My Girl Details
Title: マイガール
Title (romaji): My Girl
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Family, drama
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 8.8 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-09 to 2009-Dec-11
Air time: Friday 23:15
Theme song: My Girl by Arashi

My Girl Synopsis, Story, and preview :

The story revolves around a 23-year-old man named, Kazama Masamune. During high school, he had a girlfriend four years older than him, but she suddenly leaves to go abroad. Six years later, he receives news that she has passed away. In addition, she secretly gave birth to Masamune's daughter. Now the five-year-old daughter, Koharu, is returning home to Japan, and Masamune must raise her.

My Girl Cast and starring :


Aiba Masaki as Kazama Masamune
Yuka as Tsukamoto Yoko
Ishii Momoka as Kazama Koharu
Murakami Shingo as Shibata Yuya
Kitamura Yukiya as Hayashi Hirokazu
Yamazaki Shigenori as Seyama Takashi
Hiraiwa Kami as Katagiri Haruka
Matsumoto Takumi (松本拓海) as Arata
Imura Kumi as Nakazono Kaori
Himura Yuki as Kimura Hideo
Asaka Mayumi as Tsukamoto Shiori
Yamazaki Hajime as Kazama Seisuke
Muroi Shigeru as Kazama Mitsuyo
Yana Nobuo (八名信夫) as Murota Choshi
Omori Akemi as Murota Sumiko

Guests
Murasugi Seminosuke as Kirishima (ep2)
Sakata Mizuho as Chisato (ep4)
Maruyama Ayumu (丸山歩夢) as Yusuke (ep4)
Suzuki Sawa as Hayashi Yukari (ep5)
Ichikawa Yui as Kurata Natsumi (ep6)
Sainei Ryuji as Taguchi (ep6)
Nakamura Yasuhi as Kenji (ep7)
Maeda Beverly (前田美波里) as Keiko (ep7)
Ono Momoka (大野百花) as Kana (ep8)
Yamada Momoka (山田萌々香) as young Yoko (ep9)
Sakurai Sho as Sato (ep10)
Osugi Ren as Kenmochi (ep10)

Production Credits
Original writing (manga): My Girl by Sahara Mizu
Screenwriters: Oshima Satomi (ep1), Arai Shuko (荒井修子) (ep2-3), Takahashi Maki (高橋麻紀) (ep4-10)
Chief Producer: Kuwata Kiyoshi
Producers: Nakagawa Noriko (中川慎子), Nagamatsuya Taro ( 長松谷太郎), Sato Yoshihiro (佐藤善宏)
Directors: Takahashi Nobuyuki (ep1-2,5,9-10), Aso Manabu (麻生学) (ep3-4,6,8), Kajiyama Takahiro (梶山貴弘) (ep7)
Music: Sawano Hiroyuki (澤野弘之), Wada Takashi (和田貴史)



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Koishite Akuma Details
Title: 恋して悪魔
Title (romaji): Koishite Akuma
Also known as: The Loving Demon
Tagline: ヴァンパイア☆ボーイ / Vampire Boy
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Fantasy, romance
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 6.6 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: KTV, Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2009-Jul-07 to 2009-Sep-08
Air time: Tuesday 22:00
Theme song: Akuma na Koi by Nakayama Yuma with B.I.Shadow

Koishite Akuma Synopsis, story, and preview :

Ruka has yet to mature into a full-fledged vampire. His canines have yet to fully develop, which means he still hasn't tasted human blood — or, at least, human blood that he's drawn himself. In order to get him prepared, he is cast down into the world of humans, where he boards with Jiro, the owner of a Chinese restaurant, and enrolls in high school. His homeroom teacher is a cheerful, though meddlesome, young woman who catches the fledgling bloodsucker off-guard. Is he actually falling in love with a mortal? --The Japan Times

Koishite Akuma Cast and starring :


Vampires
Nakayama Yuma as Kuromiya Ruka
Kondo Masahiko as Kaito

Shinjo Family
Ito Shiro as Shinjo Jiro
Horiuchi Keiko as Miura Atsuko
Morimoto Shintaro as Miura Shota

