10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40

Japanese manga series October 2025 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 vol 1 JPN.jpg Cover of vol. 1 of the Japanese version, first released on 2023 2 9 Boys' love manga Mamita Libre Seven Seas Entertainment Magazine Be × Boy BBC Deluxe 2022 6 7 2 drama Chihiro Ikeda ja 池田千尋 Noriyoshi Kosuge Rina Sobue ja 祖父江里奈 Yō Saitō Erina Koyama ja 小山絵里奈 Stardust Pictures ja スターダストピクチャーズ GagaOOLala TV Tokyo 2025 7 5 2025 9 20 12 yes 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 40までにしたい10のこと Yonjū Made ni Shitai Jū no Koto yes is a Japanese manga series by Mamita. It was serialized in the monthly boys' love manga magazine Magazine Be × Boy since June 7, 2022. A live-action television drama adaptation was broadcast on TV Tokyo from July 5, 2025, to September 20, 2025, as part of their Drama 24 ja ドラマ24 programming block. Plot In three months, salaryman Suzume Tōjō will turn 40 years old. Having a midlife crisis, Suzume creates a list of 10 things he wants to do before he reaches that age, as follows: 30em Have a ja takoyaki party Sample all the cakes from the department store food markets Find a personal style Go to Harajuku Try Hyappikiya's parfait Get a custom-made luxury pillow Make a special customization of a menu item Find a lover Share a kiss Spend my birthday with a lover Suzume's list is discovered by Keishi Tanaka, his subordinate and a popular employee at his company. Keishi confesses to Suzume that he, like Suzume, is gay, and that he will help him complete the list as his boyfriend. As Suzume completes each task with Keishi, each experience has him discover a new side to him, and eventually he develops a romantic attraction to him. Characters Suzume Tōjō 十条 雀 Tōjō Suzume Atsushi Abe (drama CD) Shunsuke Kazama (TV drama) Suzume is a 39-year-old salaryman approaching his 40s. He has not had a girlfriend in 10 years. As his name means "sparrow" in Japanese, Suzume collects sparrow plushies. Mamita described him as a "goofball" who "makes lists based on what he sees on television." Keishi Tanaka 田中 慶司 Tanaka Keishi Takuya Eguchi (drama CD) Kohei Shoji (TV drama) Keishi is Suzume's subordinate at work and also 10 years younger than him. While he pretends to be a playboy around women, he is in love with Suzume. He has a carefree personality. Keishi has two older sisters who taught him how to cook. Suzuko すず子 Suzuko is a cushion designed as a sparrow. Suzume often has imaginary conversations with her. Media Manga 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 was written and illustrated by Mamita. It was serialized in the monthly boys' love manga magazine Magazine Be × Boy since the July 2022 issue released on June 7, 2022.https://www.b-boy.jp/magazine/197219 ja:MAGAZINE BE×BOY 2022年7月号 Magazine Be × Boy July 2022 issue ja Magazine Be × Boy Libre 2025-10-03 The chapters were later released in two bound volumes by Libre under the BBC Deluxe imprint. The volume release featured several illustration revisions and included three new short stories. In October 2024, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the series for North American distribution in English.Anita Tai https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-16/seven-seas-licenses-idol-x-idol-story-10-things-i-want-to-do-before-i-turn-40-virgin-marriage-a-/.216815 Seven Seas Licenses IDOL x IDOL STORY!, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40, Virgin Marriage: A Maiden Voyage into Passion's Embrace, 4 More Titles Anime News Network 2024-10-16 2025-10-03 In 2023, Mamita stated through an interview with Chil Chil ja ちるちる that they focused on showing how creating a list could change a mundane daily routine.https://www.chil-chil.net/compNewsDetail/k/801authors108/no/33294/ ja:マミタ先生インタビュー イケメン部下×枯れチョロ上司！