"I love my daughter so much that I decided to go to the same college!"

Author Taro Obika is an obsessed single father who loves his daughter so much, he decides to go to the same college. Nicknamed Gataro, he was widowed when his wife died of an illness and has raised his only child Sakura all on his own.

Things are about to change drastically as Sakura prepares to enter a coeducational university after going to an all-girls school all her life. Worried sick, Gataro enrolls not only in the same school, but also in the same department, and the madness begins!

Unable to control his anxiety, he sticks his nose in her every business, from classes to extracurricular activities, parties, dating events, cultural festivals, part-time jobs, and everything else college kids do. But as the 40-year-old middle-aged dad gets involved in the youthful pursuits of Sakura and her colleagues, he finds himself enjoying life even more than them.

"Back to School Daddy" is about a father and a daughter whose bond strengthens after they wind up becoming schoolmates. In this time of nuclear families, witness unconventional parenting as Gataro assumes the role of father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, friend, and even classmate. Theirs is a heartwarming family love that is sure to put a smile on your face.


「我太喜欢我女儿了，所以跟她考进了同一间大学！」

小比贺太郎是一位特别宠爱女儿、甚至要和女儿进入同一所大学学习的单身父亲。他是一位小说家。
妻子因病过世之后，这位名叫"贺太郎"的他和宝贝独生女儿小比贺樱一起，过着和睦的父女生活。

然而，这对父女的生活迎来了巨变......女儿从女子高中毕业后，即将进入大学，并将首次体验男女同校的校园生活。因为太过担心女儿，父亲竟然和女儿考入了同所学校的同个学院学习，这可不得了！！！

讨论会、社团活动、聚餐、联谊、文化祭、打工......由于太过担心女儿，父亲要参与女儿所有的大学活动。结果，深陷年轻人青春文化之中的这位40岁大叔比女儿和同学们更尽情地享受起了青春生活。

这部电视剧讲述的是相依为命的"父女二人"成为同学，在大学生活中加深家庭感情的温情故事。描述了在当下这个小家庭时代里，为父，为母，为祖辈；是朋友，是同学，也是父女的，令人会心一笑的"家族之爱"。