Dear My Baby (2025 Japanese Drama)

Dear My Baby is a Japanese television drama series that aired on TV Tokyo in 2025. The series consists of 12 episodes and was broadcast in the network's Friday 24:12 time slot. The drama is based on the webcomic of the same name by MANGAmuse, which began serialization on the LINE Manga platform on February 21, 2025.

Dear My Baby promotional poster — Promotional poster for the drama series Dear My Baby.

Production

The series was directed by Yo Kawahara and Hirotaka Matsumaru, with the screenplay adapted by Ayuka Kishimoto. It premiered on April 4, 2025, and concluded its run on June 20, 2025. The program occupied the Friday 24:12 slot, succeeding Kaseifu Kuromi wa Kusatta Kazoku wo Yurusanai and preceding 40 Made ni Shitai 10 no Koto.

Cast

The series features an ensemble cast including:

Yuki Matsushita as Keiko Yoshikawa
Kota Nomura as Takuto Moriyama
Sayaka Yamaguchi as Yukino Moriyama
Yurika Nakamura as Miu Nagumo
Reo Nagatsuma as Katsumi Yamabe
Kenji Iwaya as Susumu Okumura
Natsuha Igita as Maruyo Kasuga
Mayumi Sakura as Rie Kanzaki

Yuki Matsushita, who portrays Keiko Yoshikawa.

Kota Nomura, who portrays Takuto Moriyama.

Sayaka Yamaguchi, who portrays Yukino Moriyama.

Yurika Nakamura, who portrays Miu Nagumo.

Reo Nagatsuma, who portrays Katsumi Yamabe.

Kenji Iwaya, who portrays Susumu Okumura.

Natsuha Igita, who portrays Maruyo Kasuga.

Mayumi Sakura, who portrays Rie Kanzaki.

Additional Cast

Supporting roles were played by Takashi Yamanaka (Director Yamano), Yumi Adachi (Reina Kakiuchi), Masanobu Sakata (Producer Kiso), Takeshi Itakura (Assistant Director Sakurai), Yuuki Tomoyama (workshop instructor), Haru Kashiwagi (Masaya Nagumo), Shoichiro Tanigawa (Reporter Takahashi), Shohei Ueki (Yasuro Yoshikawa), Konatsu Tanaka (Chieko Yoshikawa), Seiha Naitou (reporter), Yurito Mori (child actor), and Nanami Sato.