男ふたりのイチャきゅんライフ♥コミックス『40までにしたい10のこと』 Interview with Mamita: A good-looking subordinate and his shy boss! An exciting lovey dovey life between two men! Comic: 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja Chil Chil ja ちるちる 2023-02-17 2025-10-03 The cover illustration of the first volume shows Suzume fulfilling a task on his list that did not appear in the manga. In April 2025, Mamita stated during a fan event that they had wanted to create a story depicting an older man, but they later felt that the story would not work well if the main character was 39 or 40 years old, so they instead made him a 37-year-old man who worked with his subordinate to accomplish things before he became 40 years old.https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1745462927 ja:マミタ先生は"おじさん愛"が強すぎる!? 「『40までにしたい10のこと』マミタ先生トークイベント〜田中慶司生誕祭〜」レポート 作家と編集の"ぶっちゃけ"トークに笑い溢れる Mamita's "love for older men" is too strong?! 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 Talk Event with Mamita and Keishi Tanaka's Birthday Celebration Report: honest discussions between the author and editor are full of laughter ja Animate 2025-05-02 2025-11-10 Initially, Mamita had wanted to create a subgenre called "older man succubus" おじキュバス and the story was originally conceived as a science fiction story that featured a Western-looking older man succubus descending to Earth. no no Japanese 1 2023 2 9https://natalie.mu/comic/news/511864 ja:【2月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト (February 9) List of ja tankōbon released today ja Comic Natalie 2023-02-09 2025-10-03 9784799761328 2025 5 6https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/10-things-i-want-to-do-before-i-turn-40/ Book: 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 Seven Seas Entertainment 2025-10-03Alex Mateo https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-05-08/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-4-10/.224201 North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 4-10 Anime News Network 2025-05-08 2025-10-03 9798893732894 2 2025 2 19https://natalie.mu/comic/news/610321 ja:【2月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト (February 19) List of ja tankōbon released today ja Comic Natalie 2025-02-19 2025-10-03 9784799770689 2026 9 1https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/10-things-i-want-to-do-before-i-turn-40-part-2/ Book: 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 – Part 2 Seven Seas Entertainment 2026-03-09 9798898634001 Audio drama An audio drama adapting the manga was released onto CD by Libre under the Cue Egg Label.https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1733379845 ja:【本日より予約開始】ドラマCD『40までにしたい10のこと』が発売&配信決定！ 阿部 敦さん&江口拓也さん出演の特別PV動画や特典・キャンペーン情報も公開!! (Preorders open today) Sales and distribution for drama CD for 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 have been announced! A preview video has been revealed, featuring Atsushi Abe and Takuya Eguchi; special bonuses; and campaign information! ja Animate 2024-12-06 2025-10-03https://www.b-boy.jp/special/yonjyu/cd/ ja:ドラマCD「40までにしたい10のこと」 Drama CD: 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja Libre 2025-10-03 The first volume was released on April 12, 2025, with its limited edition featuring a manga booklet.https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/41498/products/1529839/1/ ja:ドラマCD「40までにしたい10のこと」特装盤【描き下ろしマンガ小冊子セット】 Drama CD: 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 Limited Edition (special manga booklet set) ja Oricon 2025-10-03 Television drama thumb|upright=0.8|Shunsuke Kazama (pictured in 2024) portrayed Suzume in the live-action drama adaptation. A live-action television drama adaptation of 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 was announced on May 28, 2025.https://natalie.mu/comic/news/625468 ja:マミタ「40までにしたい10のこと」テレ東でドラマ化 雀役は風間俊介、慶司役は庄司浩平 Mamita's 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 gets live-action drama adaptation on TV Tokyo, Shunsuke Kazama plays Suzume and Kōhei Shōji plays Keishi ja Comic Natalie 2025-05-28 2025-10-03Rafael Antonio Pineda https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-05-27/10-things-i-want-to-do-before-i-turn-40-boys-love-manga-gets-live-action-series/.224857 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series Anime News Network 2025-05-27 2025-10-03 It was broadcast on TV Tokyo as part of their Drama 24 ja ドラマ24 programming block from July 5, 2025,time TV Tokyo lists the broadcast date as July 4, 2025, at 24:12, which is July 5, 2025, at 12:12 AM. to September 20, 2025, with a total of 12 episodes. Additional