Erika Seki (Writer)

Aoshima-kun Is Mean

Although Aoshima and Yukino work at the same company, they have never spoken to each other. One day, they happen to meet at a bar that Yukino frequents, and they end up sitting next to each other! When she receives a call from a friend, Yukino remembers that she had made a promise to attend a wedding "with her boyfriend" and panics, saying, "Oh no, we broke up six months ago...!" The wedding is next week, and Yukino is worried about what to do. She asks Aoshima to pretend to be her boyfriend for just one day and attend her friend's wedding. To her surprise, he agrees! Yukino is relieved, but in fact, Aoshima has a plan... As they pretend to be together, Aoshima somehow starts to become interested in Yukino, who she had no interest in at all, and Yukino is at the mercy of a mean, younger tsundere boy. What will become of their "contract love"?

Release Date2024-07-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count9

Vote Count4

My Love from the Stars

Higashiyama Mitsuru is an alien who landed in Japan about 400 years ago and is currently hiding his identity and abilities by living as a university lecturer. Mitsuru is able to return back to his home star in three months time, but suddenly Sasahara Tsubaki, a top actress who is known to be a "troublemaker" moved to the condominium unit next to his and changed his life completely. What will happen between the two as Mitsuru slowly falls in love with Tsubaki just before he is about to return home?

Release Date2022-02-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count10

Vote Count3

The Hanawa Sisters

A dad who is popular with the ladies and a mom that continues to love the dad without any doubt like a young girl. The four sisters that the unbelievably ironclad husband and wife raised includes, an unmarried and divorced, a marriage hunter, a boyfriend-less, and one that has no luck with men. Out of them all, the second daughter Takemi, was the problem child, having divorced multiple times and has 3 kids. Because Takemi lives true to herself, she often ends up standing out from everyone, and gets called "the femme fatale with many lovers," problem child," and "devil." Will she end up causing many humorous troubles!? -- TBS -- DramaWiki

Release Date2011-07-10

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenstory

Episode Count11

Happily Ever After

Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi wrings laughs out of an unlikely topic -- domestic violence -- in this dark comedy about noodle-shop waitress Yukie Morita (Miki Nakatani), who puts up with the fiery temper, gambling and cruelty of her shiftless, ex-gangster boyfriend (Hiroshi Abe). But as flashbacks reveal, there's a reason behind Yukie's unconditional love for her man. Yûko Natori and Mayumi Sada also star.

Release Date2007-10-27

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count7

Strawberry Night Saga

Reiko Himekawa is just 27-years-old, but she has already received a promotion to become an assistant police inspector. She leads the 10th murder investigation team at the First Investigation Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Reiko Himekawa is an excellent detective and deals with many difficult cases. She works with Tamotsu Ishikura, Kohei Yuda and Shinji Otsuka on her team. The team then gets Kazuo Kikuta as a new member. Kazuo Kikuta is a detective who does not talk much, but looks to do the right thing.

Release Date2019-04-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count11

Vote Count2

Quiz

A woman's young son is kidnapped and the only clue to his disappearance is a note starting with the words "This is a quiz." What follows is a fast-paced and stylish whodunnit which leads chief investigator Kaoru Kiriko of the Special Investigation Team down a trail of increasingly perplexing riddles that all the while seem to mock the efforts of the police. Street-smart Kaoru may be the kidnapper's intellectual match, but as she gets closer to her mark, she finds herself becoming the hunted rather than the hunter.

Release Date2000-04-14

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Episode Count11

Vote Count3

TEPPACHI!

The protagonist Hiroshi Kokusho was an ace rugby player in his high school days attracting national attention, but his forceful play led to an injury. Condemned by his teammates and becoming isolated, he retires. After graduation, he lives on his own but fails to get a regular job, living a dizzying, carefree, day-to-day life. One day, after getting involved in a fight leads to the point of getting the police involved, he is fired from his job at a construction site and is evicted from the apartment he lives in for nonpayment of rent, leaving him at complete loss. Then a man comes to him and says, “let me introduce a job that's perfect for you!” “A dormitory and three meals included! So perfect for your physical strength which you are so proud of!” The job is in fact at a “Ground Self-Defense Force” which protects the peace and security of the country…

Release Date2022-07-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count11

The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming

Remake of a hit film from 1990, "The Cherry Orchard" which Nakahara himself directed, based on a popular comic book from Akimi Yoshida. The story takes place at a prestigious girls high school where everyone is oppressed with rules. One girl who just transferred to this school finds a long lost script of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" which was banned from school 11 years ago. Breaking strict school rules and boundaries, she and her friends decide to perform the play. With sentiment, love and passion, the girls cherish the moment of their life before taking the next step towards adulthood.

Release Date2008-11-08

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count2

Oshorin

Release Date2023-11-03

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

May I Blackmail You?

Kanji Senkawa receives requests which the police or private investigators can't handle. He solves the cases by threatening people. Kanji Senkawa meets wealthy university student Mio Kanesaka. She has a good heart and and can't ignore those in difficult situations. Kanji and Mio get involved in various cases including voice phishing and kidnappings.

