:Ossan's Love
{{short description|Japanese television drama}}
{{About|the 2018 Japanese television drama|the Hong Kong adaptation|Ossan's Love (2021 TV series)|the Thailand adaptation|Ossan's Love Thailand}}
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{{nihongo|Ossan's Love|おっさんずラブ|Ossan zu Rabu|{{lit}} 'Middle Aged Man's Love'|lead=yes}} is a Japanese television drama produced by TV Asahi. The series follows Soichi Haruta, a romantically unsuccessful office worker whose male boss and roommate confess their romantic feelings for him. Noted as one of the first Japanese television dramas in the boys' love (male-male romance) genre, Ossan's Love was initially released as a single-episode television special in 2016, which was adapted into a seven-episode television series in 2018. A feature film sequel to the television series, Ossan's Love: Love or Dead, was released in 2019; a second season of the television series titled Ossan's Love: In the Sky aired that same year.
A new season titled Ossan's Love Returns aired on January 5, 2024, with Tanaka, Yoshida, and Hayashi reprising their roles.
Synopsis
Soichi Haruta, a single 33-year-old man, has been unsuccessful in getting a girlfriend. One day, he discovers his boss, Kurosawa, secretly collects images of him and learns that Kurosawa is deeply in love with him. Unsettled by Kurosawa's bold confession and romantic pursuits, Haruta seeks advice from his friends, discovering in the process that his male co-worker is also in love with him. Caught in a love triangle, Haruta navigates through his feelings for his two love interests.
Cast and characters
;{{nihongo|Soichi Haruta|春田 創一|Haruta Sōichi}}
:{{Portrayed by|Kei Tanaka}}
;{{nihongo|Musashi Kurosawa|黒澤 武蔵|Kurosawa Musashi}}
:{{Portrayed by|Kōtarō Yoshida}}
:Kurosawa is the manager of Haruta's department and is in love with him.
;{{nihongo|Ryota Maki|牧 凌太|Maki Ryōta}}
:{{Portrayed by|Kento Hayashi}}
:Maki is Haruta's 25-year-old roommate who works in the same company under the design department. He is in love with Haruta and becomes protective after discovering Kurosawa is in love with him. In the original 2016 television special, the character was named {{nihongo|Yukiya Hasegawa|長谷川 幸也|Hasegawa Yukiya}} and was portrayed by Motoki Ochiai.
Production
Ossan's Love was inspired by producer {{ill|Sari Kijima{{!}}Sari Kijima's|ja|貴島彩理}} experience of being looked after by a female friend while in college, and her desire to explore the subject of romantic relationships between co-workers.{{cite web |title=『おっさんずラブ』28歳若手Pが語る、大反響の裏側 「テーマは"働く今どきの男女の恋愛観"」 |url=https://realsound.jp/movie/2018/06/post-201379.html |website=Real Sound |access-date=5 January 2021 |language=ja |date=2 June 2018}} Scriptwriter {{ill|Koji Tokuo|ja|徳尾浩司}} noted that rather than writing the series as a moe love affair between men, he instead framed it as a romantic drama that merely features men instead of a male-female couple; consequently, Ossan's Love specifically avoids homophobia or other LGBT-related issues.{{cite web |last1=Okimoto |first1=Shigeyoshi |title=「おっさんずラブ」胸キュン必至な物語はどうつくられたのか？ 脚本・徳尾浩司インタビュー |url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2018/06/02/37984.html |website=AnimeAnime.jp |access-date=5 January 2021 |language=ja |date=2 June 2018}} While Ossan's Love is an original work, Tokuo has noted both shōnen and shōjo manga as among its influences, particularly Marmalade Boy. The series was heavily marketed through social media; "Musashi's Room", an Instagram account featuring in-character posts from Musashi Kurosawa, became widely popular and gained more followers than the series' official account.{{cite web |title=おっさんずラブの巧みなSNS戦略 絶対な波及効果が人気支える |url=https://jisin.jp/entertainment/entertainment-news/1631560/ |website=Jisin.jp |access-date=5 January 2021 |language=ja |date=30 May 2018}}{{cite web |title=『おっさんずラブ』あえての"公式裏アカ"戦略 公式アカウント超えるフォロワー数に |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/51169/ |website=Oricon News |access-date=5 January 2021 |language=ja |date=26 May 2018}}
