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It was announced on the 15th that actor Kenta Ito will appear in “Himachi no Joou” (The Queen of Himachi), a DMM TV original drama starring actress Mei Nagano in her first role as producer. Based on the manga of the same name by Kurese Kayahara, the ensemble drama is set in “Himachi,” a red-light district in Tottori Prefecture, with Nagano playing Ayane Ichijo, a woman aiming to run a hostess club as a “kuroofuku” (a black-suited floor manager, not a hostess herself). On 5ch, comments focused less on the show itself and more on the two stars’ previously controversial histories, with a string of posts jokingly nominating other actors and actresses known for their own past scandals to “join the cast too” — while some posters admitted they had no idea what kind of service DMM TV even was.
October 15, 2026, 12:00 PM
It was announced on the 15th that actor Kenta Ito will appear in “Himachi no Joou” (The Queen of Himachi), a DMM TV original drama exclusively streaming this winter, starring actress Mei Nagano, who also serves as producer for the first time.
Based on the manga of the same name by Kurese Kayahara, the ensemble drama is set in Asahi-cho, a red-light district in Tottori Prefecture known as “Himachi.” Nagano plays Ayane Ichijo, a former top-ranked hostess from Kabukicho, who now aims to run Japan’s No. 1 hostess club not as a hostess herself, but as a “kuroofuku” — a black-suited floor manager.
Source: hochi.news / Original article here
What people said
Gotta throw in Wagaya's Sugiyama and Yonsendoshin's Tsuzuki too lol
Honestly, I think offers like that would be fine
They're not getting normal work anyway, so it'd be like easing back into society
If they don't want it, they just don't have to take it
Pretty much, yeah
A night-industry manga that feels so tacked-on
It's so over-optimized for the algorithm it gives me heartburn
they've completely missed their window now (´・ω・｀)
Yuichi Fukuda's crew keeps vanishing one scandal at a time
Kept meaning to subscribe eventually but missed my window lol
Must have money to burn
The adult video industry
At launch, the lineup included around 4,600 anime titles,
plus roughly 120,000 pieces of content overall, including 2.5D stage productions, dramas, and variety shows.
The service particularly emphasizes its anime lineup, stating that it
"aims for 100% coverage of new anime releases, aside from titles exclusive to other platforms."[9]
Kenshiro ni Yoroshiku (Regards to Kenshiro)[23]
Akai Ringo (Red Apple) – co-produced with Asahi Broadcasting Television, exclusive streaming[26]
Subsuku Kanojo (Subscription Girlfriend) – co-produced with Asahi Broadcasting Television, exclusive streaming[26]
Wingman – co-produced with TV Tokyo and Toei Video, exclusive streaming
Bet they're getting him cheap
Wish someone could just blacklist her already
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
DMM TV is a video streaming service operated by DMM.com, offering a wide range of genres including anime, dramas, and variety shows. Because the company is also known for its adult-content business (FANZA), some posts in the thread showed confusion, asking things like “Isn’t that like SOD?” In reality, though, it’s a mainstream service that emphasizes coverage of new anime releases, and “Himachi no Joou” itself is an original drama produced in a style close to terrestrial TV. What divided the thread wasn’t opinions on the show’s content, but rather how to handle the two leads’ controversial pasts — most posts jokingly listed other actors and actresses with similar histories, with little mention of the source manga or story itself. Since this is still just an announcement ahead of streaming, judgments about the drama’s quality and performances will have to wait until it actually airs.
※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Geisoku+) thread “[Drama] Kenta Ito joins Mei Nagano’s starring/first-producer project — plays a lovable “ex-boyfriend” in “Himachi no Joou” [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★].”
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