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Series · 2026 · Drama

We Are Bad Barbers

★8.4 2026 1 Season TV-MA

A quiet retro barbershop hides a dangerous side hustle—its unassuming owner and a sharp-tongued new assistant team up to solve clients’ problems with brute force, for a hefty fee.

Seasons & episodes

1 season · 12 episodes

Episode 1

Episode 01

Episode 1

Jan 10, 2026 · 24 min

After his dream of becoming a charismatic hairdresser is shattered, Higurashi Ayumu (Nakajima Ayumu) ​​embarks on a journey of self-discovery, where he happens to come across Tsukishiro Barber Shop. He begs the owner, Tsukishiro Tsukasa (Kusakawa Takuya), to hire him, but it turns out that Tsukishiro has a secret life as a backroom hairdresser.

Episode 2

Episode 02

Episode 2

Jan 17, 2026 · 24 min

Higurashi (Nakajima Ayumu) ​​asks Tsukishiro (Kusakawa Takuya) to help his client, Miyo (Shida Kohaku), who is being attacked by the unscrupulous hairdresser Katsuragi (Watanabe Hide), but ends up working as a live-in employee with no way to pay the fee. One day, a client shows up.

Episode 3

Episode 03

Episode 3

Jan 24, 2026 · 24 min

A robber appears at Tsukishiro Barber Shop, and it turns out that the robber is the uncle of Fuma (Harada Konosuke), a high school student who happens to be passing by. Fearing they will be discovered, the two men flee. A few days later, a former basketball player visits the barber shop, and the two events are connected in an unexpected way.

Episode 4

Episode 04

Episode 4

Jan 31, 2026 · 24 min

After fighting with Tsukishiro (Kusakawa Takuya), Higurashi (Nakajima Ayumu) ​​runs out of the barber shop and witnesses suspicious masked men trying to attack Fuma (Harada Konosuke). Higurashi confronts the men and decides to take Fuma back to Tsukishiro Barber Shop.

Episode 5

Episode 05

Episode 5

Feb 7, 2026 · 24 min

Higurashi (Nakajima Ayumu) ​​is invited by a friend to a party at an entertainment agency, but what he witnesses there is a strange sight: the agency president and managers exerting psychological control over the talent.

Episode 6

Episode 06

Episode 6

Feb 14, 2026 · 24 min

Higurashi (Nakajima Ayumu) ​​and Tsukishiro (Kusakawa Takuya) thought they had solved the request, but the abnormalities at the agency had not improved at all. So, in order to get to the root of the evil, they decided to send Fuma (Harada Konosuke) to an audition at the agency.

Episode 7

Episode 07

Episode 7

Feb 21, 2026 · 24 min

Higurashi and Tsukishiro receive a request to remove a suspicious man using a wrestling ring without permission. However, they soon find themselves trapped inside a gym and forced into a bizarre confrontation with a man who suddenly pulls a gun from his mouth.

Episode 8

Episode 08

Episode 8

Feb 28, 2026 · 24 min

Higurashi and Tsukishiro are summoned to a café by Ushikubo. When they arrive, they discover an unlikely group gathered there—including Ushikubo, a hitman, a security guard, and a hacker. As a chaotic drinking party unfolds, the mysterious Shinnosuke finally makes his move.

Episode 9

Episode 09

Episode 9

Mar 7, 2026 · 24 min

Angry at Higurashi and Tsukishiro for sending messages to the girl he likes without permission, Fuma storms off. Determined to uncover the identity of the man who attacked them, he begins carrying out his own plan.

Episode 10

Episode 10

Episode 10

Mar 14, 2026 · 24 min

Tsukishiro attempts to infiltrate the Sasaki family to take revenge on Ushikubo, but his plan fails. In the aftermath, he uncovers a shocking truth about the past from Shinnosuke’s parents, Hiroki and Sanae.

Episode 11

Episode 11

Episode 11

Mar 21, 2026 · 24 min

Higurashi and Tsukishiro, having vowed to fight together, head to the final battleground alongside Riko and Nitta to confront the Sasaki family led by Shinnosuke, as they prepare for a decisive clash that will determine the outcome of their struggle.

Episode 12

Episode 12

Episode 12

Mar 28, 2026 · 23 min

The final battle reaches its climax as Higurashi and Tsukishiro face Shinnosuke in a direct confrontation; as the fierce back-and-forth fight pushes them to their limits, the outcome of the battle—and their fate—hangs in the balance.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 8.4 /10

based on 7 votes

Synopsis

A quiet retro barbershop hides a dangerous side hustle—its unassuming owner and a sharp-tongued new assistant team up to solve clients’ problems with brute force, for a hefty fee.

DramaAction & Adventure

Cast

8 principal cast

Ayumu Nakajima

Ayumu Nakajima

Ayumu Higure

Takuya Kusakawa

Takuya Kusakawa

Tsukasa Tsukishiro

Konosuke Harada

Konosuke Harada

Fuma Shiga

Mizuki Yoshida

Mizuki Yoshida

Riko Furukawa

Tatsuomi Hamada

Tatsuomi Hamada

Tsubasa Nitta

Takenori Goto

Takenori Goto

Jo Ushikubo

Masanori Mimoto

Masanori Mimoto

Tateto Serizawa

Tateto Serizawa

Where to watch We Are Bad Barbers

We Are Bad Barbers is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The drama has 1 season and 12 total episodes, rated 8.4/10 by 7 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does We Are Bad Barbers have?

We Are Bad Barbers has 1 season with 12 episodes in total.

Is We Are Bad Barbers still on the air?

We Are Bad Barbers has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs We Are Bad Barbers?

We Are Bad Barbers airs on TV Tokyo.

When did We Are Bad Barbers first air?

We Are Bad Barbers first aired on January 10, 2026.

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