Kishida Sui is a second-year high school student who hides his face behind a mask after his sexuality was exposed to his classmates. To survive life in the boys’ dormitory, he plays the cheerful class clown and lets others tease him rather than risk getting hurt. At the start of the new semester, he becomes roommates with Kurobe Harutora, a straightforward first-year on the basketball team. Harutora’s honest kindness and lack of subtlety slowly break through Sui’s guarded walls. As they grow closer, a sweet yet bittersweet dorm-room romance begins.
Title: Hold on, Harutora-kun (Japanese: ちょっと待とうよ、春虎くん / Chotto Matou yo, Harutora-kun)
Year: 2026 (premiered August 14, 2026; often listed under 2025–2026 season)
Type: Japanese BL (Boys’ Love) Drama
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Director: Keisuke Shibata
Writers: Motoko Takahashi, Riuji Yoshizaki
Genre: Romance, Drama, School Life, LGBTQ+, Coming-of-Age
Stars:
• Tsubasa Nakagawa as Kishida Sui
• Masaya Sakuragi as Kurobe Harutora
• Rio Takahashi as Shimizu Daiki (Sui’s best friend)
• Aren Sakurai as Shibusawa Yuma
• Yuga as Sakuraba Rui
• Gakuto Tanaka as Tsuchiya Shun
Episodes: 10 (approx. 24 minutes each)
Network: MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting System)
Streaming: GagaOOLala, Rakuten Viki, Apple TV (select regions), JustWatch-listed platforms
Season 1 Premiere: August 14, 2026
Status: Ongoing as of September 13, 2026