
Heaven Cannot Wait
Tendo Yoshimi is the farthest thing from an angel you can think of. Dressed in black from head to toe, he loves to tease and often acts rashly. He can work neither magic nor miracles. So, why should a down-on-himself pessimist like Shiro believe him when Tendo predicts he will die if he doesn’t complete the tasks set out for him? Starring Jinnai Takanori, Matsuoka Masahiro, Okina Megumi.
Cast
Seasons & Episodes
The protagonist, Shiro Amakasu, moved to Tokyo but, after failing his university entrance exams, gave up studying. He never found a job and drifted through life carefreely, living from day to day. Just as Shiro was about to abandon everything and return to his parents’ home, a man calling himself “Angel”, Seshinmi Tendo, appeared and warned him that he would die if he failed to complete a “proposition”. Introduced to the mail-order business MONO Company by his best friend Masato Nakatsugawa, Shiro finds employment and, with the help of Tendo and his colleagues, manages to overcome a series of propositions. This is a comedic coming-of-age story about Shiro Amakasu, depicting what it truly means to live life to the fullest. The series ran for 11 episodes with an average audience rating of 13.4%. Two special episodes were broadcast after the main series concluded.
E11
Jan 8, 1999
Shiro, who has long given up all hope of ever passing the college entrance exam, has been living the life of a pessimistic wastrel. One day, he’s accosted by Tendo who claims to be an angel. If, by 1:30 PM tomorrow, Shiro doesn’t mend his ways and learn to sincerely desire to live, he will die!
E2Episode 2
Jan 15, 1999
E3Episode 3
Jan 22, 1999
E4Episode 4
Jan 29, 1999
E5Episode 5
Feb 5, 1999
E6Episode 6
Feb 12, 1999
E7Episode 7
Feb 19, 1999
E8Episode 8
Feb 26, 1999
E9Episode 9
Mar 5, 1999
E10Episode 10
Mar 12, 1999
E11Episode 11
Mar 19, 1999
Influenced by his father, the protagonist Kazuya Okinoshima once aimed to become a lawyer, but gave up along the way. With no dreams left, he ended up working as a teacher at the private high school Arisugawa Gakuen. Kazuya is what one might call a “reset man”, someone who can never see anything through, giving up the moment things get difficult. One day, a figure calling himself an angel, Yoshimi Tendo, appears before Kazuya and declares his death. At the same time, one of Kazuya’s students, Ayumi Todo, begins to show disturbing behaviour… The series ran for 12 episodes, with an average viewer rating of 13.2%. Produced in high definition. To distinguish it from the MONO Company Arc, the home video release carried the title Teacher Arc. Unlike the MONO Company Arc, this version was created with a more serious tone. While there is no direct connection to the previous work, the final episode reveals Tendo’s true identity, providing a conclusion for the entire series.
E1Episode 1
Apr 13, 2001
E2Episode 2
Apr 20, 2001
E3Episode 3
Apr 27, 2001
E4Episode 4
May 4, 2001
E5Episode 5
May 11, 2001
E6Episode 6
May 18, 2001
E7Episode 7
May 25, 2001
E8Episode 8
Jun 1, 2001
E9Episode 9
Jun 8, 2001
E10Episode 10
Jun 15, 2001
E11Episode 11
Jun 22, 2001
E12Episode 12
Jun 29, 2001
Storyline
Tendo Yoshimi is the farthest thing from an angel you can think of. Dressed in black from head to toe, he loves to tease and often acts rashly. He can work neither magic nor miracles. So, why should a down-on-himself pessimist like Shiro believe him when Tendo predicts he will die if he doesn’t complete the tasks set out for him? Starring Jinnai Takanori, Matsuoka Masahiro, Okina Megumi.
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