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If you’ve noticed a wave of Japanese TV chatter about a spy drama with a two-faced Sakai Masato, a desert (and now global) manhunt, and a giant corporate conspiracy — that’s VIVANT, and its long-awaited sequel is airing right now on TVer. The Quick Answer VIVANT’s sequel started July 26, 2026 on TBS’s Sunday drama slot and is airing in two consecutive cours (roughly six months). As of this writing it’s up to episode 17 (aired September 6), with episode 18 airing September 13. Episodes are available on TVer as catch-up for about a week after broadcast — free, but geo-blocked outside Japan, so you’ll need a VPN with Japanese servers to watch from abroad. ...

TVer is Japan’s free official TV streaming service — and it’s geo-blocked, so it won’t play abroad. If you just want the fix, here it is. The Quick Answer To watch TVer from outside Japan: Get a VPN with reliable Japanese servers — I used NordVPN for six years and it’s what I’d point you to. Connect to a Japan server in the VPN app Open tver.jp in a desktop web browser — not a phone browser (more on that below). It should now play That’s the whole method. A VPN’s 30-day refund window lets you test it on TVer before committing. The rest of this guide is what TVer actually is, why it’s worth the trouble, and the device gotcha that catches people out. ...

Most VPN reviews are written by people who installed the app last Tuesday to hit a publishing deadline. This one is different: I paid for NordVPN for about six years, used it almost daily for a long stretch of that, and eventually cancelled it — not because it failed me, but because my life changed. That’s the most honest vantage point a reviewer can have: no axe to grind, no honeymoon glow. ...