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10 episodes

Life in Smokey Blue - Season 1

First aired Apr 7, 2026Season 1

Struggling salesman Sakutaro reunites with his sharp-tongued former rival Kuji, reigniting a buried one-night spark from eight years ago.

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Community reviews for Life in Smokey Blue, shown here with its season details.

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kinrich30

6.0

This is about two guys who used to work together when they were about 30 years old. Right as one of them was leaving the company they hooked up and then went their separate ways. The story begins 8 years later when they have a chance encounter. Now with both of them on different career paths they begin a relationship. While I ultimately enjoyed the story, it was extremely slow paced. A lot of it dealing more with their personal lives than the relationship. Like most series from this country, the episodes are about 25 minutes long. For me most of these episodes seemed to drag and they seemed longer then that. You do end up with a good story and a happy ending, it just seems like it takes a while to get there.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Reunion

10.0
Apr 7, 202625 min1 votes

Unemployed Sakutaro is saved from a hotel scam by Kuji, his rival and ex-lover, in their first reunion in eight years.

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Episode 2

Recollection

10.0
Apr 14, 202625 min1 votes

Working as a translator, Sakutaro uncovers the touching, hidden memories shared between Kuji and his late father.

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Episode 3

Beginning

10.0
Apr 21, 202625 min1 votes

Tamaki’s surprise visit and initial distrust of Kuji melt away as he begins to share Sakutaro’s deeper story.

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Episode 4

Self-Awareness

10.0
Apr 28, 202623 min1 votes

Kuji feels uneasy as his brother Minoru returns from the U.S. to take over the family home, stirring old complexes.

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Episode 5

A New Step

10.0
May 5, 202623 min1 votes

Sakutaro faces a crossroads as a new job offer and family changes force him to decide if he will leave Kuji's side.

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Episode 6

Letting Go

10.0
May 12, 202623 min1 votes

Kuji faces the heartbreaking end of his childhood home as it's cleared out and prepared for demolition by his brother.

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Episode 7

A White Lie

10.0
May 19, 202623 min1 votes

Kuji heads abroad, leaving Sakutaro to balance work and school until he receives a shock: Tajimi has collapsed.

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Episode 8

Hope

10.0
May 26, 202624 min1 votes

While grieving Tajimi, Sakutaro faces his work, while Kuga receives a proposal to write an essay about his father.

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Episode 9

Taking Shelter From The Rain, Getting Close

10.0
Jun 2, 202625 min1 votes

Sakutaro enters a translation contest while Kuji struggles to write, causing a rift to form between them.

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Episode 10

Continuously

10.0
Jun 9, 202624 min1 votes

Kuji hands Sakutaro a spare key and prepares to reveal their relationship to Tamaki as both take a new step forward.

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