He Who Can't Marry
2006 2 seasons · 22 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

He Who Can't Marry

結婚できない男

Synopsis

結婚できない男

Kekkon dekinai otoko, known in English as He Who Can't Marry, is a 2006 Japanese drama broadcast by Fuji TV. The theme song is "Swimmy" by Every Little Thing. The drama was produced by Kansai Telecasting Corporation and Media Mix Japan.

Also On Fuji TV

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Drama + Comedy in Japan

462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding He Who Can't Marry itself).

The 2005–2007 Japan Window

Among 364 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, He Who Can't Marry places #35 — near the top of its class.

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The 2000s Japan Landscape

2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including He Who Can't Marry. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 133 other Japan seriess in 2006.

The 1845th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

20
Reviews
36th
Review-volume percentile
69th
Popularity percentile

20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (69th percentile) outruns review volume (36th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 4, 2006
Last Air Date
December 10, 2019
Broadcast Span
13.4 years
Total Episodes
22 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 22 hours

Reception Benchmarks

8.1
TMDB Rating
20
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #507 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (89th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.2 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #211 of 1,933 (top 11%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesFuji Television Network, Media Mix Japan, Kansai Television
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 22
Release DateJuly 4, 2006
Official Sitewww.fujitv.com

Questions Answered

When did He Who Can't Marry end?

He Who Can't Marry finished its run with its final episode airing on December 10, 2019.

Where did He Who Can't Marry air?

He Who Can't Marry aired on Fuji TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.