Ossan's Love was first broadcast as an hour-long television special on December 30, 2016, as the third part of TV Asahi's {{nihongo|"Year-end Strange Love Drama"|年の瀬 変愛ドラマ}} series.{{cite news | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2142743/full/ | title=『おっさんずラブ』が純度の高い恋愛ドラマを貫き通せた奇跡 | language=ja | work=Oricon | date=2019-08-23 | access-date=2020-11-28}} The program starred Kei Tanaka as Soichi Haruta, Kōtarō Yoshida as Musashi Kurosawa, Motoki Ochiai as Yukiya Hasegawa, and Sae Miyazawa as Asuka Minato. Following positive response from the special, TV Asahi created a 7-episode television series based on the original television special, which was broadcast in 2018. The 2018 series appeared on TV Asahi's {{nihongo|{{ill|Doyō Night Drama|ja|土曜ナイトドラマ (テレビ朝日)}}|土曜ナイトドラマ||{{literal translation}} "Saturday Night Drama"}} programming block. Tanaka and Yoshida reprised their roles, while Kento Hayashi and Rio Uchida replaced Ochiai and Miyazawa, including characters that were in their original roles.
On January 22, 2019, TV Asahi announced that it would produce a second season of Ossan's Love for release in 2019. The second season, Ossan's Love: In the Sky, is a re-imagining of the series that retains Haruta and Kurosawa's characters, as well as the love triangle plot, but is set in an airport and is not connected to the first season's narrative.{{cite web |title=『おっさんずラブ』10月、連ドラで帰ってくる 男女入り乱れてのラブバトル!? |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2144242/full/?ref_cd=jstw003 |website=Oricon News |access-date=5 January 2021 |language=ja |date=12 September 2019}}
Episodes
=Television special (2016)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = Special
| Title = Ossan's Love
| TranslitTitle = Ossanzu Rabu
| NativeTitle = おっさんずラブ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = {{ill|Tōichirō Rutō|ja|瑠東東一郎}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|30}}
| ShortSummary = Soichi Haruta, a single 33-year-old salaryman working at a real-estate office, discovers photos of him secretly taken by his boss, Musashi Kurosawa, to which the latter admits he has been in love. Haruta confides in his friends but discovers that his co-worker and roommate, Yukiya Hasegawa, is also in love with him. Haruta is unsettled by both their romantic pursuits, and after an altercation at the company's Christmas party, he eventually rejects them both. However, during a night out with Asuka, his childhood friend, he realizes his feelings for Hasegawa and later confesses to him.
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=Season 1 (2018)=
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Open the Door!
| TranslitTitle =
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| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = {{ill|Tōichirō Rutō|ja|瑠東東一郎}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|4|21}}
| Viewers = 2.9%
| ShortSummary =
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Stop Fighting
| TranslitTitle = Kenka o Yamete
| NativeTitle = けんかをやめて
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = {{ill|Daisuke Yamamoto|ja|山本大輔 (演出家)}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|4|28}}
| Viewers = 4.2%
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Your Name
| TranslitTitle = Kimi no Na wa
| NativeTitle = 君の名は。
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = {{ill|Yuki Saito (director)|lt=Yuki Saito|ja|Yuki Saito}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|23}}
| Viewers = 3.8%
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = The Third Man
| TranslitTitle = Dai-san no Otoko
| NativeTitle = 第三の男
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Tōichirō Rutō
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|12}}
| Viewers = 3.5%
| ShortSummary =
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Can You "Coming Out"?
