25時、赤坂で [25ji, Akasaka de]

In this intimate Japanese drama from Shodensha, actor Shirasaki Takashi and his costar Yuki Asami navigate the blurry line between performance and reality while filming a romance drama set in Tokyo's Akasaka district. Running from 2018 to the present across five issues, the series explores the pressures of celebrity life and the authenticity of on-screen chemistry. Writer and artist Hiroko Natsuno brings a nuanced, slow-burn sensibility to the story, making it a quiet standout in contemporary shojo/josei-adjacent manga.