broadcasts include TV Osaka, Television Saitama, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, Television Hokkaido, and TV Kyushu. The series is directed by Chihiro Ikeda ja 池田千尋 and Noriyoshi Kosuge, with Yō Saitō in charge of the script and Erina Koyama ja 小山絵里奈 in charge of music. The opening theme song is "Sumire" by Chevon (band) Chevon ja Chevon and the ending theme is "Maboroshi" by The Shes Gone ja the shes gone. It was streamed internationally outside of Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and Thailand through GagaOOLala.gagaoolala.official DLcnD-zpVtr 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙎𝙊𝙊𝙉🎬⠀📺 "10 Things I Want to Do Before 40"⠀ 2025-06-28 Producer Rina Sobue ja 祖父江里奈 stated that in an interview with The Television that a live-action television drama adaptation of 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 had been heavily requested, and the manga's publisher Libre had given the rights to TV Tokyo, having been impressed with their late-night television dramas.https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1293976/ ja:「風間さんと庄司くんに頼んで良かった」祖父江Pがキャストの起用理由や撮影の裏話、お気に入り回を語る＜40までにしたい10のこと＞ "I'm glad I gave the roles to Kazama and Shōji": producer Sobue talks about the reasons behind the casting, secret stories from filming, and her favorite parts (10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40) ja The Television 2025-09-18 2025-10-03 Several office scenes depicted in the show were created for the drama adaptation, and episode 8 featured original screenplay. The series stars Shunsuke Kazama as Suzume and Kohei Shoji as Keishi. Sobue stated that Kazama was the top choice for Suzume though internal staff discussions, due to his age and because the director, Ikeda, had previously worked with him in the live-action television drama adaptation of the manga Hatsukoi, Zarari ja 初恋、ざらり. The staff chose Shōji for the role of Keishi, describing his audition as "relaxed, yet sincere." Additional cast members include Amon Hirai as Kaede Tanaka, Riko Takayama as Akane Utagawa, and Keisuke Watanabe as Shō Yoshizawa.https://natalie.mu/comic/news/627696 ja:40までにしたい10のこと、2人がケーキ全制覇に挑戦するビジュアル キャスト情報も Visual for 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 visual released, showing the two main characters challenging themselves with conquering a pancake; supporting cast revealed ja Comic Natalie 2025-06-12 2025-10-03 Sobue stated that their roles had expanded from the original manga, and that Takayama had also been cast at the insistence of Ikeda, who had also worked with her in Hatsukoi, Zarari. Yūki Hirako ja 平子祐希 from the comedy duo Alco & Peace ja アルコ&ピース was cast as Keisuke Kuroki, an original character created for the drama adaptation. Sobue had created the character while imagining Hirako working at an advertising agency and had personally asked him to play the role. Voice actress Kotono Mitsuishi provides the voice of Suzuko.https://natalie.mu/comic/news/629511 ja:「40までにしたい10のこと」すず子の声は三石琴乃「一瞬で虜になってしまいました」 Kotono Mitsuishi is the voice of Suzuko from 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40: "I became captivated in just one moment" ja Comic Natalie 2025-06-25 2025-10-03 Sobue asked Mitsuishi to play the role, likening her to her roles as Misato Katsuragi from Neon Genesis Evangelion and Usagi Tsukino from Sailor Moon, and that she had cast Mitsuishi as Suzuko because Suzuko "watched over" Suzume just as Misato had watched over Shinji Ikari and how Sailor Moon had "been by [her] side since childhood." Episodes https://www.video.unext.jp/title/SID0206578 ja:40までにしたい10のこと 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja U-Next 2025-10-03 Japan 1 Between a Boss and His Subordinate... a Sudden Office Love! Joshi to Buka... Totsuzen no Ofisu Rabu! 上司と部下...