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Switched
Release poster
Genre	Drama, Science Fiction
Starring	Miu Tomita Kaya Kiyohara Daiki Shigeoka Tomohiro Kamiyama
Opening theme	"50/50" by Ken Arai
Ending theme	"Akatsuki" by Johnny's WEST
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	33–44 min
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01)

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.

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

Episodes

Release

The full first season of Switched consisting of 6 episodes premiered on Netflix streaming on August 1, 2018.

Note

1. 宇宙を駆けるよだか (lit. "The Night Owl Running Through the Sky")

References

1. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Switched' On Netflix, A Japanese Teen Drama Series About Body Snatching". Decider. July 17, 2019.
2. "'Switched' - Netflix Original Series Review". Ready Steady Cut. July 17, 2019.
3. "Switched Season 1 Review". The Review Geek. July 17, 2019.
4. "TV Review: Netflix's Switched Packs a Lot of Twists and Turns". The Young Folks. July 17, 2019.
5. Switched. Netflix.

External links

• Switched at IMDb
• Switched on Netflix
• Switched at Rotten Tomatoes

• Japanese-language television shows
• Netflix television dramas