‘25 Years of You’: Is there such a thing as a ‘good’ stalker?
Nippon TV's "25 Years of You" is about two obsessive men who vie for attention from the same woman. | GETTY IMAGES
Oct 20, 2026
[Editor’s note: This review contains spoilers for “25 Years of You.”]
Narratives about obsessive love are a dime a dozen, but rarely are they framed in a way that attempts to differentiate between good stalking and bad stalking. Yet this is what Nippon TV’s “25 Years of You” tries to do.
The drama stars boy band member Hokuto Matsumura as Sota Yukimura, a man who harbors a secret unrequited love for his childhood classmate Mariko (Sae Okazaki).
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