05-25-2007, 03:50 AM
Kimi Wa Petto (Broadcast period: 2003-Apr-09 to 2003-Jun-18 )
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Tramps Like Us, known as Kimi wa Pet (きみはペット, Kimi wa Petto?, a.k.a. You're My Pet) in Japan, is a josei manga series by Yayoi Ogawa, which was adapted to a TV drama series that aired in Japan on TBS in 2003. The manga also won the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo.
The story concerns Sumire Iwaya (巌谷 澄麗, Iwaya Sumire?), a journalist at a major newspaper. A career woman in a society that does not handle successful women well, Sumire suffers from depression and anxiety. She also has hobbies that are very un-feminine, such as being a fan of pro wrestling, K-1, and shounen animes.
After her fiancé leaves her for his mistress and Sumire is demoted at work, she stumbles across a young injured homeless man in a box outside her condominium. She takes him in and becomes attached to him. As a joke, she says she wants to keep him as a pet. To her surprise, the young man agrees. She names him Momo (モモ
, after her beloved dog from childhood. Sumire provides room and board, and Momo provides unconditional love and loyalty. Sumire says there is no sex in their relationship, and she will only sleep with men who have the "three highs": higher pay, higher education and higher height (i.e. taller than her 170 cm.) Despite this, there is a definite sexual subtext to their relationship.
Sumire later learns that Momo's real name is Takeshi Gouda (合田 武志, Gōda Takeshi?), and that he is a dance prodigy who studied classical ballet but was too short to take the lead roles. He switched to modern dance, and lived a semi-homeless life before meeting Sumire. Momo passes himself off as Sumire's second cousin.
Complications arise when Sumire is reunited with the man that she was infatuated with at Tokyo University, Shigehito Hasumi (蓮實 滋人, Hasumi Shigehito?). Hasumi meets all of Sumire's requirements. However, Sumire cannot quite open up to Hasumi-senpai, or give up her attachment to Momo. For example, Sumire lets Momo call her by her personal name, while she struggles to let Hasumi call her "Iwaya" instead of "Iwaya-san."
Other recurring characters:
Yuri Shirotae (白妙 ユリ Shirotae Yuri): Sumire's childhood friend, a housewife and mother of Ran
Rumi Shibusawa (澁澤ルミ Shibusawa Rumi): Momo's ex-girlfriend, a dancer (Vol.2 -)
Shiori Fukushima (福島 紫織 Fukushima Shiroi): a dental assistant determined to seduce and marry Hasumi-senpai (Vol.3- )
The English translation of the manga is published by TOKYOPOP, which retitled Kimi wa Pet as Tramps Like Us.
The story concerns Sumire Iwaya (巌谷 澄麗, Iwaya Sumire?), a journalist at a major newspaper. A career woman in a society that does not handle successful women well, Sumire suffers from depression and anxiety. She also has hobbies that are very un-feminine, such as being a fan of pro wrestling, K-1, and shounen animes.
After her fiancé leaves her for his mistress and Sumire is demoted at work, she stumbles across a young injured homeless man in a box outside her condominium. She takes him in and becomes attached to him. As a joke, she says she wants to keep him as a pet. To her surprise, the young man agrees. She names him Momo (モモ
, after her beloved dog from childhood. Sumire provides room and board, and Momo provides unconditional love and loyalty. Sumire says there is no sex in their relationship, and she will only sleep with men who have the "three highs": higher pay, higher education and higher height (i.e. taller than her 170 cm.) Despite this, there is a definite sexual subtext to their relationship.Sumire later learns that Momo's real name is Takeshi Gouda (合田 武志, Gōda Takeshi?), and that he is a dance prodigy who studied classical ballet but was too short to take the lead roles. He switched to modern dance, and lived a semi-homeless life before meeting Sumire. Momo passes himself off as Sumire's second cousin.
Complications arise when Sumire is reunited with the man that she was infatuated with at Tokyo University, Shigehito Hasumi (蓮實 滋人, Hasumi Shigehito?). Hasumi meets all of Sumire's requirements. However, Sumire cannot quite open up to Hasumi-senpai, or give up her attachment to Momo. For example, Sumire lets Momo call her by her personal name, while she struggles to let Hasumi call her "Iwaya" instead of "Iwaya-san."
Other recurring characters:
Yuri Shirotae (白妙 ユリ Shirotae Yuri): Sumire's childhood friend, a housewife and mother of Ran
Rumi Shibusawa (澁澤ルミ Shibusawa Rumi): Momo's ex-girlfriend, a dancer (Vol.2 -)
Shiori Fukushima (福島 紫織 Fukushima Shiroi): a dental assistant determined to seduce and marry Hasumi-senpai (Vol.3- )
The English translation of the manga is published by TOKYOPOP, which retitled Kimi wa Pet as Tramps Like Us.
Drama Cast
Sumire Iwaya - Koyuki
Takeshi Gouda, aka "Momo" - Jun Matsumoto
Shigehito Hasumi - Seiichi Tanabe
Shiori Fukushima - Wakana Sakai
Yuri Shirotae - Sarina Suzuki
Satoshi Asano - Kyozo Nagatsuka
Rumi Shibusawa - Satomi Ishihara
Junpei Horibei - Eita
Mayumi Haruki - Misa Uehara
Yuuta Ishida - Sato Riyuuta
Sumire Iwaya - Koyuki
Takeshi Gouda, aka "Momo" - Jun Matsumoto
Shigehito Hasumi - Seiichi Tanabe
Shiori Fukushima - Wakana Sakai
Yuri Shirotae - Sarina Suzuki
Satoshi Asano - Kyozo Nagatsuka
Rumi Shibusawa - Satomi Ishihara
Junpei Horibei - Eita
Mayumi Haruki - Misa Uehara
Yuuta Ishida - Sato Riyuuta
Jun Matsumoto as Momo
credit to wikipedia.org
