Otomen

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Details
Title: ƒIƒgƒƒ“(‰³’j)
Title (romaji): Otomen
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, comedy
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2009-Aug-01 start
Air time: Saturday 23:00
Theme song: lover soul by Shibasaki Kou

Synopsis
The story centers around the popular high school boy Masamune Asuka, the top kendo fighter in the nation. However, beneath his cool exterior, he is actually fond of sweets and shojo manga, and is skilled in sewing and cooking. When he instantly falls for the transfer student Miyakozuka Ryo, his secret is in danger of being exposed. --Tokyograph

Cast
Okada Masaki as Masamune Asuka
Takatsuki Sara (‚ŒŽÊ—Ç) as young Asuka
Kaho as Miyakozuka Ryo
Hinata Nanami as young Ryo
Kimura Ryo as Tonomine Hajime
Seto Koji as Ariake Yamato
Sano Kazuma as Tachibana Juta
Kiritani Mirei as Oharida Miyabi
Ichikawa Tomohiro (Žsì’mG) as Kurokawa Kitora
Takei Emi as Tachibana Toshiko
Yanagihara Kanako as Hanazawa Yumeko
Takada Nobuhiko (‚“c‰„•F) as Ryo's father
Tsurumi Shingo as Asuka's father
Yamamoto Mirai as Asuka's mother

Production Credits
Original writing (manga): Otomen by Kanno Aya
Screenwriters: Noguchi Teruo (–ìŒûÆ•v), Kurihara Maki (ŒIŒ´‹f‹L), Hanzawa Ritsuko (”¼àV—¥Žq), Fukuhara Kota (Œ´K‘¾)
Producer: Sekiya Masayuki (ŠÖ’J³ª)
Director: Tanimura Masaki
Music: Audio Highs

Official Site
http://www.fujitv.co.jp/otomen/index.html

Pass.

Haha I never actually bothered to pick up the manga of this and I generally do with shojo beat, for that reason I will prolly give this a chance to see if I'm missing anything any good.
I'll let the first episode decide it for me =D

I read the first chapter of the manga and it was really funny. Somehow I doubt they'll be able to convey that in a jdrama. I dunno though, guess I'll find out.

The stars of Tennen Kokekkon reunite! :dancing: Glad I'm still not too old to be indulging in shojo manga remakes :sweat:

Okada Masaki sure is cute despite perpetually looking like he's suffered a hadouken to the gut.

not my thing, didnt think the acting was good and thought that the funny bits in the manga were not conveyed properly so.....overall a bit disapointed! :shakehead: