Social media is abuzz with the identity of the "real culprit" in the drama "Promise: The Truth of 16 Years," starring Anne Nakamura and Yu Yokoyama! "Waaaaaah! I believed in them!!"

■In the final episode[Future]broadcast on June 13th, Aoi (Anne Nakamura) will confront the real culprit! What is the “truth of the 16th year” that will finally be revealed!?

Anne Nakamura and Yu Yokoyama (SUPER EIGHT) star in the completely original, unpredictable and thought-provoking psychological suspense drama “Promise: The Truth of the 16th Year” (Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV, every Thursday at 11:59 p.m.). The synopsis and stills from the final episode have now been released.

The true culprit of “Promise: The Truth of 16 Years” was finally revealed in the 9th episode[Reversal]broadcast on June 6th. Despite being a late-night drama, the 9th episode[Reversal]ranked 2nd in the trending list of X (formerly Twitter) Japan. In TVer’s general and drama rankings, the 7th episode[Confession]and the 8th episode[Sacrifice]ranked 2nd for two consecutive weeks. It has been ranked in the top 3 for four consecutive weeks since the 5th episode, which is a remarkable achievement.

■Social media is abuzz as the identity of the “real culprit” is finally revealed!
In the last few minutes of episode 9, “Inversion,” the world as it was seen was “inverted,” sending shockwaves through the viewers.

Episode 9 was broadcast later than usual. Despite the late-night broadcast, viewers who were watching it in real time posted on social media:

“Whaaaaaaaat! I believed you!!”
“Here comes the title reclaimed!”
“I got goosebumps”
“I spoke normally”
“Is it the real culprit? No, maybe not… I kept thinking about it, but it was definitely that person! Amazing!”
“There was something odd about the first episode, but it wasn’t a hint, and it was an exquisite incongruity that couldn’t be called a hint. It all came together in the ninth episode, and I thought, ‘I see.'”

This caused a huge response.

In the 10th (final) episode, “Future”, broadcast on June 13th, the story finally reaches the “truth of the 16th year”. What evil has been hidden in this town for 16 years? And what is the “promise” that is revealed?

■ Synopsis of the final episode
Aoi (Nakamura Anne) finds conclusive evidence that points to the real culprit at Ide’s (Mori Yusaku) general store. At that moment, one of her classmates, Asuka Momo (Oda Risa), appears in front of Aoi. Aoi is shocked to learn the true identity of the serial killer. Momo admits that she was responsible for all the murders. Aoi loses consciousness when Momo presses a stun gun against him.

Kosaka (Yokoyama Yu) was listening to the conversation between Aoi and the real culprit through Aoi’s smartphone, which was on a call, but suddenly the sound cuts out and he realizes that something strange has happened to Aoi. When Kizaki (Tsubokura Yoshiyuki) and Natsume (Higuchi Kohei) rush to Ide’s general store, they find that Aoi has already been taken away. Kosaka calls Ide, who has been sent to the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, back to Nono Police Station to try to get clues as to where Momo kidnapped Aoi. Awakening, Aoi confronts Momo in a restrained state. What is the promise they made 16 years ago that Momo tells Aoi about? What is the “truth 16 years later” that Aoi has been pursuing?

Program Information

Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV“Promise: The Truth After 16 Years”
June 13th (Thu) 23:59～ ※Final episode
Cast: Anne Nakamura, Yu Yokoyama, and others
Screenplay: Hiroyuki Komine, Takao Honda, Mihiro Tomiyasu
Director: Daisuke Yamamoto, Kazunori Kon, Yuta Yoshikawa
Theme song: Noda Emi “butterfly effect” (avex trax)

TVer viewing page
https://tver.jp/episodes/epeag3n7pq

“Promise: The Truth of the 16th Year” program site
https://www.ytv.co.jp/yakusoku_drama/