Series synopsis
Aishiteruze Baby, also known as 愛してるぜ ベイベ★★ is a Japanese animation drama comedy television series that premiered on ANIMAX on April 3, 2004. It ended on October 9, 2004. It stars Miyu Tsuzurahara, Maki Saito, Masami Suzuki and Fuyuka Ono.
Kippei is a ladies man. Always in trouble for flirting in class, after class, anytime he can. So it is some big surprise to him when he gets saddled with watching Yuzuyu, a cute little girl.Yuzuyu`s mother has gone missing, and so Kippei`s family is watching her until her mother can be found. Of course, since Kippei could use a few lessons in responsibility, he is the "best" choice for the job.This story is working out to be very cute. Kippei`s natural "mother" instinct is really brought to the ...
Premise
Kippei is a ladies man. Always in trouble for flirting in class, after class, anytime he can. So it is some big surprise to him when he gets saddled with watching Yuzuyu, a cute little girl.Yuzuyu`s mother has gone missing, and so Kippei`s family is watching her until her mother can be found. Of course, since Kippei could use a few lessons in responsibility, he is the "best" choice for the job.This story is working out to be very cute. Kippei`s natural "mother" instinct is really brought to the front while trying to to his best for Yuzuyu, but he is a boy. His ineptitude regarding the smallest things a mother would need to know [like packing a lunch for school] are endearing rather than hokey, and the character of Yuzuyu is cute, without being overly so.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Miyu Tsuzurahara as Yuzuyu Sakashita (voice)
- Maki Saito as Aki Kagami (voice)
- Masami Suzuki as Satsuki Katakura (voice)
- Fuyuka Ono as Mai Motoki (voice)
- Fumina Hara as Kokoro Tokunaga (voice)
- Aoi Yuuki as Marika (voice)
- Kumiko Endo as Reiko Katakura (voice)
- Ayumi Furuyama as Rie Nakasato (voice)
Supporting cast
- Daisuke Fujita as Katakura Kippei (voice)
- Shizuka Okohira as Misako Katakura (voice)
- Hidenobu Kiuchi as Eiichi Katakura (voice)
- Akiko Kawase as Natsumi (voice)
- Makoto Ueki as Shin Tabata (voice)
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Kazuhiro Tsuchiya (voice)
- Yutaro Honjo as Ken-kun (voice)
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | April 3, 2004 | October 9, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
She (Yuzu) is 5 Years Old! Kippei Katakura is the handsome playboy of the school. After ditching school to play around with a girl on the roof, his friends ask him to go play around. However, he received a phone call, telling him to go home right away. His 5 year old cousin, Yuzuyu, is staying with him, and he is the one in charge of taking care of her. |
April 3, 2004 |
| 2 |
Yuzu's Onigiri Kippei makes onigiri for Yuzuyu to take with her. He isn't very good at making it and when a boy laughs at her because of the funny looking onigiri she slaps him. Kippei tries to find out what is wrong. |
April 10, 2004 |
| 3 |
Where's Mama Yuzu is becoming some-what of an outcast at school, because she is motherless. She has Kippei though, so she'll be okay, but what happens when a seriously Kippei-crazed girl shows up? |
April 17, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ANIMAX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 3, 2004 |
| Last aired | October 9, 2004 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 19:00:00 |