICIAL OST

Episode guide: How Do We Relationship?

6 / 8 episodes aired · EP 7
EP 1
10 Sep 2026
Aired
EP 2
17 Sep 2026
Aired
EP 3
24 Sep 2026
Aired
EP 4
01 Oct 2026
Aired
EP 5
08 Oct 2026
Aired
EP 6
15 Oct 2026
Aired
EP 7
22 Oct 2026
Upcoming
EP 8
29 Oct 2026
Upcoming

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

When does How Do We Relationship? air?

It airs weekly on Thursday on MBS, and the first episode aired on 10 September 2026.

How many episodes does How Do We Relationship? have?

It has eight episodes of about 30 minutes each.

Is How Do We Relationship? based on a manga?

Yes, it adapts the manga by Tamifull, which ran from August 2018 to March 2025 in 14 volumes.

Who stars in How Do We Relationship?

Riho Sayashi plays Saeko Sawatari and Sakurako Konishi plays Miwa Inuzuka.

Who sings the theme songs of How Do We Relationship?

Pilaf Seijin performs the opening theme Kyakuhon and Riho Sayashi sings the ending theme Koufuku Shikkaku.

Is there an official trailer?

Yes, MBS published the official trailer on its YouTube channel on 20 August 2026.

Written and verified by Renkaze · Last updated 3 October 2026

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