Series synopsis
Abarenbo Mama, also known as 暴れん坊ママ is a Japanese family drama comedy television series that premiered on Fuji TV on October 16, 2007. It ended on December 18, 2007. It stars Aya Ueto, Yo Oizumi, Takeru Shibuya and Rie Tomosaka.
22-year old Kawano Ayu was brought up way out in the country. She's a rough-mannered tomboy. When she meets Tetsu, a divorced beautician, the two fall in love and get married. Immediately after their happy new life begins, they are visited by a 5-year old boy, Yuki, who claims to be Tetsu's son. Ayu reluctantly becomes the boy's mother, but has no idea how to raise a child. What's more, at kindergarten, she must confront the elegant mothers of the neighborhood. Ayu's humorous life as a rookie mo ...
Premise
22-year old Kawano Ayu was brought up way out in the country. She's a rough-mannered tomboy. When she meets Tetsu, a divorced beautician, the two fall in love and get married. Immediately after their happy new life begins, they are visited by a 5-year old boy, Yuki, who claims to be Tetsu's son. Ayu reluctantly becomes the boy's mother, but has no idea how to raise a child. What's more, at kindergarten, she must confront the elegant mothers of the neighborhood. Ayu's humorous life as a rookie mother begins.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Aya Ueto as Ayu Kawano
- Yo Oizumi as Tetsu Kawano
- Takeru Shibuya as Yuki Kawano
- Rie Tomosaka as Midoriko Hojo
- Nana Katase as Noriko Hanawa
- Sayaka Yamaguchi as Yae Kominami
- Yuki Himura as Tamao Kanai
- Megumi Nakayama as Rika Uematsu
Supporting cast
- Osamu Mukai as Yohei Yamaguchi
- Yuriko Hirooka as Sachiko Kanai
- Koji Seto as Naoya Abe
- Mikihisa Azuma as Hajime Hojo
- Shin'ya Ohwada as Goro Yoshida
- Kumiko Okae as Rieko Takasawa
- Takuma Otoo as Manabu Kominami
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | October 16, 2007 | December 18, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Why the hell do I have to be his mother!? Kawano Ayu (Ueto Aya) had just married stylist Kawano Tetsu (Oizumi Yo), twelve years her senior. With Tetsu's new shop just opening, they were ready begin a new, happy life, when one day, Tetsu's son from his previous marriage shows up. |
October 16, 2007 |
| 2 |
Charge!! Debut battle of the kindergarten mothers! Kawano Ayu (Ueto Aya) takes Kawano Tetsu's (Oizumi Yo) son, Yuki (Shibuya Takeru) to preschool by bike. There, she meets Hojo Midori (Tomosaka Rie), Hanawa Noriko (Katase Nana), Kominami Yae (Yamaguchi Sayaka) and various other peculiar school moms -- but they turn a cold shoulder. |
October 23, 2007 |
| 3 |
The father strikes!! On the verge of expulsion from kindergarten Kawano Ayu (Ueto Aya), her husband Tetsu (Oizumi Yo), and his son Yuki (Shibuya Takeru) are approached by Ayu's father, Yoshida Goro (Owada Shinya), who makes himself at home at their place. |
October 30, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 16, 2007 |
| Last aired | December 18, 2007 |
| Runtime | 46 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |