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He's Expecting (2022)

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Original title
ヒヤマケンタロウの妊娠
Genre
comedy drama
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 8 episodes
Rated
12
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man discovers he is pregnant. The series follows his journey as he navigates pregnancy and the reactions of those around him.

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What happens

He's Expecting (Japanese: ヒヤマケンタロウの妊娠, Hepburn: Hiyama Kentarou no Ninshin) is a Japanese comedy-drama television series co-directed by Yuko Hakota. Loosely based on the 2012 manga Hiyama Kentarou no Ninshin (ヒヤマケンタロウの妊娠) by Eri Sakai, it tells the story of one man's experience being pregnant. The series premiered on Netflix on April 21, 2022, and on TV Tokyo on January 5, 2023. It stars Takumi Saitoh as Kentaro Hiyama, alongside Juri Ueno. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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