Series synopsis
Operation Love, also known as プロポーズ大作戦 is a Japanese comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Fuji TV on April 16, 2007. It ended on June 25, 2007. It stars Tomohisa Yamashita, Masami Nagasawa, Naohito Fujiki and Nana Eikura.
A missed confession of love haunts a young man on his best girl friend's wedding day. Sudden appearance of a mysterious Angel enables him to go back in time to regain the love of his life. Will he succeed? A romantic comedy of young Ken who missed a chance to confess his love in the past and ended up attending the wedding of his childhood love. Deep with regret as he helplessly watches the wedding party proceed, suddenly time stops and an Angel appears asking him whether he would like to just s ...
Premise
A missed confession of love haunts a young man on his best girl friend's wedding day. Sudden appearance of a mysterious Angel enables him to go back in time to regain the love of his life. Will he succeed? A romantic comedy of young Ken who missed a chance to confess his love in the past and ended up attending the wedding of his childhood love. Deep with regret as he helplessly watches the wedding party proceed, suddenly time stops and an Angel appears asking him whether he would like to just start over. Astounded as he is, Ken asks to do so, thereby embarking on a journey that will supposedly change everything. All does not go well however, as fate seems to be a resilient force that refuses to change...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tomohisa Yamashita as Ken Iwase
- Masami Nagasawa as Rei Yoshida
- Naohito Fujiki as Tetsuya Tada
- Nana Eikura as Eri Oku
- Yuta Hiraoka as Mikio Enokido
- Gaku Hamada as Hisashi Tsurumi
- Hiroshi Mikami as Yosei/Fairy
- Yutaka Matsushige as Matsunori Ito
Supporting cast
- Shigenori Yamazaki as Minorikawa Junzo
- Leo Morimoto as Takanori Yoshida
- Yoshiko Miyazaki as Reina Yoshida
- Gota Watabe as Socrates
- Kenichiro Kikuchi as Nishio Tamotsu
- Fumina Hara as Matsuki Yuko
Guest cast
- MIYAZON as [Baseball team member]
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | March 25, 2008 | April 1, 2008 |
| Season 1 | 11 | April 16, 2007 | June 25, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Should I Visit the Moment of the Vow of Eternal Love? It has been 1 year since after hearing Ken's confession, Rei left Tada during their wedding ceremony. Although Ken and Rei knew how they felt for each other, they were still unable to take a step forward. At the same time, Eri and Tsuru's wedding was about to go on in Hawaii, so Ken, Rei, Mikio, and the others went to the church on the beach. However, as the time slowly passed the time of the ceremony, it had yet to begin. While Tsuru desparately tries to cover this fact, everyone finds out that Eri is in fact missing. When he awoke this morning she had been missing, and only a hand written note was left behind saying that she "Doesn't know how Tsuru feels". |
March 25, 2008 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 1, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Can I Get Married if We Had Gone to the Koshien!? Ken rushes to Rei's wedding and through the ceremony he suffers regret at never being able to articulate his feelings. A magical being in the church takes pity of him and allows him to "time slip" through certain photos. This gives Ken a second chance to relive key moments in his lives. Initially Ken returns to the final game of the season where he has another opportunity to win the game and make the playoffs. |
April 16, 2007 |
| 2 |
Can I Get Married Through Coffee Milk!? The photograph on the slide show showing an angry Rei bothered by Ken. He returns to the past where Rei asked him for a coffee milk. He thought, this coffee milk was his way of changing his present and making him the man who sits beside Rei. |
April 23, 2007 |
| 3 |
Can I Get Married if I Switch Seats? Ken returns to the past wherein they met Tada-sensei, Rei's groom. Ken tried his very best to avoid making Rei and Tada-sensei close. But in the end, it was Tada-sensei who made him see the smile he never saw 6 years ago. |
April 30, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 16, 2007 |
| Last aired | June 25, 2007 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |