Miniseries · Netflix
Viral Hit
Bullied. Broken. Viral.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ouji Suzuka
Kota Shimura
6 eps
Ai Mikami
Aki Yashio
6 eps
Araki Sugou
Toru Kaneko / "Kanegon"
6 eps
Meru Nukumi
Kaho Asamiya
6 eps
Noritaka Hamao
Tatsuya Ogi
6 eps
Nana Asakawa
Rumi
6 eps
Kentaro Maeda
Reo Shinjo
6 eps
Takuro Osada
Hamaken
6 eps
Yūsuke Iseya
Yugo Kuwata
6 eps
Mieko Harada
Miyuki Shimura
6 eps
Gaku Sano
Eiji Kimishima
6 eps
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Motoharu Yahio
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Viral Hit actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Viral Hit reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A bullied high schooler becomes an overnight sensation after a viral video. But when his newfound fame turns sour, he must learn to fight for himself.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Naoto InabaProducer
- Fukui YutaExecutive Producer
- Shigeji MaedaProducer
Writing
- Yuichi TokunagaWriter
Direction
- Hideki TakeuchiDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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