| TranslitTitle =
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| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Daisuke Yamamoto
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|19}}
| Viewers = 3.9%
| ShortSummary =
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Musuko-san o Boku ni Kudasai!
| TranslitTitle = Please Let Me Take Care of Your Son!
| NativeTitle = 息子さんを僕にください!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Yuki Saito
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|28}}
| Viewers = 3.9%
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Happy Happy Wedding!?
| TranslitTitle =
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| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Tōichirō Rutō
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|2}}
| Viewers = 5.7%
| ShortSummary =
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=Season 2: ''In the Sky'' (2019)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Attention Please
| TranslitTitle = Atenshon Purīzu
| NativeTitle = アテンションプリーズ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Tōichirō Rutō
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|2}}
| Viewers = 5.8%
| ShortSummary =
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| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = To Avoid Love in the Middle of the Airport
| TranslitTitle = Kūkō no Chūshin de Ai o Sakebu
| NativeTitle = 空港の中心で愛をさけぶ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Daisuke Yamamoto
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|9}}
| Viewers = 4.7%
| ShortSummary =
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| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Endless Rain
| TranslitTitle =
| NativeTitle =
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Yuki Saito
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|16}}
| Viewers = 3.5%
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = We Can't Ever Hate Each Other
| TranslitTitle = Kirai ni Narenai Watashi-tachi
| NativeTitle = 嫌いになれない私たち
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Tōichirō Rutō
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|23}}
| Viewers = 4.6%
| ShortSummary =
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| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Am I Not Good Enough?
| TranslitTitle = Ore ja Dame ka
| NativeTitle = 俺じゃダメか
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Daisuke Yamamoto
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|30}}
| Viewers = 4.3%
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Seven Days with You
| TranslitTitle = Ore to Omae no Nanokakan
| NativeTitle = 俺とお前の七日間
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Yuki Saito
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|7}}
| Viewers = 4.2%
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = And Then Someone was Gone
| TranslitTitle = Soshite Dare mo Inakunatta
| NativeTitle = そして誰もいなくなった
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Yuki Saito
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|14}}
| Viewers = 4.3%
| ShortSummary =
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| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Merry Christmas from the Heavens
| TranslitTitle = Tenkū no Merī Kurisumasu
| NativeTitle = 天空のメリークリスマス
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Tōichirō Rutō
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|21}}
| Viewers = 5.1%
| ShortSummary =
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Other media
=Film=
A film sequel to season 1 of the television drama, {{ill|Ossan's Love: Love or Dead|ja|劇場版 おっさんずラブ 〜LOVE or DEAD〜}}, was released in theaters nationwide on August 23, 2019. In its opening weekend the film sold 239,000 tickets, for a box office gross of ¥343 million.{{cite web |title=『劇場版おっさんずラブ』が満足度ランク首位。熱烈ファンの"推しポイント"は？ |url=https://cinema.pia.co.jp/news/177851/80074/ |website=Pia |access-date=2 January 2021 |date=26 August 2019}} The film grossed a total of ¥2.65 billion, making it the twelfth highest-grossing Japanese film released in 2019.{{cite web |title=2019年 （令和元年） 全国映画概況 |url=http://www.eiren.org/toukei/img/eiren_kosyu/data_2019.pdf |website=Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan |access-date=2 January 2021}} Several cheer screenings were held throughout the theatrical run.{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/346709 | title=おっさんずラブ応援上映に"OL民"集う、息ぴったりに「アグリー！」「きんぴら！」 | language=ja | work=Natalie | date=2019-09-07 | access-date=2020-11-28}}
=Manga=