Release Date2017-10-15

DepartmentWriting

JobTeleplay

Episode Count6

Vote Count5

Mamono

A lonely female lawyer becomes entangled in a forbidden romance with a dangerous man, leading her to uncover dark secrets and unravel a tragic series of events.

Release Date2025-04-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count8

Newbie Sisters' Meal

Sachi (Yamada Anna) and Ayari (Otomo Karen) suddenly become sisters after their parents remarry. Right after their marriage, the parents go on a trip overseas. Sachi and Ayari begin to live together. They are the same age and attended different high schools. Sachi is extroverted and loves eating delicious food. Ayari is introverted and enjoys cooking delicious food. At first, the two girls feel awkward being around each other, but, through food, they get to know each other and develop a bond.

Release Date2019-10-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count12

Vote Count7

Black Widow Business

In Osaka, Sayoko Takeuchi indulges in her evil ways. She targets old wealthy men and marries them for future inheritances. She works with Toru Kashiwagi who runs a marriage agency. Sayoko Takeuchi is married to a wealthy elderly man. One day, Tomomi Nakase hears her father was taken to the hospital. She rushes to the hospital and learns her father is unconscious. She also hears for the first time that her father is married to Sayoko Takeuchi. Tomomi Nakase takes the first steps in stopping Sayoko Takeuchi from gaining her father's fortune. She hires private detective Yoshinori Honda to investigate Sayoko Takeuchi and Toru Kashiwagi.

Release Date2019-01-22

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Episode Count9

Choosing Spouse by Lottery

Due to the nation's low birth rate and aging population, the Japanese government implements a new policy. The new policy requires single men and women from the age of 25 to 39 to go on government planned blind dates. The government randomly selects men and women as blind date partners. Each person can say no 2 times if they do not like their partners. If they say no for the third time, then they have to serve 2 years on an anti-terrorism activities support team. Tatsuhiko Miyasaka is a 26-year-old single man and he works as a systems engineer. He lives in Tokyo alone. Due to trauma from his middle-school days, he does not trust people and he has a fear of germs. Meanwhile, Nana Fuyumura is beautiful single woman and works at a radio broadcasting station. She lives with her family in Tokyo. Tatsuhiko Miyasaka and Nana Fuyumura meet at a government mandated blind date.

Release Date2018-10-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count8

Vote Count1

The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live

A crossover drama with NTV drama “Saiko no Kyoshi”. Where Saiko no Kyoshi focuses on Class 3-D, “Saiko no Seito” is set within Class 3-C, which is the neighboring class. Ban Hikari is a young girl who has recently been told she has just a year left to live due to a hereditary disease. In her notebook, she jots down a list of things she wishes to accomplish. Called “positive monster” by those around her, she resolves to live the days of her final year out as fully as possible.

Release Date2023-07-15

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Episode Count10

Vote Count1

Unexpected - Love Story in Maison Ginseiso -

Shitara, a man who fell from his elite life overnight. His new "place of employment", which has lost his job, house, and wife, is a boarding house?! Under one roof, a perverted love begins from the worst encounter with one of those living there!

Release Date2023-01-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count10

Vote Count6

Ohitorisama

33-year-old Akiyama Satomi is a history teacher at the prestigious all-girls high school she once attended. She has earned the nickname "ohitorisama" (meaning "one person") for her perfectionism and capability to handle any work by herself. At the same time, the name also refers to her lack of romance. One day, a young man named Shinichi arrives at the school as a temporary instructor. He's ten years younger than Satomi, has only worked part-time jobs, and has neither money nor status. Although the other female teachers and students find him cute, he is completely not Satomi's type... or is he? Will love blossom between this unlikely pair?

Release Date2009-10-16

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count5

Vote Count2

The Sunflower Disappeared in the Rain

Release Date2022-07-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count5

Vote Count4

Red Fate

A 2005 remake of the 1976 TV original.

Release Date2005-10-04

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Kimi wa Mendou na Konyakusha

Shino Kagiya, the daughter of a confectionery company president, is engaged to the perfect fiancé, Tachibana Hajime, but after three years, their relationship remains stagnant. When a new employee, Yui Hanazawa, joins the Sales department and grows close to Tachibana, Shino begins to question her feelings and the future of her engagement.

Release Date2025-03-03

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count6

Homeru Otoko ni Shiritai On'na

Masuda Suzu is a researcher at a health food company who has excellent observation skills and loves the 2D world (manga, anime, and video games). She has no interest in real-life romance but somehow becomes attracted to the new resident Katori Shun. With his communication skill and refreshing smile, Katori easily finds a way into people's hearts. However, Suzu does not understand why Katori could not move on after his confession to Itsuka got rejected. Taking the opportunity of living together under one roof, Suzu decided to observe Katori as her newest research subject. What is the real side of Katori that Suzu will witness?

Release Date2023-03-04

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Episode Count3