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maple_roses
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Kimi Wa Petto
Kimi Wa Petto (Broadcast period: 2003-Apr-09 to 2003-Jun-18 )
![[Image: kimiwapetdorama6bm.jpg]](http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/8111/kimiwapetdorama6bm.jpg) 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.
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
Jun Matsumoto as Momo
credit to wikipedia.org
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RE: Kimi Wa Petto
The only negative thing I have to say about this drama is Hasumi's character and the ending. I thought Hasumi's character was poorly portrayed, compared to the one in the manga. The one in the manga was very charming, extremely generous, and gullible. He was more graceful and very delicate towards Sumire. The one in the show didn't have any poise, and I hated the parts when he walked off with her following behind him. He lacked grace and was very pushy. They also didn't even stress on how close Sumire and Hasumi were when they were together, unlike the manga. That is why it made it so hard for Sumire to choose because both men were close and both were sweet equally. It was hard for readers to even pick when both men shared so many good qualities.
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The ending was really lame! I can't believe that Hasumi, who is supposedly madly in love with Sumire, broke up with her so easily. It's like he tossed in the towel before even fighting. I can understand him being so suttle and letting her go like that. In the manga, Hasumi went through so much crap, even with the Fukushima girl all up on his balls all the time. But never once did he lose faith in his relationship with Sumire. He remained loyal to her in the end. I'm a big Momo and Sumire fan, but man...the Hasumi in the drama was not the Hasumi I expected.
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RE: Kimi Wa Petto
maple_roses Wrote:Kimi Wa Petto (Broadcast period: 2003-Apr-09 to 2003-Jun-18 )
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.
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
Jun Matsumoto as Momo
credit to wikipedia.org
Dang, I don't like the part when they make the women seem so promiscuous. Where is society going?
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RE: Kimi Wa Petto
maple_roses Wrote:Kimi Wa Petto (Broadcast period: 2003-Apr-09 to 2003-Jun-18 )
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.
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
Jun Matsumoto as Momo
credit to wikipedia.org
I have ever read this drama review before in other forums
but the rating is not so good, so I decided not to watch this drama
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