Nobuta no Produce
Cover of the novel Nobuta wo Produce by Gen Shiraiwa cast: Plot: (include spoilers) Shuji Kiritani (Kazuya Kamenashi) is a very popular high school boy whose girlfriend is Mariko Uehara (Erika Toda), the most popular girl in school. Despite his popularity among other students, he is relatively alone with Akira Kusano (Tomohisa Yamashita) as the only person he hangs out with, despite constantly claiming that he can’t stand the other boy. One day, a very shy girl, Nobuko Kotani (Maki Horikita) comes to school and she instantly gets picked on by a few other girls for her shyness. Shuji and Akira then decide to "produce" her, or make her popular. They nickname her "Nobuta". Of course, producing Nobuta is not an easy task, especially when a mysterious person is trying to ruin all of Shuji and Akira’s efforts. In the end, the person turns out to be Aoi, Nobuta’s "friend", who later on attempts suicide in a dream shared by Aoi, Nobuta, Akira, and Shuji. In the final episode Shuji discovers that he and his family must move out of Tokyo because of his father’s job and leave Nobuta to cope by herself with Akira. However, Akira follows Shuji to his new home town and surprises him by showing up at his new school. Nobuta is left alone in Tokyo, but she is not shy anymore, and is able to smile, and she also becomes somewhat popular among the other students Episodes:
| Episode title | Romanized title | Broadcast date | Ratings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ep. 1 | いじめられっこ転校生を人気者に | Ijimerarekko tenkousei wo ninkimono ni | October 15, 2005 | 16.1% |
| Ep. 2 | （秘）キレイ大作戦 | Kirei taisakusen | October 22, 2005 | 14.9% |
| Ep. 3 | 恐怖の文化祭 | Kyoufu no bunkasai | October 29, 2005 | 17.0% |
| Ep. 4 | 恋の告白作戦 | Koi no kokuhaku sakusen | November 5, 2005 | 16.4% |
| Ep. 5 | 悪夢のデート | Akumu no deeto | November 12, 2005 | 17.1% |
| Ep. 6 | 親と子の青春 | Oya to ko no seishun | November 19, 2005 | 17.7% |
| Ep. 7 | 女を泣かす男 | Onna wo nakasu otoko | November 26, 2005 | 16.7% |
| Ep. 8 | いじめの正体 | Ijime no shoutai | December 3, 2005 | 18.0% |
| Ep. 9 | 別れても友達 | Wakarete mo tomodachi | December 10, 2005 | 16.8% |
| Ep. 10 | 青春アミーゴ | Seishun amiigo | December 17, 2005 | 18.2% |
akira and shuji
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awards:
The TV series won an impressive six awards at the 47th annual Japanese Television Academy award show:
- Best Drama
- Best Actor: Kazuya Kamenashi
- Best Supporting Actress: Maki Horikita
- Best Director
- Best Script
- Best Music
OST: shieshun amigo by shuji x akira
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