Kataomoi, translated as 'Unrequited love', is a Japanese mystery drama directed by Nagata Koto and released in 2017. The series aired on Wowow from October 17, 2017 to November 25, 2017.
One day, Nishiwaki is on the way home after a reunion with his college American football club teammates including Hayata Yukihiro and Sugai Makoto. He and Sugai sneak into the university grounds and run into the former manager of the club. He radiates a strange aura and confesses that he had killed a person.
This series provides examples of:
- Asshole Victim: The man killed by Kanzaki was a womanizer that stalked a bar hostess.
- Old Friend, New Gender:The rest of the american football team is surprised when meeting Kanzaki after years of not seeing each other.
- Sent Into Hiding
- Sympathetic Murderer: Despite everything Kanzaki is shown to be overall a nice person.