Japanese Romance Dramas

It’s not quite what she meant when she said she wanted to be small again. Chiyomi Horikiri (Maika Yamamoto) is a peppy high school girl who has a crush on Shunichi Minami (Taishi Nakagawa), a fellow classmate who is both smart and good-looking. They used to be very close when they were small kids and each other’s first love, but they grew apart after Shunichi’s father disappeared and changed his outlook on life. On a stormy night, Chiyomi has an argument with her parents and runs out of her house. While trying to avoid getting wet, Chiyomi wishes that she could go back to the happier time of her childhood. But suddenly, Chiyomi shrinks in size and becomes 15 cm tall! When Shunichi happens to come by and sees the tiny Chiyomi, he takes her home with him. Can Shunichi figure out how to help Chiyomi return to her normal size or is Chiyomi doomed to live out her life as Shunichi’s unseen companion? “My Little Lover – Minami Kun No Koibito” is a 2015 Japanese drama series directed by Kazuya Konaka. It is based on the manga “Minami Kun No Koibito” by Shungiku Uchida and produced by the same production team of the popular dramas “Mischievous Kiss: Love in TOKYO” and “Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in TOKYO.”

My Little Lover - Minami Kun No Koibito

Little Lover Team

Fuji TV

What would other people do in the situation? Sumire Iwaya (Noriko Iriyama) is a well educated, successful journalist who has a string of misfortunes.

Sumire graduated from Tokyo University and Harvard and works as an editor for a renowned newspaper. But her fiancé dumps her because he becomes tired of living under the shadow of her greater achievements. Then, Sumire fights off the advances of her drunk boss and gets demoted at work.

After the series of bad events, Sumire comes home one day to find a homeless young man, Takeshi Goda (Jun Shison), in a cardboard box outside her apartment. Takeshi resembles Sumire’s beloved former dog, Momo, and she has a strong desire to take Takeshi in as a pet.

What will become of this strange new relationship between a woman and her human pet?

“Kimi Wa Petto” is a 2017 Japanese drama series directed by Izuru Kumasaka. It is based on the manga “Kimi Wa Petto” written by Yayoi Ogawa. Two previous adaptations of the manga originally aired in 2003 and 2011.

You’re My Pet - Kimi Wa Petto

Tokyo MX2 TV

It’s hard to be the trailblazer. Chizuru Yukimura (Miku Ono) is the first female student to enroll in the prestigious Hakuou Academy, which had previously been an all-boys’ elite school before it adopted co-education. 

Chizuru has a childhood friend, Heisuke Todo (Mashu Ishiwatari), to watch out for her at the school, but she still feels tremendous pressure to do well and prove herself as a woman. If she doesn’t do well on an upcoming test, she faces stiff penalties from Toshizo Hijikata (Yuichi Nakamura), the assistant principal.

Can Chizuru withstand the pressures at Hakuou Academy?

“Hakuouki SSL: Sweet School Life” is a 2015 Japanese television drama directed by Kensaku Miyashita. The six-episode live-action series&nbsp;is based on a video game of the same title. It was followed by “Hakuouki SSL: Sweet School Life The Movie” in 2016.

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