{"rewrite":{"id":"r_bceed3cf2bab2c415499df98","clusterId":"c_9d56f7d077167061e4b1f82f","slug":"tales-of-the-unusual-gets-monthly-new-episodes-on-fod-for-first-time","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Tales of the Unusual Gets Monthly New Episodes on FOD for First Time","summary":"Fuji TV's streaming service FOD will distribute 12 new original episodes of the anthology drama \"Tales of the Unusual\" over one year, starting June 27. The first episode, \"The Man Who Came from Tomorrow,\" stars Rie Mimura as a psychotherapist who meets a man whose memory moves backward through time.","whyItMatters":"This is the first time in the program's history that new episodes will be released monthly on a streaming platform rather than as seasonal television specials.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFuji TV\u0026#39;s streaming service FOD will distribute completely new original episodes of the anthology drama \u0026#34;Tales of the Unusual\u0026#34; starting June 27 at 23:10. One new episode will be delivered every last Saturday of the month at 21:00, with a total of 12 episodes streamed over one year through the end of May 2027.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first episode, titled \u0026#34;The Man Who Came from Tomorrow,\u0026#34; stars Rie Mimura as psychotherapist Chika Asami. The story follows Asami as she counsels a man named Kei Tachibana, whose memory is hazy due to a mysterious injury and who claims his life is moving backward toward yesterday. The cast includes Shiro Sano, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Fuyuna Asakura, and Ryunosuke. Masayuki Ochiai, who worked on the series at its start, handles script and direction.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tales of the Unusual will release 12 new episodes monthly on FOD starting June 27, the first time the anthology drama has streamed new episodes on a regular schedule. Rie Mimura stars in the premiere.","twitterPost":"Tales of the Unusual gets 12 new episodes on FOD, one per month starting June 27. Rie Mimura stars in the premiere, directed by Masayuki Ochiai.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Fuji TV's streaming service FOD will distribute 12 new original episodes of \"Tales of the Unusual\" monthly over one year, starting June 27. The first episode stars Rie Mimura as a psychotherapist who encounters a man whose memory moves backward through time.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Eiga Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/678137\",\"title\":\"\\\"Tales of the Unusual\\\" to Release New Episodes Monthly on FOD for the First Time in Program History; First Episode Stars Rie Mimura\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4053,"outputTokens":592,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782554429,"createdAt":"2026-06-27T09:52:45.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-27T09:55:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-27T09:55:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9d56f7d077167061e4b1f82f","canonicalTitle":"「世にも奇妙な物語」番組史上初、FODで毎月新作を配信　1作目の主演は美村里江","representativeArticleId":"a_efc2308cd160df024acac0f2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Tales of the Unusual\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Mizue Mirei\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-27T09:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-27T09:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-27T09:55:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Eiga Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/678137","title":"「世にも奇妙な物語」番組史上初、FODで毎月新作を配信　1作目の主演は美村里江"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Tales of the Unusual"],"studios":[],"people":["Mizue Mirei"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Fuji TV's streaming service FOD will release 12 new original episodes of 'Tales of the Unusual' monthly starting June 27, with one episode per last Saturday of the month through May 2027.","The first episode, 'The Man Who Came from Tomorrow,' stars Rie Mimura as psychotherapist Chika Asami, who counsels a man whose memory moves backward through time.","This is the first time in the program's history that new episodes will be released monthly on a streaming platform rather than as seasonal television specials.","The cast includes Shiro Sano, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Fuyuna Asakura, and Ryunosuke.","Masayuki Ochiai, who worked on the series at its start, handles script and direction for the first episode."]}