Koyo High School
Kato Rosa as Natsukawa Makoto
Takahashi Hitomi as Fujii Sakiko
Kyo Nobuo as Fujii Masayuki
Watanuki Shoichi (綿貫正市) as Inuzuka
Mashita Yuki (真下有紀) as Nekota
Satoma Masaru (外間勝) as Kameda
Shu Genjitsu (朱源実) as Saruwatari
Uematsu Yoriko (上松頼子)
Domoto Kenji (堂元健児)
Minami Toshio (南利雄)

Others
Fukazawa Atsushi as Odajima

Guests
Takiguchi Yukihiro as a vampire (ep1)
Ichikawa Chieko (市川千恵子) (ep2)
Todo Yukiko (藤堂悠紀子) (ep2)
Shinozuka Tokiko (篠塚登紀子) (ep2)
Kinoshita Takao (木下貴夫) (ep2)
Nagakura Daisuke (永倉大輔) as Asai (ep3)
Uenoyama Hiroshi (上野山浩) (ep5)
Goto Ken (後藤健) (ep5)
Hibari Saisuke (雲雀大輔) (ep5)
Kushima Yoichi (九島洋一) (ep5)
Yuki Yasutake (遊木康剛) (ep5)
Yokoyama Yu as Hades / Kobayakawa (ep8)
Kira Kotoe (吉良琴恵) as a highschool student (ep8)
Shimizu Mao (清水真緒) as Kobayakawa Miho (ep8)
Umoto Yuki (兎本有紀) (ep10)
Hiroshi Sayaka (洪明花) (ep10)
Tanaka Toshiya (田中登志哉) (ep10)

Class 2-3
Sakuraba Nanami as Takagi Kaori
Nakajima Kento as Handa Hiroto
Irie Jingi as Matsuyama Naoki
Okamoto Rei as Uemura Tomomi
Taiga as Yoshioka Yuji
Minegishi Minami (峯岸みなみ) as Inaba Saki
Nishimura Yuna (西村優奈) as Saito Eriko
Moriyama Satsuki (森山沙月) as Shinagawa Yukari
Owada Kensuke (大和田健介) as Eguchi Takumi
Sometani Shota (染谷将太) as Oda Nobuteru
Kobayashi Sari (小林さり) as Kitamura Rika
Nagai Anzu as Okubo Chika
Sakata Rikako (坂田梨香子) as Ueno Takako
Niibo Erika (新穂えりか) as Osaki Arisa
Baba Riria (馬場梨里杏) as Meguro Yuri
Takada Riho (高田里穂) as Shibuya Ayako
Okano Maya (岡野真也) as Otsuka Noriko
Ozaki Chiaki (尾崎千瑛) as Tabata Hanako
Saito Erina (齊藤絵里奈) as Terakado Chacha
Harada Rio (原田理央) as Higo Nene
Yoshitani Ayako (吉谷彩子) as Ueshima Ran
Yuki Yohei (結城洋平) as Uesugi Kenji
Isohata Hayato (五十畑颯斗) as Kato Kiyoharu
Kuwano Kosuke (桑野晃輔) as Shimazu Yoshikazu
Yamada Ryo (山田諒) as Takeda Shinsuke
Sometani Toshiyuki (染谷俊之) as Masayuki
Ogata Takuya (尾形卓哉) as Hojo Hiroyasu
Fukazawa Taiga (深澤大河) as Maeda Toshiyasu
Kasai Shige (笠井しげ) as Mori Motoki

Production Credits
Screenwriters: Ogawa Satoko (小川智子) (ep1-2,5,7), Okubo Tomomi (大久保ともみ) (ep3,8), Hanzawa Ritsuko (半澤律子) (ep4,6,9-10)
Producers: Toyofuku Yoko (豊福陽子), Kashikawa Satoko
Directors: Murakami Shosuke (村上正典) (ep1,4,6,8), Tsuzuki Junichi (ep2,5,9-10), Nemoto Kazumasa (根本和政) (ep3), Shiraki Keiichiro (白木啓一郎) (ep7)
Music: Kanno Yugo






Yuma Nakayama as Ruka Kuromiya (Vampire)



Rosa Kato as Makoto Natsuka



Nobuo Kyo as Masayuki Fujii (Human)



Nanami Sakuraba as Nanami Sakuraba(Human)



Masahiko Kondo as Kaito (Vampire)

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Tokyo Dogs Details
Title: 東京DOGS
Title (romaji): Tokyo DOGS
Tagline: 最悪で最高のパートナー
Tagline (romaji): Saiaku de Saiko no Partner
Tagline (English): The Worst and Best Partners
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Police
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-19 to 2009-Dec
Air time: Monday 21:00
Theme song: Futatsu no Kuchibiru by EXILE

Tokyo Dogs Synopsis, Story, and preview:

Takakura So witnessed his father's murder at a young age. Pledging to catch the killer, he grows up to become an elite cop in New York City, where the criminal lives. His character is cool-headed and disciplined, yet adapts well. Because of major drug dealings, he gets sent to Tokyo to conduct a joint investigation with the Japanese police. There, he gets teamed up with, Kudo Maruo, a detective from a special investigative division. Kudo is a hot-blooded fighting expert due to his earlier days as a delinquent, but he makes a strong impression with his stylish appearance and is always interested in going on group dates. His personality, interests, and investigation methods are completely mismatched with Takakura's, but the two somehow work together to crack the case they've been given. --Tokyograph

Tokyo Dogs Cast

Oguri Shun as Takakura So
Shibuya Takeru as young So
Mizushima Hiro as Kudo Maruo
Yoshitaka Yuriko as Matsunaga Yuki
Bunya Manami (文屋愛海) as young Yuki
Katsuji Ryo as Horikawa Keiichi
Azuma Mikihisa as Mashiko Reiji
Shiga Kotaro as Suzuki Mitsuo
Usuda Asami as Tanaka Maki
Tomosaka Rie as Nishioka Yuri
Mikami Kensei as Kaizaki Hiroto
Yazaki Hiroshi as Kamata Shigeo
Kawaguchi Haruna as Takakura Karin
Yoshimura Takuya as Nakatani Shota
Tanaka Yoshiko as Takakura Kyoko
Otsuka Nene as Maijima Misa
Miura Tomokazu as Otomo Kozo

Guests
Narimiya Hiroki as Tanashima Hideo (ep1)
Aoki Shinsuke as Hideo's friend (ep1)
Iida Kisuke as So's father (ep1)
Sugimoto Tetta as Komiyama Yoshihiko (ep2)
Kobayashi Kaito (小林海人) as Komiyama Kosuke (ep2)
Nakamura Yuri (中村ゆり) as Komiyama's secretary (ep2)
Sasaki Katsuhiko (佐々木勝彦) as Shibata Yuzo (ep2)
Endo Kaname (遠藤要), Sakaizawa Takashi (堺沢隆史) as gunmen (ep2)
Ishikawa Hiroichi (石川裕一) as Gezan (ep2-4)
Yamazaki Shigenori as Shigeyama Tsuyoshi (ep2)
Asami Reina as Eri, Yuki's older sister (ep3)
Nakagawa Mao (中川真桜) as young Eri (ep3)
Suzuki Ryohei as Kiuchi Shinji (ep3)
Umemiya Masako as Yoko (ep3)
Okuno Tadashi (奥野匡) as Shigeo's grandfather (ep3)
Mori Koko (森康子) as Shigeo's grandmother (ep3)
Okihara Issei (沖原一生) as Furukawa Akira (ep3)
Itao Itsuji as Tamura Yoji (ep4)
Hosoda Yoshihiko as Oyama Teppei (ep4)
Takasugi Ko as Miyata Junji (ep4)
Kazama Toru as Mishima (ep5)
Satoi Kenta as Matsuo Kazuyuki (ep5)
Nagano Satomi (長野里美) as Matsuo Junko (ep5)
Konno Narumi as Matsuo Reiko (ep5)
Sakata Tadashi as Nakao (ep5)
Ujiie Takuro (氏家拓朗) as Ando Tomoaki (ep5)
Shimizu Koji as Muroi (ep6)

