The first episode of the TV drama series "A Little Esper" (TV Asahi, Tuesdays at 9pm), starring actor Oizumi Yo, was broadcast on October 21st, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 8.5% for households and 4.8% for individuals.
The drama is an original story by Akiko Nogi, a screenwriter known for works such as "Unnatural" and "MIU404." It follows the story of Bunta (played by Oizumi), a salaryman who is at rock bottom after being fired from his job and divorced from his wife. After passing an audition for the mysterious company "Nonamare," he becomes a "slightly psychic" and saves the world.
In the first episode, Bunta swallows a capsule at the final interview for the mysterious company Nonamare at the urging of the company president, Cho (Masaki Okada), and passes, becoming an "esper" from that day on. He also begins a temporary married life with a strange woman, Shiki (Aoi Miyazaki), in the company housing, and from the next day, he devotes himself to a mysterious mission...
