Zettai kareshi

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Details

• Title: 絶対彼氏。
• Title (romaji): Zettai Kareshi
• Also known as: Absolute Boyfriend
• Tagline: Kanzen Muketsu no Koibito Robot / The Completely Perfect Boyfriend Robot
• Format: Renzoku
• Genre: Romance, comedy
• Broadcast network: Fuji TV
• Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-15 to 2008-Jun
• Air time: Tuesday 21:00
• Theme song: Okaeri by ayaka

Synopsis

Robot maker, Kronos Heaven, finally develops "Night Tenjo", the perfect male humanoid programmed to be devoted and completely loyal to his lover. The company chooses temp worker Izawa Riko to take part in a 5-day free trial. At first, Riko only sees Night as a household appliance. But when she finds out how deep Night's devotion to herself is, Riko finds herself falling in love with him. Joining the love triangle is Asamoto Soshi, a distinguished young executive at her company who has feelings for her. --Fuji TV

Cast

Correlation chart

• Hayami Mokomichi as Tenjo Night
• Mizushima Hiro as Asamoto Soshi
• Aibu Saki as Izawa Riiko
• Sasai Eisuke as Shirasagi Yuki
• Ueno Natsuhi as Ito Mika
• Satoi Kenta as Hirata Hajime
• Nekoze Tsubaki as Adachi Kyoko
• Komoto Maki as Sato Nozomi
• Kaji Masaki as Tanaka Yoichiro
• Yamada Meikyou as Asamoto Shiro
• Minemura Rie (峯村リエ) as Yoshioka Tetsuko
• Erena as Ono Chiho
• Sakuragi Ryosuke (桜木涼介) as Morikawa Yasushi
• Watanuki Shoichi (綿貫正市) as Dei Takeru
• Irie Jingi as Hayashi Kota
• Yamamoto Kei as Asamoto Kazushi
• Nakamura Shunsuke as Asamoto Masashi
• Sasaki Kuranosuke as Namikiri Gaku
• Maya Miki as Wakabayashi Fujiko

Guests

• Kyo Nobuo as Ishizeki Hayato (ep1)
• Susana (ep1)
• Katoh Hitoshi (加藤仁志) (ep1)
• Ingen (いんげん) (ep1)
• Maki Toru (牧徹) (ep1)
• Kikuchi Kinya (ep2)
• Kin Manpuku (金萬福) (ep2)
• Yamagami Kenji (山上賢治) (ep2)
• Oka Ayumi (岡あゆみ) (ep2)
• Ihata Juri (ep2)
• Kanechiku Kenji (かねちくけんじ) (ep2)
• Yuki Yasutake (遊木康剛) (ep2)
• Awabi Tachimasa (鮑立傑) (ep2)
• Komuro Yuta (ep2)
• Ishida Taro as Miura Hitoshi (ep3)
• Harada Yuko (原田祐子) (ep3)
• Hashino Ryunosuke (土師野隆之介) (ep3)
• Nakamura Masaya (ep4)
• Nanbu Torata (南部虎弾) (ep4)
• Nagamune Yoshimichi (長棟嘉道) (ep4)
• Kurobe Yukihide (黒部幸英) (ep4)
• Shibasaki Noboru (芝崎昇) (ep4)
• Nodaka Aoi (野貴葵) (ep4,6,8)
• Mori Fujio (森富士夫) (ep5)
• Kodama Raishin (児玉頼信) (ep5)
• Hirata Takayuki (平田貴之) (ep5)
• Asakura Chie (浅倉千絵) (ep5)
• Iwamatsu Ryo as Izawa Yoshiharu (ep6)
• Takahashi Hitomi as Izawa Makiko (ep6)
• Takatsuki Yuji (高槻祐士) (ep6)
• Sakai Ayana as Hirai Natsumi (ep7-8)
• Kato Chiaki (加藤千安樹) (ep7)
• Sato Momiji (佐藤椛) (ep7)
• Teshima Tomoko (手嶋智子) (ep7)
• Inagaki Rinka (稲垣鈴夏) (ep7)
• Gamou Junichi (蒲生純一) (ep8)
• Iseda Takahiro (伊勢田隆弘) (ep8)
• Deguchi Masayoshi (出口正義) (ep8)
• Abe Tsuyoshi as Toshiki (ep8)

Episode Information

Episode	Subtitle	Ratings (Kanto)	Ratings (Kansai)	Ratings (Nationwide)
01	The robot that bestows love	13.1	??.?	??.?
02	Poor love, totally	14.3	??.?	??.?
03	Stolen love, totally	15.1	??.?	??.?
04	Kissing love, totally	13.1	??.?	??.?
05	Jealous love, totally	13.1	??.?	??.?
06	Scrapped	12.4	??.?	??.?
07	A love that touched her	13.0	??.?	??.?
08	A new robot love	12.1	??.?	??.?
09		13.0	??.?	??.?
10		??.?	??.?	??.?
average	--	??.?	??.?	??.?

Source: Video Research, Ltd. (http://www.videor.co.jp/)

Production Credits

• Original writing: Watase Yu, Zettai Kareshi (manga)
• Planning: Kanei Takuya (金井卓也) (ep1-8)
• Screenwriter: Nezu Rika (根津理香) (ep1-3,5-6,8), Fumishima Rei (文島礼) (ep4), Nihei Junpei (二瓶遵平) (ep7)
• Producer: Hashimoto Fumi (橋本芙美) (ep1-8)
• Director: Hijikata Masato (土方政人) (ep1-2,5,8), Sato Genta (佐藤源太) (ep3-4,7), Kitagawa Manabu (北川学) (ep6)
• Music: Fukushima Yuko (福島祐子), audio highs