Production Credits
Screenwriter: Fukuda Yuichi (福田雄一)
Producer: Shikanai Tsugi
Directors: Narita Takeshi, Ishii Yusuke (石井祐介)
Music: Rita-iota

Love Shuffle Details
Title: ラブシャッフル
Title (English): Love Shuffle
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 8.7 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Jan-16 to 2009-Mar-20
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme songs:
Main theme: Fantasy by Earth, Wind & Fire
Insert song: Eternal Flame by The Bangles

Love Shuffle Synopsis, Story and Preview

Usami Kei is a salaryman who has risen in status due to his engagement with Mei, the wealthy daughter of his company's president. Shortly after she breaks off the engagement, a power failure leaves him stuck in the elevator of his apartment building. Trapped with him are three others living on the same floor - Airu, a trilingual interpreter, Ojiro, a model photographer, and Masato, a psychiatrist. While waiting, their conversation hits upon their love lives and the question of whether there is truly only one fated partner for everyone. As a result, they decide to try "shuffling" their relationships with each other.

Love Shuffle Cast and Starring

Tamaki Hiroshi as Usami Kei
Karina as Aizawa Airu
Matsuda Shota as Sera Ojiro
DAIGO as Oishi Yukichi
Yoshitaka Yuriko as Hayakawa Kairi
Kojima Hijiri as Kamijyo Reiko
Kanjiya Shihori as Kagawa Mei
Tanihara Shosuke as Kikuta Masato

Love Shuffle Guests
Nomura Eugene (野村祐人) as Kagawa Kosuke (ep1,3-4,6)
Miki Ryosuke (美木良介) as Hayakawa Takeshi (ep3,7)
Gamo Junichi (蒲生純一) as Game Center Clerk (ep3)
Daito Shunsuke as Takigawa Yoji (ep4)
Omi Toshinori as Kamijyo Hiroya (ep6)
Hakamada Yoshihiko as Kamei Goro (ep7-10)
Umemiya Masako as Kamei Mie (ep7&9)

Production Credits
Screenwriter: Nojima Shinji
Producer: Ito Kazuhiro
Directors: Doi Nobuhiro (ep1-2,5,7,10), Yamamuro Daisuke (ep3-4,9), Tsuboi Toshio (ep6,8)
Music: Kamisaka Kyosuke (神坂享輔), MAYUKO, Izutsu Akio (井筒昭雄)

Koizora Details
Title: 恋空
Title (romaji): Koizora
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance drama
Episodes: 6
Viewership rating: 6.4 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2008-Aug-02 to 2008-Sep-13
Air time: Saturday 20:00
Theme song: Ai no Uta by Fukui Mai

Koizora Synopsis, Story, and Preview

Tahara Mika is an ordinary high school girl. One day, out of the blue, one of her classmates kisses her. His name is Sakurai Hiroki also known as Hiro. Hiro stands out because of his bleached hair and piercing. Apparently he is also dating someone. Mika is shocked and hurt that her first kiss had to happen this way. She desperately tries to forget about it. Then, her friend tells her that she should find somebody else and suggests Tatsuya, another boy in their class. However, before she even realizes it, Mika is already in love... --TBS

Koizora Cast and starring

Mizusawa Elena as Tahara Mika
Seto Koji as Sakurai Hiroki (Hiro)
Abe Tsuyoshi as Yu
Aoi as Aya
Miura Shohei as Nozomu
Haru as Saki
Nagayama Kento as Kato Tatsuya
Kikuchi Akiko (菊池亜希子) as Tahara Saori
Satake Uki (佐武宇綺) as Yuka
Kobayashi Sari (小林さり) as Hana
Miyazawa Sae as Manami
Ukaji Takashi as Sakurai Hirokazu
Okunuki Kaoru as Sakurai Akemi
Nakamura Kaori as Misono (homeroom teacher)
Matsushita Nao as Sakurai Minako
Hada Michiko as Tahara Yasue
Kishitani Goro as Tahara Katsuji

