TV series
Love Is Better the Second Time Around
2024–2026, Japanese, on MBS & TBS.
Journalist Akihiro reunites with Takashi, his high school love, now a professor. Old emotions resurface as they navigate between professionalism and the past.
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 13
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Ended in 2026
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Where to watch Love Is Better the Second Time Around
Love Is Better the Second Time Around is streaming on Rakuten Viki in India.
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Availability in India as of 10 November 2026. Streaming data by JustWatch.
Latest episode
S2 E7: If I were to fall in love, it would be with you, time and time again
Aired 14 October 2026
Seasons 2
Cast & crew
- Makoto HasegawaAkihiro Miyata · 13 ep
- Robin FuruyaTakashi Iwanaga · 13 ep
- Aloha TakamatsuYuto Shiraishi · 13 ep
- Shunya ShiraishiKyosuke Sugimoto · 10 ep
- Akune HaruseTaniguchi Rui · 7 ep
- Motoki FukamiTakaki Hibino · 7 ep
- Yusuke OnukiSota Arima · 7 ep
- Nose RinTakashi Iwanaga [Young] · 6 ep
- Haruki MochizukiAkihiro Miyata [Young] · 6 ep
- Riko NagaseAko Fukuda · 2 ep
- Chie TsujiRena Hoshizawa · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 5 March 2024
- Last aired
- 14 October 2026
- Network
- MBS, TBS
- Original title
- 恋をするなら二度目が上等
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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What Love Is Better the Second Time Around is based on
Love Is Better the Second Time Around is based on Koi o Suru nara Nidome ga Jōtō, a manga series.
Manga series
Koi o Suru nara Nidome ga Jōtō
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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Love Is Better the Second Time Around: quick answers
Is Love Is Better the Second Time Around worth watching?
Love Is Better the Second Time Around doesn’t have enough ratings for a verdict yet.
How many seasons of Love Is Better the Second Time Around are there?
Love Is Better the Second Time Around has 2 seasons and 13 episodes, about 24 minutes each.
Is Love Is Better the Second Time Around finished?
Yes. Love Is Better the Second Time Around ended in 2026, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is Love Is Better the Second Time Around on?
Love Is Better the Second Time Around is streaming on Rakuten Viki in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
Love Is Better the Second Time Around parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
No age rating is listed for Love Is Better the Second Time Around yet.
What shows are like Love Is Better the Second Time Around?
If you liked Love Is Better the Second Time Around, try Our Youth, Professor T, Heartstopper.
What is Love Is Better the Second Time Around based on?
Love Is Better the Second Time Around is based on Koi o Suru nara Nidome ga Jōtō, a manga series.