突然のオフィスラブ! ja 2025 7 5https://thetv.jp/program/0001062847/1/ ja:第1話 ドラマ24 40までにしたい10のこと Episode 1, Drama 24, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja The Television 2025-10-03 Chihiro Ikeda ja 池田千尋 Yō Saitō 2 The Finger that Wiped Sauce From My Face "Sōsu, Tsuiteru" Fureru Yubisaki 「ソース、ついてる」触れる指先 ja 2025 7 12https://thetv.jp/program/0001062847/2/ ja:第2話 ドラマ24 40までにしたい10のこと Episode 2, Drama 24, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja The Television 2025-10-03 Chihiro Ikeda Yō Saitō 3 A Sudden Rainfall, With Wet Hair and Lips Totsuzen no Ame, Nureru Kami to Kuchibiru 突然の雨、濡れる髪と唇 ja 2025 7 19https://thetv.jp/program/0001062847/3/ ja:第3話 ドラマ24 40までにしたい10のこと Episode 3, Drama 24, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja The Television 2025-10-03 Chihiro Ikeda Yō Saitō 4 A Man I Know From My Past Appears Kako o Shiru Otoko, Tōjō 過去を知る男、登場 ja 2025 7 26https://thetv.jp/program/0001062847/4/ ja:第4話 ドラマ24 40までにしたい10のこと Episode 4, Drama 24, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja The Television 2025-10-03 Noriyoshi Kosuge Chihiro Ikeda, Yō Saitō 5 Since When Has He Been in Love With Me...? Aitsu, Itsu Kara Ore no Koto o...? あいつ、いつから俺のことを...? ja 2025 8 2https://thetv.jp/program/0001062847/5/ ja:第5話 ドラマ24 40までにしたい10のこと Episode 5, Drama 24, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja The Television 2025-10-03 Chihiro Ikeda Yō Saitō 6 Did You Only Plan on Eating Cake? Kēki Taberu Dake no Tsumori Datta? ケーキ食べるだけのつもりだった? ja 2025 8 9https://thetv.jp/program/0001062847/6/ ja:第6話 ドラマ24 40までにしたい10のこと Episode 6, Drama 24, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja The Television 2025-10-03 Noriyoshi Kosuge Yō Saitō 7 A Custom-made Luxury Pillow Ōdā Meido no Yabai Makura オーダーメイドのヤバい枕 ja 2025 8 16https://thetv.jp/program/0001062847/7/ ja:第7話 ドラマ24 40までにしたい10のこと Episode 7, Drama 24, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja The Television 2025-10-03 Chihiro Ikeda Yō Saitō 8 Things I Realized While We Can't See Each Other Aenai Jikan de Kizuita Koto 会えない時間で気付いたこと ja 2025 8 23https://thetv.jp/program/0001062847/8/ ja:第8話 ドラマ24 40までにしたい10のこと Episode 8, Drama 24, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja The Television 2025-10-03 Noriyoshi Kosuge Chihiro Ikeda, Yō Saitō 9 An Unlikely Meeting Masaka no, Hachiawase まさかの、鉢合わせ ja 2025 8 30https://thetv.jp/program/0001062847/9/ ja:第9話 ドラマ24 40までにしたい10のこと Episode 9, Drama 24, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja The Television 2025-10-03 Chihiro Ikeda Yō Saitō 10 Barbeque at Home! O-uchi de Bābekyū! おうちでバーベキュー! ja 2025 9 6https://thetv.jp/program/0001062847/10/ ja:第10話 ドラマ24 40までにしたい10のこと Episode 10, Drama 24, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja The Television 2025-10-03 Noriyoshi Kosuge Yō Saitō 11 I Don't Want to Regret This Anymore Mou Kōkai wa Shitakunai no ni もう後悔はしたくないのに ja 2025 9 13https://thetv.jp/program/0001062847/11/ ja:第11話 ドラマ24 40までにしたい10のこと Episode 11, Drama 24, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja The Television 2025-10-03 Chihiro Ikeda Yō Saitō 12 Spending My Birthday With My Lover Tanjōbi o Koibito to Sugosu 誕生日を恋人と過ごす ja 2025 9 20https://thetv.jp/program/0001062847/12/ ja:第12話 ドラマ24 40までにしたい10のこと Episode 12, Drama 24, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 ja The Television 2025-10-03 Chihiro Ikeda Yō Saitō Reception 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 sold over 750,000 physical copies in 2025. It won the 2024 Digital Comic Award by Comic CMoa in the BL categoryhttps://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2311716/full/ ja:立花慎之介・たかはし智秋・白井悠介"BL・TL"漫画を生アテレコ 色気漂うセリフに会場沸く Shinnosuke Tachibana, Tomoaki Takahashi, and Yusuke Shirai live dubbing session of "BL and TL" manga, sexy lines excite audience ja Oricon 2024-01-25 2025-10-03 and Best Comic at the 2024 Chil Chil ja ちるちる BL Award.https://www.chil-chil.net/blAwardRank/y/2024/mode/comics/ ja:総合コミック部門 Best comic category ja Chil Chil 2025-10-03 Notes References External links https://www.b-boy.jp/special/yonjyu/ ja https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/40madeni10/ Official website of the TV drama ja Category:2022 manga Category:2023 LGBTQ-related literary works Category:2025 Japanese television series debuts Category:2020s Japanese LGBTQ-related television series Category:Boys' love anime and manga Category:Japanese boys' love television series Category:Japanese television dramas based on manga Category:Josei manga Category:Seven Seas Entertainment titles Category:Television shows about midlife crisis Category:TV Tokyo original programming Category:2020s LGBTQ-related comics