Koizora Guests
Ito Masayuki (ep1)
Takeno Isao (ep1)
Shinoe Keiko (しのへけい子) (ep2)
Kishida Eriko (岸田恵里子) (ep2)
Fumiyama Megumi (文山恵) (ep2)
Tajima Yurika (田嶌友里香) (ep2)
Yuki Yasutake (遊木康剛) (ep2)
Sawamura Kyosuke (澤村恭輔) (ep2)
Yasuda Momotaro (安田桃太郎) (ep2)
Toda Masahiro (戸田昌宏) (ep3,5-6)
Yamazaki Kazuya (山崎和也) (ep3)
Matsuyama Mami (松山まみ) (ep4)
Kasuga Junya (春日潤也) (ep4)
Watari Koki (渡航輝) (ep4)
Matsui Ayaka (松井彩香) (ep4)
Fukunaga Satomi (福永理未) (ep4)
Osawa Sho (大澤奨) (ep4)
Tachikawa Sayaka (立川沙也香) (ep6)
Tsuda Shoko (津田聖子) (ep6)

Production Credits
Original writing: Mika Koizora: Setsunai Monogatari (mobile phone novel)
Screenwriter: Watanabe Mutsuki
Chief producers: Mishiro Shinichi, Morikawa Masayuki (森川真行)
Associate producer: Nasuda Jun
Producer: Kato Shoichi (加藤章一)
Director: Imai Natsuki (ep1-2,5-6), Matsuda Ayato (松田礼人) (ep3-4)
Music: Kono Shin





Koji Seto as Sakurai Hiroki (Hiro)


Mizusawa Elena as Tahara Mika

Mei-chan no Shitsuji Details
Title: メイちゃんの執事
Title (romaji): Mei-chan no Shitsuji
Also known as: Mei-chan's Butler
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 14.0 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2009-Jan-13 to 2009-Mar-17
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Theme song: My SunShine by ROCK｀A´TRENCH

Mei-chan no Shitsuji Synopsis

The story revolves around a young woman named Mei, who was rescued as a young girl by someone calling himself her "butler." With only a vague memory, though, the experience seems like just a dream. But one day, after her parents' accidental death, he appears: Rihito comes from a line of outstanding butlers, and he has been appointed to serve her! Now her ordinary life has completely flipped, as she discovers that she's actually the heiress to a fortune, and is forced to transfer to St. Lucia Girls' Academy, where all the students have butlers! As a result, her childhood friend Kento decides to enroll in a butler school so that he can stay close to her. --Tokyograph

Mei-chan no Shitsuji Cast and Starring

"M" denotes Master and "B" denotes Butler.

Shadow (Ombra) Rank
Eikura Nana as Shinonome Mei (M)
Mizushima Hiro as Shibata Rihito (B)
Tanimura Mitsuki as Yamada Tami (M)
Abe Shinnosuke (阿部進之介) as Kanda (B)


Moon (Luna) Rank
Oomasa Aya as Kayama Rika (M)
Sato Takeru as Shibata Kento (B)
Mayama Akihiro as Aoyama (B)
Nakabeppu Aoi as Natsume Fujiko (M)
Kyo Nobuo as Nezu (B)
Kutsuna Shiori as Amo Rin (M)
Maruyama Tomomi as Yotsuya (B)
Yoshida Riko as Mamahara Miruku (M)
Suzuki Ryohei as Daimon (B)
Nakamura Chise as Matsushiro Hikaru (M)
Minami Keisuke as Tsukiji (B)
Kojima Haruna as Takenomiya Nao (M)
Kimisawa Yuki as Nogizaka (B)
Kobayashi Kinako as Umeshima Kyoko (M)
Kato Keisuke as Roppongi (B)
Kikuzato Hikari as Uemura Kaori (M)
Yamaguchi Kenki (山口賢貴) as Nakameguro (B)
Akiyama Tana (秋山多奈) as Nakano Yuko (M)
Shikanai Daishi as Okachimachi (B)


