A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You

A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You
First tankōbon volume cover
波うららかに、めおと日和
(Nami Uraraka ni, Meoto Biyori)
Genre
Manga
Written byNishika Hachi
Published byKodansha
ImprintMorning KC
MagazineComic Days
Original runOctober 14, 2022 – present
Volumes10
Television drama
Directed by
  • Makoto Hirano
  • Tonobu Moriwaki
  • Toshifumi Kunitake (Film)
Written byYoko Izumisawa
Music byNohei Ueda
StudioFuji Television
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run April 24, 2025 – June 6, 2025
Episodes10

A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You (Japanese: 波うららかに、めおと日和, Hepburn: Nami Uraraka ni, Meoto Biyori; lit. 'The Waves are Gentle and it's a Perfect Day for a Wedding') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nishika Hachi. The manga has been serialized on Kodansha's online platform Comic Days since October 2022. It is a romantic comedy set in the early Showa period and follows the newlywed couple Lieutenant Takimasa and his wife Natsumi. As of September 2025, the total number of copies in circulation, including e-books, had exceeded 1.5 million. It was adapted into a live-action television drama that aired on Fuji Television and its affiliates from April to June 2025.

Plot

It is set in 1936, during the early Showa period. Natsumi Sekiya's father informs her that he has arranged her marriage to an Imperial Navy Lieutenant, Takimasa Ebata, without her knowledge, and that they are to be wed the following week. Although shocked and anxious about the sudden news, Natsumi follows through with the ceremony even though her fiancé cannot be present due to his work commitments. When Takimasa finally arrives two weeks after the wedding and they meet for the first time, he is distant and indifferent toward Natsumi, and their first few weeks of living together are filled with humorous misunderstandings. Despite these challenges, the two gradually grow closer.

Characters

Main characters

Natsumi Ebata (江端 なつ美, née Sekiya; 関谷)
Portrayed by: Kyoko Yoshine (TV series);[1] Yui Otoiro (Theater)
Natsumi is the third daughter of the Sekiya family, with two older sisters and one younger sister. She often has her head in the clouds and is a bit clumsy—traits that often cause her family to worry—yet her earnest approach to expanding her horizons made her husband become fond of her.
Takimasa Ebata (江端 瀧昌)
Portrayed by: Kyoya Honda (TV series);[2] Jun Asami (Theater)
Takimasa is a lieutenant of the Imperial Japanese Navy. He is reserved and maintained a stoic life before his marriage to Natsumi. Due to his unfortunate experiences in childhood, he was generally only comfortable with his adoptive parents.

Sekiya Family

Atsuzo Sekiya (関谷 篤三)
Portrayed by: Tsutomu Takahashi[3]
Natsumi's father.
Satsuki Sekiya (関谷 さつき)
Portrayed by: Mahiru Konno[3]
Natsumi's mother.
Harue Sekiya (関谷 はる江)
Portrayed by: Kanna Mori[3]
Natsumi's eldest sister and the eldest daughter of the Sekiya family.
Akina Sekiya (関谷 あき奈)
Portrayed by: Miyu Sakihi[3]
Natsumi's second eldest sister.
Fuyuko Sekiya (関谷 ふゆ子)
Portrayed by: Aya Ogawa[3]
The fourth and youngest sibling of the Sekiya sisters.

Other supporting characters

Ikuko Shibahara (柴原 郁子)
Portrayed by: Emi Wakui[4]
Takimasa's adoptive mother and Kunimitsu's wife.
Kunimitsu Shibahara (柴原 邦光)
Portrayed by: Shigemitsu Ogi[4]
He is Takimasa's adoptive father and Ikuko's husband. He was a close acquaintance with Takimasa's late father and formally took him in after he became orphaned and allowed him to live in their detached house.
Benshi (活動 弁士)
Portrayed by: Katsuhisa Namase[4]
The narrator of the story, he explains the culture of the time and comments on the characters from the viewer's perspective.
Ryunosuke Fukami (深見 龍之介)
Portrayed by: Yuta Koseki[4]
Takimasa's colleague and close acquaintance. He is popular with the women.
Juntaro Seta (瀬田 準太郎)
Portrayed by: Rio Komiya[4]
Natsumi's childhood friend from elementary school and Atsuzo Sekiya's apprentice secretary.
Yoshiharu Sakai (坂井 嘉治)
Portrayed by: Junki Tozuka[4]
Childhood friend of Takimasa who runs a sweet shop.
Fumiko Yoshimori (芳森 芙美子)
Portrayed by: Maika Yamamoto[4]
She is a typist. She meets Natsumi and becomes friends with her at the naval officers' wives association group. Even though she's not a naval officer's wife, she feels obligated to be present, as her aunt is the head of the group.
Mitsuko Hashimoto (橋本 光子)
Portrayed by: Mariko Tsutsui[5]
She is Fumiko Yoshimori's aunt. She is the head and founder of the naval officers' wives association group.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Nishika Hachi, A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You began serialization on Kodansha's online platform Comic Days on October 14, 2022.[6] Its chapters have been compiled into ten tankōbon volumes as of January 2026.[7]

No. Release date ISBN
1March 8, 2023[8]978-4-06-531122-6
2June 14, 2023[9]978-4-06-532014-3
3September 13, 2023[10]978-4-06-533059-3
4January 10, 2024[11]978-4-06-534350-0
5May 8, 2024[12]978-4-06-535378-3
6September 11, 2024[13]978-4-06-536701-8
7January 8, 2025[14]978-4-06-537959-2
8May 14, 2025[15]978-4-06-539304-8
9September 10, 2025[16]978-4-06-540702-8
10January 14, 2026[7][17]978-4-06-542059-1
978-4-06-542890-0 (SE)
11April 8, 2026[18][19]978-4-06-543066-8
978-4-06-543151-1 (SE)

