Zettai Kareshi (TV series)
Zettai Kareshi: Kanzen Muketsu no Koibito Robot (絶対彼氏 〜完全無欠の恋人ロボット〜, lit. "Absolute Boyfriend: My Perfect Robot Boyfriend) is a Japanese romance comedy drama television series based on the original manga Absolute Boyfriend by Yuu Watase.
| Zettai Kareshi | |
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 Promotional poster for Zettai Kareshi | |
| Also known as | Absolute Boyfriend |
| Genre | Romance, comedy |
| Written by | Yu Watase, Zettai Kareshi (manga) |
| Directed by | Masato Hijikata (土方政人) (Episodes 1-2,5,8,11), Genta Sato(佐藤源太) (Episodes 3-4,7,10), Manabu Kitagawa (北川学) (Episodes 6,9) |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Okaeri" by Ayaka |
| Ending theme | "Okaeri" by Ayaka |
| Country of origin |  |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Fumi Hashimoto (橋本芙美) |
| Production location(s) | Japan |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original release | April 15 – June 24, 2008 |
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Synopsis
Riiko Izawa is an office lady in search of a boyfriend, and she ends up in possession of a "robot" known as Night Tenjo, who is programmed to be the perfect boyfriend. However, this creates a love triangle with a distinguished young man at her company who also has feelings for her. Riiko is played by Saki Aibu, Night is played by Mokomichi Hayami, and Soshi Asamoto is played by Hiro Mizushima.
Cast
- Mokomichi Hayami as Night Tenjo
- Hiro Mizushima as Soshi Asamoto
- Saki Aibu as Riiko Izawa
- Nobuo Kyo as Ishizeki
- Eisuke Sasai as Yuki Shirasagi
- Natsuhi Ueno as Mika Ito
- Kenta Satoi as Hajime Hirata
- Tsubaki Nekoze as Kyoko Adachi
- Maki Komoto as Nozomi Sato
- Masaki Kaji as Yoichiro Tanaka
- Meikyo Yamada as Shiro Asamoto
- Rie Minemura as Tetsuko Yoshioka
- Erena as Chiho Ono
- Ryosuke Sakuragi as Yasushi Morikawa
- Shoichi Watanuki as Takeru Dei
- Jingi Irie as Kota Hayashi
- Kei Yamamoto as Kazushi Asamoto
- Shunsuke Nakamura as Masashi Asamoto
- Kuranosuke Sasaki as Gaku Namikiri
- Miki Maya as Fujiko Wakabayashi
Special
On March 24, 2009, a special episode of this series was released and featured 3 years after the last episode of the series, whereas Riiko had become a patissier and is engaged to Soshi Asamoto; and Night was suddenly revived by a Kronos Heaven employee, who wanted to use his individual ego to her own gain. At the end of this special episode, Night is last seen telling Namikiri to erase him from this world and shedding tears. Riiko at last, returns to Soshi's side and their marriage goes on, but not shown on screen.
- Viewership ratings: 9.0 (Kanto)
- Broadcast date: March 24, 2009
- Air time: Tuesday 21:00-23:00