Journal with Witch
Different Country Diary
Ikoku Nikki
Genres
- Drama
Tags
all 15- Main CastFemale Protagonist96
- Main CastEstranged Family95
- DramaComing of Age93
- OtherAdoption91
- DemographicJosei90
- Slice of LifeFamily Life87
- TraitsOrphan87
- Slice of LifeParenthood81
- ArtsWriting80
- OtherFound Family80
- SceneUrban76
- DramaTragedy75
- TraitsHikikomori53
- RomanceHeterosexual50
- Main CastPrimarily Female Cast20
Genres: Drama. Tags: Female Protagonist, Estranged Family, Coming of Age, Adoption, Josei, Family Life, Orphan, Parenthood, Writing, Found Family, Urban, Tragedy.
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771
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This Season
Rated TV
#11
This Season
Popular TV
#64
All Time
Rated TV
- Premiered
- Winter 2026
- Aired
- Jan 4, 2026 –
- Broadcast
- Sunday · 23:00:00
- Duration
- 23 min
- Studio
- Shuka
Alternative Titles
en-x-romajiIkoku Nikki
ja違国日記
enDifferent Country Diary
enForeign Country Diary
enDiary of a Strange Land
enบันทึกจากวิเทศ
enمذكرات من بلد آخر
enEntre les lignes
en위국일기
Synopsis
Thirty-five-year-old novelist Makio Koudai never had a good relationship with her older sister Minori, who always berated her for being different. Due to this, Makio is not stricken with grief upon hearing the news that Minori and her husband die in a car crash. But when Makio is asked to identify their bodies, she runs into her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi, whom she has not seen in years.
As As
Thirty-five-year-old novelist Makio Koudai never had a good relationship with her older sister Minori, who always berated her for being different. Due to this, Makio is not stricken with grief upon hearing the news that Minori and her husband die in a car crash. But when Makio is asked to identify their bodies, she runs into her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi, whom she has not seen in years.
As Asa struggles to process her parents' death, Makio reassures her that her complicated feelings are valid and suggests that the teenager start writing in a diary as a way to cope with the loss. Upon learning that no other relatives wanted to take in Asa, Makio decides to become her guardian despite her lack of experience. In a world full of uncertainty, the novelist and teenager must learn to live with each other while figuring themselves out.
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Thirty-five-year-old novelist Makio Koudai never had a good relationship with her older sister Minori, who always berated her for being different. Due to this, Makio is not stricken with grief upon hearing the news that Minori and her husband die in a car crash. But when Makio is asked to identify their bodies, she runs into her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi, whom she has not seen in years. As As
Thirty-five-year-old novelist Makio Koudai never had a good relationship with her older sister Minori, who always berated her for being different. Due to this, Makio is not stricken with grief upon hearing the news that Minori and her husband die in a car crash. But when Makio is asked to identify their bodies, she runs into her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi, whom she has not seen in years. As Asa struggles to process her parents' death, Makio reassures her that her complicated feelings are valid and suggests that the teenager start writing in a diary as a way to cope with the loss. Upon learning that no other relatives wanted to take in Asa, Makio decides to become her guardian despite her lack of experience. In a world full of uncertainty, the novelist and teenager must learn to live with each other while figuring themselves out. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Information
- Type
- TV
- Status
- Airing
- Premiered
- Winter 2026
- Aired
- Jan 4, 2026 –
- Broadcast
- Sunday · 23:00:00
- Episodes
- 6 / 13
- Duration
- 23 min
- Studio
- Shuka
Alternative Titles
en-x-romajiIkoku Nikki
ja違国日記
enDifferent Country Diary
enForeign Country Diary
enDiary of a Strange Land
enบันทึกจากวิเทศ
enمذكرات من بلد آخر
enEntre les lignes
en위국일기