NTV · To Be Determined

Pardon the Intrusion, I'm Home!

Comedy, Anime, Romance · 2026

Last aired: S1 E12, Pardon the Intrusion Once More?! · 2026-06-23

Rinko, a quiet office worker and secret otaku, just wants to enjoy her anime in peace. But when a neighbor keeps banging on the wall, she asks her other neighbor, Satsuki, for help. Their attempt to resolve the issue goes wrong, leaving a hole in the wall that reveals…Usaharu-sensei, the creator of Rinko's favorite manga?! Now with nowhere to hide, their lives begin to overlap in surprising ways!

Cast

Kana Hanazawa Rinko Nakama

Kaito Ishikawa Satsuki Kyoto

HI Haruki Ishitani Haruma Ushata

Chiaki Kobayashi Anzu Honda

Riho Sugiyama Hazuki Takamine

Miyu Tomita Shion Ogi

Sumire Morohoshi Mao Migi

Season 1

E1 Pardon the Intrusion, You're in My Home!? 2026-04-07 · 23 min Rinko's blissful otaku life is torn down when her two neighbors assign her as a chef and pretend-girlfriend.

E2 Starting With a Pretend Boyfriend?! 2026-04-14 · 23 min Satsuki is full of mystery... Usada and Rinko try to guess what his job is!

E3 Meanwhile...?! 2026-04-21 · 23 min A trio of newbie mangakas are introduced and Satsuki's secrets are finally revealed! Maybe?

E4 I Don't Have Writer's Block, Okay?! 2026-04-28 · 23 min Usada needs to write about love. But how could he, if he's never even had a crush before?

E5 This Is a Work of Fiction, Okay?! 2026-05-05 · 23 min Rinko and Satsuki need to put their fake relationship to the test with a fake date... But it feels so real?

E6 It's Just a Kiss?! 2026-05-12 · 23 min Rinko realizes that she likes Satsuki, but doesn't know how to tell him. Usada tries to help, but then he...?!

E7 You're Busy on Christmas?! 2026-05-19 · 23 min The trio plans a Christmas dinner together but soon realizes they will all be busy that day.

E8 Mao Stands for "Mom's Adultery Outcome"?! 2026-05-26 · 23 min Mao runs away from home after finding out that her dad is not her real dad?! She goes to the trio for help.

E9 Satsuki-san's Secret?! 2026-06-02 · 23 min Rinko learns that Satsuki is a popular horror novelist. However, Satsuki stubbornly refuses to tell her his pen name. Meanwhile, Usada happens to realize that Satsuki might be Izumi Kanizawa, the author of "Yorn's Story," which once greatly influenced Rinko. Perhaps Satsuki is hiding his pen name from Rinko because "gods are not romantic interests"... And Usada stumbles upon a surprising truth.

E10 The Pathetic Puppy Plan?! 2026-06-09 · 23 min Pome (Homoda), a rookie manga artist who secretly harbors feelings for his neighbor Rinko, is egged on by Hazuki and Corgi to put into action a plan that leverages his strengths as a "clumsy, dog-like guy." Rinko readily agrees to Pome's request for Valentine's Day chocolates as a reward if his submitted storyboard is approved. Rinko then devises a plan to give chocolates to Satsuki and Usada as well. Meanwhile, Pome's storyboard is harshly criticized by his editor, but the key to his comeback lies with Usada, who happens to be there. Will Pome's "dog strategy" be successful or not!?

E11 How They All Collapse?! 2026-06-16 · 23 min Aware that Rinko dislikes scary stories, Satsuki had been writing his works with fewer horror elements. Concerned about this, Satsuki's editor, Fukaumi, contacted Rinko and told her that she was negatively impacting Satsuki's career as a writer, causing her great distress. Meanwhile, Satsuki, shaken by the situation, secluded himself in his study, but after being provoked by Usada, who said, "If you make Rinko sad, I'll take her," he shouted his feelings for Rinko in a voice that could be heard throughout the neighborhood. However, the sound of collapse was creeping closer to their happy life together...

E12 Pardon the Intrusion Once More?! 2026-06-23 · 23 min When Fukaumi's actions ended the relationship between the three, Rinko blamed herself, and Usata was furious. But Satsuki suggested that they use this as an opportunity to return to the way they were before the rift formed. As she lived alone, Rinko reminisced about the happy days they had spent together, while Usata remained calm and composed. Meanwhile, Satsuki was trying to break through the wall that stood before him as a writer in order to reclaim his normal life with Rinko and the others.

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