‘Minato’s Laundromat’ Returns With A New Sequel

BL Japan

2023-04-24
10:08

You read it right — ‘Minato’s Laundromat‘ is back with season 2!

‘Minato’s Laundromat’ is a twelve-episode TV drama adaptation based on Tsubaki Yuzu’s manga “Minato Shouji Coin Laundry”. The drama was broadcasted last June on local channel TV Tokyo and simultaneously streamed for international fans on streaming platforms, GagaOOLala and Rakuten Viki. It depicts the story between Akira Minato (played by Kusakawa Takuya), the owner of an old laundromat, and Shintaro Katsuki (played by Nishigaki Sho), a high school student. And today, the official Twitter account announced the good news.

／#みなと商事コインランドリー
続編ドラマの放送が決定🎊
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みなさまの熱い声援のおかげで、
今夏、#みなしょーが
ちょっぴり(!?)ホットになってかえってきます🍉🌻🎐🍧
お馴染みの湊とシンを演じるのは、もちろん#草川拓弥と #西垣匠 🧺🫧

今年の夏も、ごひいきにー！ pic.twitter.com/2VAr1VWgI2

— みなと商事コインランドリー【ドラマ公式】 (@tx_minasho) April 23, 2023

The drama will be returning with a new sequel — a continuation of Minato and Shintaro’s love story, which became a couple after 10 years! The script will be written by Junichi Kansai, and Yamashita Shubaru, who also participated in the first season. It is under the direction of Kitagawa Hitomi and Ryo Kawasaki, who is one of three directors of the ongoing Japanese BL, Naked Dining. And lastly, sets to be released in July on the local channel TV Tokyo.

In case you haven’t watched its first sequel. Here’s an overview of “Minato’s Laundromat”.

Official Synopsis: Upon inheriting his grandfather’s coin laundromat, a middle-aged Minato Akira gives up his former corporate life to run the well-loved coin laundry shop peacefully. One fine day, a high school student by the name of Katsuki Shintaro enters the laundromat and despite the age difference between them, both Shintaro and Akira quickly become good friends. However, in an unexpected turn of events, Shinarto suddenly discovers that Akira is gay.

☆ A middle-aged laundromat operator crosses paths with a high school student. Do the two have what it takes to overcome the difference in their age?

Watch “Minato’s Laundromat” on GagaOOLala

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