A manga adaptation of Ossan's Love illustrated by Umebachi Yamanaka was serialized in the manga magazine Be Love from 2018 to 2020.{{cite news | url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1539053412 | title=ドラマ『おっさんずラブ』のコミカライズ連載が女性マンガ誌「BE・LOVE」で11月1日スタート！ | trans-title=Comic adaptation of the drama series Ossans Love starts serialization in {{lang|ja-Latn|josei}} manga magazine Be Love starting November 1! | language=ja | work=Animate | date=2018-10-19 | access-date=2020-11-28}} The series was collected into four {{lang|ja-Latn|tankōbon}} volumes published by Kodansha:
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| RelDate = March 13, 2019{{cite web |title=おっさんずラブ（1） |url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000320853 |website=Kodansha |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-515273-7
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 2
| RelDate = August 8, 2019{{cite web |title=おっさんずラブ（2） |url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000324069 |website=Kodansha |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-516772-4
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 3
| RelDate = November 3, 2019{{cite web |title=おっさんずラブ（3） |url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000326410 |website=Kodansha |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-516772-4
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 4
| RelDate = March 13, 2020{{cite web |title=おっさんずラブ（4） |url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000338725 |website=Kodansha |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-518929-0
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=Remake=
{{further|Ossan's Love (2021 TV series)}}
A Cantonese-language remake of the first season produced in Hong Kong was first announced in February 2021. The remake stars Mirror members Edan Lui and Anson Lo, as well as Kenny Wong. It was later broadcast in Hong Kong on ViuTV beginning June 28, 2021. Episodes 7 to 15 had new content that was not present in the original Japanese version.{{cite news | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2197936/full/ | title=香港版『おっさんずラブ』本編が完成 新エピソード増で7話から15話に | work=Oricon | date=2021-06-24 | accessdate=2021-07-02}}
{{Further|Ossan's Love Thailand}}
A Thai television drama remake that was aired from January 9 and ends on March 24, 2025 consists of 12 episodes. It stars Pirapat Watthanasetsiri, Sahaphap Wongratch and Shahkrit Yamnam. This drama is now available for streaming on Viu and YouTube.
Reception
=Critical reception=
Ossan's Love was credited as one of the series that brought interest to the boys' love genre to mainstream audiences outside of anime and manga fans,{{cite news | first=Kim | last=Morrissy | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2020-10-20/boys-love-anime-label-blue-lynx/.165234 | title=Interview: Boys-Love Anime Label Blue Lynx | work=Anime News Network | date=2020-10-20 | access-date=2020-11-07}} and was praised in Japan and Hong Kong for its positive portrayal of same-sex couples. The series' popularity is noted as influencing the production of live-action television dramas and films featuring male-male romance, such as {{ill|Pornographer (manga){{!}}Pornographer|ja|ポルノグラファー}} (2018) on Fuji TV, What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2019) on TV Tokyo, and Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (2020) on TV Tokyo, and the live-action film adaptation of The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (2020).{{cite web |title=男性同士の恋愛描く「BL」作品がメジャー化した理由 |url=https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20201004_1600668.html?DETAIL |website=News Post Seven |access-date=5 January 2021 |language=ja |date=4 October 2020}} James Marsh from the South China Morning Post gave Ossan's Love: Love or Dead a score of 3 out of 5 stars.{{cite news | first=James | last=Marsh | url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3026470/ossans-love-love-or-dead-film-review-japanese-gay-office | title= Review: Ossan's Love: Love or Dead film review – Japanese gay office comedy piggybacks on success of TV series | work=South China Morning Post | date=2019-09-10 | access-date=2020-11-07}}
The official guidebook for the first season sold 100,000 physical copies within its first week of sales.{{cite news | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2115957/full/ | title=『おっさんずラブ』公式本、初版10万部に 目次も一挙公開 | language=ja | work=Oricon | date=2018-07-20 | access-date=2021-01-01}} During its second week of sales, it sold an additional 56,000 physical copies and became the best-selling official guidebook for a television drama since the 2011 television series Ikemen desu ne.{{cite news | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2117689/full/ | title=『おっさんずラブ』公式本、TV番組関連本で民放ドラマ6年10ヶ月ぶり2週連続首位 | language=ja | work=Oricon | date=2018-08-17 | access-date=2021-01-01}}
=Awards=
{{Awards table|5}}
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| rowspan="17" | 2018
| rowspan="2" | {{ill|Confidence Award Drama Prize|ja|コンフィデンスアワード・ドラマ賞}}
