Series synopsis
The Fantastic Deer-Man, also known as 鹿男あをによし is a Japanese drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Fuji TV on January 17, 2008. It ended on March 20, 2008. It was created by Manabu Makime, Hiroshi Tamaki. It stars Hiroshi Tamaki, Haruka Ayase, Mikako Tabe and Yuki Shibamoto.
Forced out of his research group after conflicts with his colleagues, Ogawa Takanobu takes up an offer to teach at a girls' high school in Nara. When taking roll call on the first day one of his students, Hotta Ito, sneaks into class late, claiming a bogus excuse--that she got a ticket after trying to park her deer in front of the train station.
Premise
Forced out of his research group after conflicts with his colleagues, Ogawa Takanobu takes up an offer to teach at a girls' high school in Nara. When taking roll call on the first day one of his students, Hotta Ito, sneaks into class late, claiming a bogus excuse--that she got a ticket after trying to park her deer in front of the train station.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hiroshi Tamaki as Takanobu Ogawa
- Haruka Ayase as Michiko Fujiwara
- Mikako Tabe as Ito Hotta
- Yuki Shibamoto as Yoshie Nagaoka
- Koichi Yamadera as the voice of the deer
- Kuranosuke Sasaki as Shigehisa Fukuhara
- Kiyoshi Kodama as Fumiaki Oharida
- Eisuke Sasai as Akio Mizoguchi
Supporting cast
- Midoriko Kimura as Saori Maemura
- Toshiya Sakai as Ryoichi Natori
- Machiko Washio as Fusae Fukuhara
- Ryosei Tayama as Mamoru Otsu
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 17, 2008 | March 20, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The secret of the talking deer! | January 17, 2008 |
| 2 | I've turned into a deer | January 24, 2008 |
| 3 | The truth now coming to light | January 31, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 17, 2008 |
| Last aired | March 20, 2008 |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
| Status | Ended |