Broadcast Decision for 'I Asked My Husband for an Affair' Starring Yurika Nakamura and Reo Sano! Dramatization of a Shocking Real-Life Story from the Ongoing Manga in 'Comic Seemoa'! Will a Sexless Couple Seek 'Sanctioned Infidelity' for a Harmonious Family!?

A teaser visual depicting the back-to-back positions of Hanah (Yurika Nakamura) and Hiroki (Reo Sano) expresses the couple's misunderstandings while illustrating their mutual concern for each other. © 'I Asked My Husband for an Affair' Production Committee

Television Osaka has previously broadcast dramas themed around 'sexless' and 'infidelity,' such as 'My Husband is - That Girl's Lover-,' 'When the Intercom Rings,' and 'Still, I Want to Be with My Wife.'

This time, Television Osaka presents a drama themed around 'sanctioned infidelity'! The original work is the popular manga 'I Asked My Husband for an Affair' (original story by Nakaya Yoshitaka) serialized in 'Comic Seemoa.' A housewife, Hanah, overwhelmed with childcare, consults her husband about her sexless situation. However, her busy husband proposes 'sanctioned infidelity,' leading her to seek a sexual partner outside... This controversial work is based on the author Nakaya Yoshitaka's real-life experience, depicted as a shocking realistic fiction! The story takes an unexpected turn beyond 'sanctioned infidelity'...

Both husband and wife wish for a 'harmonious family,' but their desired forms diverge... The protagonist Hanah, proposed 'sanctioned infidelity' by her husband, explores ways to resolve her sexual desires and feelings for her husband outside the family, depicted sometimes comically and sometimes seriously, questioning the 'way of being a couple.'

The W-lead roles are played by Yurika Nakamura and Reo Sano (GENERATIONS).

Yurika Nakamura, who plays the housewife Hanah, troubled by her sexless marriage, has appeared in numerous popular works such as 'Abduction Marriage' (TV Tokyo) and the movie 'Chaser Game W: Aquatic Affinity,' and is also active as an artist.

Reo Sano, who plays Hanah's husband Hiroki, overwhelmed by work and unable to respond to her advances, is active as a member of GENERATIONS and has also appeared in dramas such as 'Informer' (Kansai Television) and 'Even Knowing the Shapes of Love' (Abema・Netflix).

Sano will make his first lead role in a terrestrial TV drama, and both Nakamura and Sano will make their first lead roles in a Television Osaka drama!

And the regular cast surrounding the two,

Guest cast, including Hanah's sanctioned infidelity partner, her ex-boyfriend, men met through matching apps, clubs, and female-oriented adult services, will be announced later!

Hanah, who becomes emotional wanting to have sex with her husband, and Hiroki, who loves Hanah but cannot have sex. What future will the drifting couple reach through 'sanctioned infidelity'... A drama that is sure to resonate with those struggling with their partner's relationship starts this summer!

■ Special Teaser Video Now Available on TVer!

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【Cast Comments】

© 'I Asked My Husband for an Affair' Production Committee

■ Hanah Role: Yurika Nakamura

《Comment》

Proposed 'sanctioned infidelity' by her husband to maintain a harmonious family,

As the wife I portray,

I feel she honestly wants to be loved more by her husband.

Through the wife's unmet desires and the couple's emotional disconnect,

This story makes me think about what "happiness" is for a "woman,"

And the "way of being a family, a couple." I think it's a story that makes you think.

Unlike dark-themed infidelity dramas, it's a bright story that positively confronts problems,

I hope you'll be interested.

© 'I Asked My Husband for an Affair' Production Committee

■ Hiroki Role: Reo Sano

《Comment》

I will be playing the role of Hiroki, the husband of Hanah, played by Yurika Nakamura.

I will express the complex emotions of facing family and marital issues, work, and personal characteristics,

Within the intricate relationships, and through sessions with co-stars and staff,

I hope to deliver a good work to everyone who receives it.

Please look forward to it.

【Original Author Comment & Drama Celebration Illustration】

© Nakaya Yoshitaka/Seemoa Comics

■ Original Author: Nakaya Yoshitaka

《Comment》

'I Asked My Husband for an Affair' will be dramatized. This work was created based on my actual experience of being proposed an outside partner by my husband. Initially, I felt lonely and cried, but I thought it would be a waste to just cry, so I drew it in a manga! And now it's being dramatized...! I'm very, very happy. Thank you to all the readers, the editorial department, and everyone involved in the drama. I hope that through the drama, new people will come to know the work. Please take care of me.

© Nakaya Yoshitaka/Seemoa Comics

Synopsis of the Original Manga 'I Asked My Husband for an Affair'

Can you really satisfy your heart at home and your body outside? A real love story between a wife and husband that makes you laugh, get angry, and empathize!

I am Hanah, a housewife on maternity leave. My family consists of my husband and one daughter. My husband is busy with work, and single-parenting is unavoidable. But I can't go anywhere, meet anyone. Yet, I've been sexless for years! After a big fight, my husband's proposal to me was 'go and resolve it outside.' For a harmonious family, I'm going to find a partner with my husband's approval...!?

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≪Program Content≫

A couple, but sex is 'outsourced'?

The housewife Hanah (Yurika Nakamura) was living happily with her husband Hiroki (Reo Sano) and their 4-year-old daughter Haruna, but she had one big worry. That is, Hiroki, who works at a bank, is overwhelmed with work every day, and Hanah is a single parent. The sexless state has continued for 5 years. Feeling anxious that her sex life might be over, Hanah one day decides to invite her husband but is rejected, and her pent-up frustrations explode. Then, Hiroki proposes, 'I love you, Hanah, but... please resolve it outside, sex and loneliness, everything.'

For a harmonious family, Hanah, with her husband's approval, seeks a sex partner through [existing] her ex-boyfriend, [new] matching apps and clubs, and [business] female-oriented adult services.

'It's not just about satisfying sexual desire; I want to be fulfilled by someone I truly love.' What will happen to Hanah's feelings...?

≪Program Overview≫

【Program Title】 'I Asked My Husband for an Affair'

【Broadcast Schedule】 Television Osaka: Starting July 9, 2026 (Thu), every Thursday at 24:00

　　　　　 Television Aichi: Starting July 14, 2026 (Tue), every Tuesday at 1:30

　　　　　 Television Tokyo: Starting July 15, 2026 (Wed), every Wednesday at 3:20

【Distribution】

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【Leads】 Yurika Nakamura, Reo Sano (GENERATIONS)

【Original Work】 'I Asked My Husband for an Affair' by Nakaya Yoshitaka (Seemoa Comics)

https://www.cmoa.jp/title/296743/

【Directors】 Takakazu Honda, Yasuyuki Shin'yama

【Screenplay】 Kana Yamada