Love Generation (ラブ ジェネレーション, Rabu Jenerēshon) is a Japanese television drama series starring Takuya Kimura and Takako Matsu.

The plot revolves around the relationship of the two young protagonists, Katagiri Teppei and Uesugi Riko, who begin as squabbling colleagues before inevitably falling in love.

At the same time, Teppei runs into his high school sweetheart, Mizuhara Sanae, whom he still has feelings for, but discovers to his surprise that she is now engaged to his older brother Soichiro.

It is a version of the famous quote from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Act 1 Scene 1: "The course of true love never did run smooth", and characterises the relationship between Riko and Teppei, who face constant difficulties throughout.

The advertisement is visible everywhere, from the local park to Teppei's 30-year-old refrigerator --- "True love never runs smooth" is the unofficial tagline of this TV series.