Sun (Sole) Rank
Yamada Yu as Lucia (Hongo Shiori) (M)
Mukai Osamu as Shinobu (B)
Iwasa Mayuko as Ryuonji Izumi (M)
Yuki Jutta as Kiba (B)
Usuda Asami as Daichi Yuma
Horan Chiaki as Mizusawa Satomi
Yamamoto Ayano as Hino Eriko
Ishibashi Natsumi (石橋菜津美) as Kazama Ai


St. Lucia Girl’s Academy
Horiuchi Keiko as Sister Rose (M)
Suzuki Kosuke as Sakuraba (B)


Hongo Family
Takagi Manpei as Akabane Ukon
Takagi Shinpei as Akabane Sakon
Tsugawa Masahiko as Hongo Kintaro


Nakamoto Family
Hoshii Nanase as Nakamoto Natsumi
Kitagawa Hiromi as Nakamoto Mifuyu
Ishino Mako as Nakamoto Akiko
Sugimoto Tetta as Nakamoto Shunpei


Others
Hashizume Jun as Shutaro (Mei's father) (ep1)
Yamashita Yorie as Yu (Mei's mother) (ep1)
Yamaguchi Kaori as Ryuonji Miwako (Izumi's mother) (ep2-4)
Kamio Yu (神尾佑) as an agent (ep5)
Ogi Shigemitsu (ep10)


Production Credits
Original writing (manga): Mei-chan no Shitsuji by Miyagi Riko
Screenwriter: Furuya Osho (古家和尚)
Producer: Hashimoto Fumi (橋本芙美)
Director: Ishikawa Junichi (石川淳一), Kinoshita Takao, Joho Hidenori (城宝秀則), Iwata Kazuyuki (岩田和行)
Music: Kono Shin, Takami Yu (高見優)

First Kiss Details
Title: ファースト・キス
Title (English): First Kiss
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 14.1 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-09 to 2007-Sep-17
Air time: Monday 21:00
Theme song: Kokoro by Kazumasa Oda

First Kiss Synopsis, Story, and Preview :

A bitter-sweet and uplifting comedy drama about a young girl Mio and her brother Kazuki. To treat her illness overseas, Mio has been living away from her older brother Kazuki for the past ten years. After learning about the upcoming surgery, which she has only a fifty percent chance of survival, Mio decides to fly back to Japan to spend time with Kazuki. Looking forward to seeing his sweet younger sister, Kazuki anxiously awaits Mio's return in Japan. However, their reunion is nothing but full of surprises as Mio has transformed from the innocent sickly girl Kazuki remembers from ten years ago into a sassy woman with an attitude. Kazuki has difficulty dealing with his wickedly selfish younger sister, but soon learns about the truth of her medical condition and has a change of heart.

First Kiss Cast and Starring :

Inoue Mao as Fukunaga Mio
Ito Hideaki as Kano Kazuki
Hiraoka Yuta as Yuki Akio
Matsuyuki Yasuko as Takagi Renko
Gekidan Hitori as Shindo Ichiryu
Abe Sadao as Nikaido Masaru
Takenaka Naoto as Banba Dai
Natsuki Mari as Fukunaga Rieko
Sakai Wakana as Saito Haruna
Warabino Tomoya as Shohata Takeo

Guests
Gashuin Tatsuya (ep1)
Marie (ep1)
Endo Yuya (ep2)
Kashiwabara Shuji (ep3)
Daito Shunsuke (ep5)
Watanabe Izumi (渡部いずみ) (ep5)
Iketani Nobue (池谷のぶえ) (ep6)
Shiba Toshio (ep6-10)
Sugawara Eiji (ep7)
Saito Yua (齊藤夢愛) (ep7-8)

Production Credits
Screenwriter: Inoue Yumiko
Producers: Wakamatsu Hiroki, Shikanai Tsugi
Directors: Takeuchi Hideki, Kawamura Yasuhiro (川村泰祐), Suzuki Kentaro (木健太郎)