Live-action drama

A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on March 19, 2025. The series was directed by Hirano Makoto, Moriwaki Tomoyasu, and Kunitake Toshifumi from a screenplay by Yoko Izumisawa.[20] It aired on television and on online platforms such as TVer from April 24 to June 6, 2025.[21][22] The show starred Kyoko Yoshine and Kyoya Honda as the leads. The show's intro song is "Muchū" (Crazy About), performed by Be:First. A second season of the series was announced on April 29, 2026.[23]

Reception

The television live-action adaptation was well received by audiences and between its initial broadcast date and May 21, 2025, the series recorded high viewership figures, exceeding 13 million viewers for three consecutive weeks. On-demand streaming views rose for every episodes after Episode 1 which saw 2 million regular viewers through Episode 4.[24]

Orders for the "Gimel Ring," which appeared in episode 7, poured in. This surge prompted Somm Jewelry, the brand that supplied the ring, to announce via X that they have reached their capacity and have temporarily suspended orders.[25]

On June 5, in Modelpress's list titled "Top 10 Heartthrob Guys from Spring 2025 Dramas," Takimasa Ebata, portrayed by Kyoya Honda, was ranked first. His votes were double those of the second-placed character in the survey.[26]

Stage

Theater

It is scheduled to be adapted into a musical play by the theatre troupe Takarazuka Revue on March 11, 2026. It stars Yui Otoiro as Natsumi Ebata and Jun Asami as Lieutenant Takimasa Ebata.[27]

References

  1. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和(ドラマ)の出演者・キャスト一覧. The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ 芳根京子×本田響矢、昭和11年が舞台のラブコメ「波うららかに、めおと日和」4月スタート（コメントあり） [Kyoko Yoshine x Kyoya Honda, the romantic comedy set in 1936, "Nami Uraraka ni, Meotobiyori" starts in April]. 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 森カンナ・咲妃みゆ・小川彩「めおと日和」で芳根京子の姉妹に、両親役は高橋努と紺野まひる（コメントあり） [Kanna Mori, Miyu Sakihi, and Aya Ogawa will play sisters of Kyoko Yoshine in "Meotobiyori," with Tsutomu Takahashi and Mahiru Konno playing their parents.]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 芳根京子×本田響矢「波うららかに、めおと日和」に山本舞香、小関裕太、戸塚純貴ら6名（コメントあり） [Yoshine Kyoko x Honda Kyouya Waves are Bright, Meoto Weather with Maika Yamamoto, Yuta Koseki, Junki Tozuka and six others]. 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ 『波うららかに、めおと日和』追加キャストに前原滉ら個性豊かな実力派俳優陣5人が決定. ORICON NEWS. May 8, 2025. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ 昭和初期、ピュアで穏やかな夫婦の日々。『波うららかに、めおと日和』(西香はち)が、コミックDAYSで10月14日より連載配信スタート！ (in Japanese). October 14, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via PR Times.
  7. 1 2 波うららかに、めおと日和（10） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  8. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和（1） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和（2） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和（3） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和（4） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  12. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和（5） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  13. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和（6） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  14. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和（7） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  15. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和（8） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  16. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和（9） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  17. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和（10）特装版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  18. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和（11） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  19. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和（11）特装版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  20. ↑ IMDb
  21. ↑ WEBザテレビジョン. 本田響矢"瀧昌"が芳根京子"なつ美"への愛を証明するために奮闘 「波うららかに、めおと日和」FOD特別編、配信決定 [Honda Kyoya's "Takimasa" struggles to prove his love for Yoshine Kyoko's "Natsumi" - FOD special edition of "Bright Waves, Beautiful Days" to be streamed]. WEBザテレビジョン (in Japanese). Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  22. ↑ 波うららかに、めおと日和. tver.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 26, 2025. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  23. ↑ 芳根京子×本田響矢『波うららかに、めおと日和』続編放送決定「お待たせしました！」 舞台は1年後【コメント全文】 [Kyoko Yoshine and Kyoya Honda's "A Sunny Day for a Married Couple" sequel announced: "Sorry to keep you waiting!" The story takes place one year later. [Full comments]]. オリコンニュース（ORICON NEWS）. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  24. ↑ WEBザテレビジョン. 芳根京子主演ドラマ「波うららかに、めおと日和」見逃し配信累計1300万再生を突破 初めての夫婦喧嘩…第5話新場面写真も解禁 | WEBザテレビジョン [Kyoko Yoshine's starring drama 'Nami Uraraka ni, Meoto Biyori' surpasses 13 million total views on catch-up streaming; new scene photos from episode 5, featuring the couple's first argument, also released]. WEBザテレビジョン (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 10, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  25. ↑ 「めおと日和」登場の指輪に注文殺到 - モデルプレス [Orders flood in for the ring featured in 'Meoto Biyori,' leading to a temporary suspension of orders. The jewelry store that provided the rings announced that they had 'reached the limit]. Modelpress (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 23, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  26. ↑ 読者が選ぶ「25年春ドラマ版・胸キュン男子」トップ10を発表【モデルプレス国民的推しランキング】 - モデルプレス [Top 10 'Heart-Fluttering Male Characters in Spring 2025 Dramas' as Chosen by Readers Announced [Modelpress National Favorite Ranking]]. Modelpress (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 2, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  27. ↑ 作品紹介 | 雪組公演 『波うららかに、めおと日和』 [Snow Troupe Performance 'A Sunny Day for a Married Couple']. 宝塚歌劇公式ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2026.
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