Manatsu no Merry Christmas

真夏のメリークリスマス · Merry Christmas in Summer

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Manatsu no Merry Christmas key art — © TBS

Network	TBS
Broadcast	13 Oct 2000 – 31 Dec 2000
Episodes	10 Episodes
Viewership	—
Fan score	6.8 from 16 reviews

Synopsis

Yutaka plays a former professional boxer who becomes a collector for a loan shark. He grew up in an orphanage in Okinawa Prefecture with heroine Haru (Miki Nakatani), Natsumi (Ai Kato), an aspiring actress, and two others. One of them is now a lawyer who has had to bail Yutaka out and the other a lucky young woman adopted by a rich family. Haru, too, was adopted and has never once left the island where she grew up. When her adopted mother dies, she decides to go to Tokyo to find the old group. Being naive to the ways of the modern urban world, she almost ends up being sold off into the sex industry as soon as she sets foot on Tokyo's fair shores, but Yutaka comes to her rescue.

Cast & characters 9 credited

Theme song

“Angel song -ivu no kane-” angel song　−イヴの鐘− — The Brilliant Green

Fan reviews 16 reviews

6.8/ 10

10		2
9		1
8		4
7		5
1–6		4

enjoyable drama

8 / 10

irish · 2012

Hi. this is a request, as well as a short.
I have been enjoying this drama, particularly the performance of the lead actress. It;s nice to see a lady with a bit of meat on her. Although i could have done without the squealing in some episodes, But it seemed to have stopped.
I like the relationship between the cop, and the yakuza.
Here;s my problem. I had downloaded 9 episodes, thinking that was all that there was.
But i see there are actually ten, and episide 10 is no longer.
I would be grateful if someone could tell me, what happened in episofe 10.

horribly boring

3 / 10

randomwalker · 2009

Boring and stupid. Nakatani Miki's character is very annoying. She shrieks in a shrill voice at the worst moments, which is very irritating. Any happy event for the two main characters did not give me joy. I can't believe Nakatani Miki and Takenouchi Yutaka chose this drama. I will only give 3 because I like the lead actors.

Classic romantic comedy

7 / 10

Jackykero · 2009

I enjoyed this dorama, espcially when I was getting to the last episodes.
The story is rather classic and the twists a bit predictable, but what makes it good are the good actors (very good Nakatani Miki) and the chemistry and well-paced progression towards the end of the series. We know quickly how it is going to end; but it is enjoyable to watch it happening.

All 16 reviews