Switched, known in Japan as Sora o Kakeru Yodaka, is 2018 Japanese-language television series starring Miu Tomita, Kaya Kiyohara, Daiki Shigeoka, and Tomohiro Kamiyama. It is based on the 2014 manga series of same name by Shiki Kawabata. The series was directed by Hiroaki Matsuyama.
It was ordered direct-to-series, and the first full season premiered on Netflix streaming on August 1, 2018.
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Premise
High school student Ayumi Kohinata is blessed with a good life: childhood crush who confessed his love to her, a loyal friend, and a loving family. After her classmate Zenko Umine committed suicide in front of her, Ayumi finds herself and Zenko switched body. Ayumi has to live inside Zenko's body as she experiences the life that Zenko has been going through. The story follows the twists and turns of the character Umine and the reasons why she committed suicide, while social anxiety and depression are underlying themes throughout the series.
Cast
Kaya Kiyohara as Ayumi Kohinata / Zenko Umine
Miu Tomita as Zenko Umine / Ayumi Kohinata
Daiki Shigeoka as Shunpei Kaga
Tomohiro Kamiyama as Koshiro Mizumoto
Megumi Seki as Ukon
Reika Kirishima as Ayumi's mother
Shinji Rokkaku as Ayumi's father
Miu Suzuki as Ritsu Inaki (Ayumi's friend)
Riko Hisada as Maria Tsuchiya (Ayumi's friend)
Shoko Nakajima as Zenko's mother
Miyazaki Ayumu as young Zenko
Nishizawa Aina as young Ayumi
Release
The full first season of Switched consisting of 6 episodes premiered on Netflix streaming on August 1, 2018.
