Santa Yamagishi
Director
Synanthrope (2025)
Season 1
A college student's secret crush on a coworker at a small burger joint collides with chaos when a robbery erupts, unraveling hidden tensions and forcing a tight-knit group of eight to confront fractured loyalties and the blurred lines between love and betrayal.
Released Oct. 6, 2025
Episode 40 min
None+
Genres: Mystery
Keywords: tmdb.friendship, tmdb.romance
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: TV Tokyo, P.I.C.S., Asmik Ace Entertainment
Network: TV Tokyo
S1E1 - Making Names for Ourselves
One day, a robber bursts into the burger joint where the sullen college student Tonari (Koshi Mizukami), the temperamental troublemaker Mizumachi (Anna Yamada) and six others work.
Oct. 6, 2025, midnight
S1E2 - Cute Shoes
Synanthrope's eight employees throw a welcome party for their new coworker, Shizawa. While the group enjoys a follow-up round of karaoke, Tonari unknowingly passes by the robber from the day before.
Oct. 13, 2025, midnight
S1E3 - Closing Down
When the group is told the shop is closing down, Mizumachi says she wants to run it herself. Everyone seems in favor, except for Kanna, who says she's quitting.
Oct. 20, 2025, midnight
S1E4 - Predetermined Fate
Tonari and company reopen Synanthrope but have trouble getting customers. Meanwhile, Orita picks the next target in his quest to find The Woodpecker.
Oct. 27, 2025, midnight
S1E5 - If Only We Could Fly
Mizumachi hasn't been going home and is found sleeping in the back room with the account books open. Tonari tries to chat her up in the hopes of asking her out to lunch, but things don't go well.
Nov. 3, 2025, midnight
S1E6 - Don't Worry, You're All Alone
Tonari skips out on work, lost in his own thoughts and convinced that Mizumachi fell for the man she encountered at the concert.
Nov. 10, 2025, midnight
S1E7 - Sorry to Keep You Waiting
Memories of when she was locked up at five years old run through Mizumachi's mind as she spends the night once again at Satomi's apartment. Meanwhile, Orita and his crew abduct a certain man.
Nov. 17, 2025, midnight
S1E8 - The Moon Is Beautiful
The morning after someone appears to sneak into Synanthrope, Mizumachi grills Tonari about his whereabouts the night before, which he mistakes for her expressing jealousy.
Nov. 24, 2025, midnight
S1E9 - Rebel Smoke Signal
Synanthrope sees lines out the door for its half-off event. Meanwhile, Ryuji and Kyutaro get ready to take out the Woodpecker for Orita.
Dec. 1, 2025, midnight
S1E10 - Didn't Want to Forget
Synanthrope was vandalized and a "Bring me the Woodpecker" message was left on the wall. Faced with the disastrous sight, Kanna admits to leaking information to Orita.
Dec. 8, 2025, midnight
S1E11 - Bearer of Bad News
Tonari attempts to convince C to help rescue Mizumachi. Meanwhile, Ryuji reports his failure to nab Kurumi to Mutsumi.
Dec. 15, 2025, midnight
S1E12 - A Terrible Thing
Tonari (Koshi Mizukami) spots Ryuji (Yuya Endo) out in the woods. In a panic, he puts on a mask, but Ryuji winds up chasing him down anyway. Mid-chase, however, they stumble across a shocking sight.
Dec. 22, 2025, midnight
TV Tokyo
40 min/ep
481 min
Oct. 6, 2025
Dec. 22, 2025, midnight
Returning Series
PG13
Action
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