Motoko Takahashi

Motoko Takahashi (髙橋 幹子, Takahashi Motoko, February 22, 1975) is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist born in Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

Works

Blue Orchestra

In the fall of his third and final year of middle school, Hajime Aono, a violin prodigy, stopped playing violin for his own personal reasons. But it was also that year when he got to know a girl who told him about a high school with a prestigious school orchestra. Suddenly, the gears in the clock of Aono's life began to turn again. This is the story of a youth drama that brings forth the harmony between music and the heart!

Release Date2023-04-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count17

Love All Play

Ryou joins a powerhouse badminton team to chase his dreams and surpass the rival he once admired.

Release Date2022-04-02

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count5

Vote Count9

The Proper Way to Write Love

When a former loner plots to dump his old classmate for revenge, he doesn’t expect to fall for him instead.

Release Date2025-07-14

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Episode Count8

Vote Count6

Scum's Wish

Seventeen-year-old Mugi Awaya and Hanabi Yasuraoka appear to be the ideal couple. They are both pretty popular, and they seem to suit each other well. However, outsiders don't know of the secret they share. Both Mugi and Hanabi have hopeless crushes on someone else, and they are only dating each other to soothe their loneliness. Mugi is in love with Akane Minagawa, a young teacher who used to be his home tutor. Hanabi is also in love with a teacher, a young man who has been a family friend since she was little. In each other, they find a place where they can grieve for the ones they cannot have, and they share physical intimacy driven by loneliness. Will things stay like this for them forever?

Release Date2017-01-18

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Episode Count12

Vote Count19

Love Me to Death

A devoted husband and his loving wife’s seemingly perfect life is turned upside down when a female reporter is murdered, plunging them into a suspenseful web of love, madness, and danger.

Release Date2025-03-27

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Episode Count8

Vote Count1

Meiji Tokyo Renka

Mei Ayazuki, an ordinary high school girl, becomes the object of affection for a bunch of handsome historical figures when she accidentally time-travels back to Tokyo during the Meiji Era.

Release Date2019-01-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count13

Ripe for the Picking

Release Date2024-01-23

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count3

Sugar Sugar Honey

Mizuki, a retired marathon runner with limited social skills and no experience in love, struggles to adapt to her new job at a high-end hotel due to her lack of customer service skills. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Kaji, a charming dessert chef at the hotel known for his womanizing ways. After a frustrated Mizuki lashes out at him, Kaji surprisingly enlists her as his taste tester, potentially setting the stage for a sweet romance despite their seemingly incompatible lives.

Release Date2024-02-05

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count8

Vote Count2

Hell is Made of Good Intentions

Hell is Made of Good Intentions

Former convicts, shunned by society, confront lethal traps in a rehabilitation program that unravels their buried regrets and leads to a shocking, twisted fate.

Release Date2025-10-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count10

Love Revolution

Love Revolution

Rei Himenomiya, forced to live alone due to family circumstances, meets the charming Rin Ouji and falls in love. Determined to win her heart, he embarks on a passionate pursuit, but his journey proves more complicated than he anticipated.

Release Date2025-01-12

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Episode Count10