| Best Drama
| Ossan's Love
| {{won}}
| {{cite web |title=第12回 コンフィデンスアワード・ドラマ賞 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/confidence/special/54676/ |website=Oricon |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=ja |date=1 August 2018}}
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| Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}}
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| rowspan="5" | Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix
| Best Series
| Ossan's Love
| {{nom}}
| {{cite web |title=日刊スポーツ・ドラマグランプリ |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/award/ns-dramagp/22/ns-dgp-result_spring.html |website=Nikkan Sports |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=ja}}
|-
| Best Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}}
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| Best Supporting Actress
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="7" | {{ill|Television Drama Academy Awards|ja|ザテレビジョンドラマアカデミー賞#歴代受賞作品}}
| Best Series
| Ossan's Love
| {{won}}
| {{cite web |title=97th Television Drama Academy Awards |url=https://thetv.jp/feature/drama-academy/97/awards/ |website=Television Drama Academy Awards |publisher=Kadokawa |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=ja |date=8 August 2018}}
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| Best Actor
| {{won}}
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| Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| {{nom}}
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| Best Screenplay
| {{ill|Koji Tokuo|ja|徳尾浩司}}
| {{won}}
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| Best Director
| Toichiro Ruto, Daisuke Yamamoto, Yuki Saito
| {{won}}
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| Special Award
| "Musashi's Room" (tie-in Instagram account)
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | Tokyo Drama Awards
| Grand Prix
| Ossan's Love
| {{won}}
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| Best Actor
| {{won}}
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| Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}}
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| rowspan="7" | 2019
| {{ill|Confidence Award Drama Prize|ja|コンフィデンスアワード・ドラマ賞}}
| Grand Prize
| Ossan's Love
| {{won}}
| {{cite web |title=「おっさんずラブ」が「コンフィデンスアワード・ドラマ賞」年間作品賞 |url=https://hochi.news/articles/20190228-OHT1T50160.html |website=Sports Hochi |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=ja |date=1 March 2019}}
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| rowspan="2" | Elan d'or Awards
| New Face Award
| {{won}}
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| Producer Award Encouragement Award
| Yumiko Miwa, Sayuri Kijima, Yuki Jinba, Chizuko Matsuno
| {{won}}
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| rowspan="4" | Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring Drama)
| Best Series
| Ossan's Love
| {{won}}
| {{cite web |title=貴島彩理Ｐ「おっさんずラブ」ドラマＧＰ作品賞受賞 |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201905050000386.html |website=Nikkan Sports |language=ja |date=6 May 2019}}
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| Best Actor
| {{won}}
| {{cite web |title=田中圭「おっさんずラブ」ドラマＧＰ主演男優賞 |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201905010000799.html |website=Nikkan Sports |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=ja |date=2 May 2019}}
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| Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}}
| {{cite web |title=林遣都「おっさんずラブ」ドラマＧＰ助演男優賞受賞 |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201905050000367.html |website=Nikkan Sports |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=ja |date=6 May 2019}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{won}}
| {{cite web |title=内田理央「おっさんずラブ」／ドラマＧＰ助演女優賞 |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201905020000473.html |website=Nikkan Sports |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=ja |date=3 May 2019}}
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References
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External links
- {{official website|https://tv-asahicontents.com/en/program/ossanslove}}
- [https://tv-asahicontents.com/en/program/ossanslove_inthesky Ossan's Love: In the Sky official website]
{{Tokyo Drama Award for Best Drama Series}}
{{Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Drama}}
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Category:Japanese drama television series
Category:2010s LGBTQ-related drama television series
Category:2016 in Japanese television
Category:2018 in Japanese television
Category:2016 Japanese television series debuts
Category:Japanese LGBTQ-related drama television series