Series · 2025
Small Bait, Big Love: Ebiko's Hunt for Her Mr. Right

The series
A self-doubting woman battles life’s lows while desperately searching for her perfect “big catch” in this heartfelt romantic comedy.
Episodes
Season 1 · 10 episodes · 2025
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Episode 12 Jul 202521m
Episode 1
After being dumped by her boyfriend, Ebihara Yuiko, also known as "Ebiko," gets drunk and in the heat of the moment kisses her boss, Taijima Ryosuke, whom she admires. The next morning, Ebiko wakes up to find Mizunuma Osamu, the manager of…
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Episode 29 Jul 202521m
Episode 2
After getting drunk, Ebiko is taken care of by Mizunuma, the manager of the aquarium shop, but has no memory of what happened the next morning. Ebiko confesses everything to her colleague Saya Izumi, and reveals that she has given up on he…
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Episode 316 Jul 202521m
Episode 3
A "Taijo" (sea bream girl) who is a good match for Taijima appears, but Ebiko is sulking, thinking she is no match for him. Her best friend Saya registers Ebiko on a dating app and pushes her to move on to the next love. However, her match…
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Episode 423 Jul 202521m
Episode 4
Ebiko and Jong-soo somehow manage to escape from Rena, who chases them with a knife in her hand. Ebiko is astonished when Jong-soo confesses without any remorse that he has received money from several women, and uses it for living expenses…
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Episode 530 Jul 202521m
Episode 5
Ebiko and her admired boss, Taijima, go on a two-day, one-night business trip to a hot spring for a presentation. In a euphoric mood, she is constantly thinking about Taijima, and even puts effort into choosing her clothes. Even when they …
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Episode 66 Aug 202521m
Episode 6
When Ebiko returns home from a business trip, she finds her childhood friend, Takumi Miura, standing in front of her house. Takumi came to Tokyo for company training but missed out on a hotel reservation, and asks if he can stay with her f…
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Episode 713 Aug 202521m
Episode 7
When Ebiko gets home, Takumi is on the phone with her mother and is making comments that seem to look down on Ebiko. When Ebiko gets annoyed and confronts him, Takumi says that he was dumped by his "higher-ranking" fiancé and has come to l…
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Episode 820 Aug 202521m
Episode 8
Ebiko is stunned to learn that Okita Mamiko is not Taijima's girlfriend. Taijima says he's looking for a girlfriend and invites Ebiko out to dinner. Surprised and confused, Ebiko feels pressured, but Saya urges her on, saying, "Go catch so…
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Episode 927 Aug 202521m
Episode 9
Ebiko is finally confessed to by Taijima, the man she has a crush on. However, Ebiko is unsure if she is good enough for Taijima and puts off answering, much to the dismay of her best friend Saya. Meanwhile, Mizunuma has closed his shop af…
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Episode 103 Sep 202521m
Episode 10
Ebiko (Tanabe Momoko) turns down a confession from Taijima (Sakurada Dori), her high-spec boss whom she has always admired, and reveals that she has feelings for Mizunuma (Nakagawa Daisuke). Taijima realizes that Ebiko and Mizunuma have sp…
Cast

Momoko Tanabe
Tadako Ebihara / 'Ebiko'
Daisuke Nakagawa
Shu Mizunuma
Takuya Kusakawa
Takumi Miura
EJ
Park Jong-su
Dori Sakurada
Ryosuke Taijima
Yua Shinkawa
Makiko Okita
Shiho Kato
Saya Izumi
Seina Nakata
Momoka
Manami Hashimoto
Yoko Ogino
Jun Toba
Ogino Hiroshi
Konatsu Kato
Enami Arisa