Key art for It's Strictly Business, a 2026 Japanese BL television drama

It’s Strictly Business

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SYNOPSIS

It's Strictly Business (Japanese: 営業ですから) is a Japanese boys' love television drama announced for 5 November 2026. It has not been broadcast. The English title recorded here is the one carried by The Movie Database; the production itself has issued no English title, and the drama is also referred to by the romanised Japanese, Eigyou desu kara.

BS Fuji broadcasts it on Thursdays at 24:30. An uncut version is held exclusively by FOD, and TVer offers catch-up from the following day. A production committee formed for the series is the credited producer. Uiko Miura writes; Kozue Sasaki and Kana Urara direct. The source is Miyuki Mitsubachi's manga for Hakusensha, published in its Hanamaru Comics Premium line.

Sota Uemura plays Ashihara Ren and Rio Takahashi plays Kuji Issei. Rio Takahashi already holds a profile in this catalogue and is linked from this record.

The premise as announced has two good-looking university students agreeing to pretend to be a couple, on the theory that being seen together will make each of them more interesting to women. The arrangement works until one of them kisses the other for real, at which point neither can say with any confidence when the performance stopped being one.

A note on sourcing. The announcement behind most of this entry is the BS Fuji press release issued through PR Times, which was the only such release available. The title, the Japanese title, the 5 November 2026 date and the English title have since been independently corroborated against The Movie Database, so the core facts rest on more than one source even though the detailed credits rest on one.

No episode count, running time or content rating has been published, and those fields are left empty.

CONTENT DETAILS

Native Title
営業ですから
Original Title
It's Strictly Business
Also Known As
営業ですから, Eigyou desu kara
Adaptation
Adapted from the BL manga 営業ですから by Miyuki Mitsubachi, published by Hakusensha in its Hanamaru Comics Premium line. No chapter or volume count for the source appears in the announcement consulted.
Genres
CollegeComedyDramaFake RelationshipLate-Night DramaRomance
Themes
BL
Key Themes
Fake RelationshipUniversity StudentsManga AdaptationUncut Streaming VersionBroadcast StandardsLate-Night BroadcastPerformance Becoming RealProduction CommitteeCatch-Up StreamingUnreleased Production
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Seasons
1
Aired Start
Release Year
2026

MAIN CAST & CHARACTERS

Rio Takahashi, the Japanese actor and model who plays Shimizu Daiki in Hold on, Harutora-kun
Rio Takahashi
Kuji Issei

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Announced Date: Thursday 5 November 2026 on BS Fuji at 24:30, unbroadcast when this record was written.
  • Two Cuts: FOD holds an uncut version exclusively while BS Fuji carries a broadcast cut; the difference between them has not been described.
  • Catch-Up: TVer carries the drama from 6 November, the day after transmission.
  • Manga Adaptation: Adapted from Miyuki Mitsubachi’s manga for Hakusensha’s Hanamaru Comics Premium line.
  • Credits: A production committee produces, Uiko Miura writes, and Kozue Sasaki and Kana Urara direct.
  • Announced Leads: Sota Uemura as Ashihara Ren and Rio Takahashi as Kuji Issei.
  • Catalogue Overlap: Rio Takahashi already holds a profile on this site and is linked from this entry.
  • Thin Sourcing: The detailed credits come from a single press release; the date and titles have been corroborated independently, the crew list has not.
  • No Score Recorded: Nothing has been broadcast, so no editorial score has been given.

EDITOR’S VERDICT

Reviewed by Renkaze, editor of BL & GL Flix

What the announcement confirms

A 5 November 2026 start on BS Fuji, Thursdays at 24:30, with an uncut version exclusive to FOD and TVer catch-up from 6 November. A production committee produces; Uiko Miura writes; Kozue Sasaki and Kana Urara direct. Sota Uemura and Rio Takahashi play Ashihara Ren and Kuji Issei. The source is Miyuki Mitsubachi's manga for Hakusensha's Hanamaru Comics Premium line.

What it does not

No episode count, no running time, no content rating, and, because two cuts exist, no single running time will ever apply cleanly to this record. The announcement does not describe how the broadcast and uncut versions differ, or by how much. No supporting cast is named. The detailed credits here rest on one press release, which is thinner sourcing than this catalogue prefers; the date, both titles and the English title have been corroborated separately, but the crew list has not.

What would change this record

Transmission, and specifically a comparison between the two versions once both are out, which is the only way this entry can describe its own subject accurately. On the drama itself, the fake-relationship premise is among the most heavily used in the genre, and what distinguishes a good one from a routine one is whether the pretence is allowed to be genuinely confusing for the people inside it or merely a delaying device for the audience. Nothing in a press release settles that. No score is recorded.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

When does it start?

Thursday 5 November 2026, at 24:30 on BS Fuji. TVer catch-up follows from 6 November.

Where can it be watched?

BS Fuji broadcasts it, TVer carries catch-up, and FOD holds an uncut version exclusively. No international platform has been announced.

Why are there two versions?

Because broadcast and streaming operate under different standards. The BS Fuji transmission is cut to suit a broadcaster's obligations; FOD's version is not. The announcement does not describe how far the two differ.

Is it a sequel?

No. It is a first adaptation of its source manga and has no earlier season.

Is this based on something?

Yes, Miyuki Mitsubachi's manga 営業ですから, published by Hakusensha in its Hanamaru Comics Premium line.

Is anyone in it already on this site?

Rio Takahashi, who plays Kuji Issei, already has a profile here and is linked from this record. Sota Uemura does not.

How much did the announcement actually cover?

One press release, and the drama has not aired. Episode count, running time and content rating are all genuinely unpublished, and in this case a single running time may never apply, because two different cuts of each episode are being released.

Written and verified by Renkaze · Last updated 20 September 2026

This entry rests largely on one pre-broadcast press release for a drama that will exist in two different cuts. Credits and dates announced ahead of transmission are frequently revised; our site disclaimer explains how corrections are made.

What It’s Strictly Business is about

Two versions of the same drama will exist from the first week: the one BS Fuji broadcasts at 24:30, and the uncut one FOD holds exclusively. That arrangement is now close to standard for Japanese late-night boys' love, and it is doing more work than a simple content warning.

Broadcast television in Japan operates under industry codes that apply even in the small hours, and a terrestrial or satellite channel carries obligations to advertisers and to a regulator that a subscription streaming service does not. Producing a single cut acceptable to the stricter of the two would mean making the streaming version tamer than it needs to be; producing only the looser version would make the broadcast impossible. Two cuts resolve the conflict, and they do it profitably, because the uncut version is precisely the thing that converts a free viewer into a paying subscriber.

The effect on the catalogue is practical rather than abstract. A record like this one cannot state a single running time, because there is not one. The episode a viewer describes depends on where they saw it, and two people can disagree about what a scene contained without either being wrong. It also means the broadcast is functioning as advertising for the stream: the free version exists partly to sell the paid one. For a genre whose economics have always been tight, that is not a minor detail. It is a substantial part of how these productions are financed at all.

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