| 35-sai no Koukousei | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35 |
| Genre | School Life,Slice of life,Drama |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Rikiya Koyama |
| Ending theme | "Flower Song" byEXILE[1] |
| Composer | Masaru Yokoyama |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 11 episodes |
| Production | |
| Production location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Running time | Saturday at 21:00-21:54 (JST) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NTV |
| Release | 13 April (2013-04-13) – 22 June 2013 (2013-06-22) |
35-sai no Koukousei (35歳の高校生,lit. "35-year-old High School Student", English title: "No Dropping Out - Back to School at 35 -"[2]) is a 2013NTVJapanese television drama, starringRyoko Yonekura andJunpei Mizobata. It aired from 13 April 2013 to 22 June 2013 with a total of 11 episodes.
The drama centers around how a 35 year old changes the school and influences her classmates’ lives while dealing with the dark reality of today’s high schools, includingbullying and skipping school.[3][4]
During the new semester in April, a woman suddenly appeared at Kunikida High. She was to be a new student in a class for 3rd year high school students. The other students in the class wondered who she truly was, and what her true intention for going back to school at 35 years old was. She did what ordinary high school students were expected to do, i.e. wearing school uniform and doing homework. However, she was clearly different. She went to school in an expensive car. During break time, she smoked with a teacher. After school, she drank beer. No one knows what she was up to, but they know, she was able to change people. She questioned the system and fought to change it. She tried to solve the problems faced by high school students, for example, bullying. She helped her classmates and befriended them, whilst trying to survive high school and put her tragic past behind her. Nevertheless, there is no secret that can be kept forever, and eventually the truth had to be let out... even if that meant having to confront her past.
| Episode | Broadcast Date | Ratings (Kanto Region)[5] |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 13 April 2013 | 14.7% |
| 02 | 20 April 2013 | 12.9% |
| 03 | 27 April 2013 | 15.1% |
| 04 | 4 May 2013 | 14.7% |
| 05 | 11 May 2013 | 12.9% |
| 06 | 18 May 2013 | 12.1% |
| 07 | 25 May 2013 | 11.3% |
| 08 | 1 June 2013 | 12.7% |
| 09 | 8 June 2013 | 9.9% |
| 10 | 15 June 2013 | 13.1% |
| 11 | 22 June 2013 | 14.7% |
| Average | 13.3% | |