TV series
Red Thread of Fate
2008–2009, Japanese, on Fuji TV. Created by Mei.
Akai Ito is Japanese television drama series based on a popular mobile phone novel written by Mei about two soulmates - junior high school students Mei and Atsushi - who must overcome drugs, rape and attempted suicide in order to be together. The love story was an online hit in 2006 and later published as a series of five books which sold 1.8 million copies.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 11
- Episode length
- 37 min
- Status
- Ended in 2009
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S1 E11: Even so, it seems nice to be able to love
Aired 28 February 2009
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- MeiCreator
- Nao MinamisawaTakemiya Mei · 11 ep
- Junpei MizobataNishino Atsushi · 11 ep
- Ryo TajimaKamiya Mitsuru · 11 ep
- Sayuri IwataHaruna Takemiya · 11 ep
- Ryo KimuraRiku Takahashi · 11 ep
- Rei OkamotoMia Amagishi · 11 ep
- Anna IshibashiAsami Tadokoro · 11 ep
- Hitomi MiyauchiSara Nakagawa · 11 ep
- Yanagishita TomoNatsuki Fujiwara · 11 ep
- Kasumi SuzukiYuri Nakanishi · 11 ep
- Hiroshi YazakiYuya Shinozaki · 11 ep
- Kaoru HirataMiyabi Kawaguchi · 11 ep
Details
- First aired
- 6 December 2008
- Last aired
- 28 February 2009
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Original title
- 赤い糸
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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What Red Thread of Fate is based on
Red Thread of Fate is adapted from a novel.
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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Red Thread of Fate: quick answers
Is Red Thread of Fate worth watching?
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How many seasons of Red Thread of Fate are there?
Red Thread of Fate has 1 season and 11 episodes, about 37 minutes each.
Is Red Thread of Fate finished?
Yes. Red Thread of Fate ended in 2009, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is Red Thread of Fate on?
Red Thread of Fate isn’t listed on any OTT platform in India yet. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
Red Thread of Fate parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
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What shows are like Red Thread of Fate?
If you liked Red Thread of Fate, try 13 Reasons Why, Pretty Little Liars, School Trip: Joined a Group I'm Not Close To.
Who created Red Thread of Fate?
Red Thread of Fate was created by Mei and stars Nao Minamisawa, Junpei Mizobata, Ryo Tajima.
What is Red Thread of Fate based on?
Red Thread of Fate is adapted from a novel.