Series synopsis
Minami's Girlfriend, also known as 南くんの恋人 is a Japanese comedy television series that premiered on tv asahi on July 8, 2004. It ended on September 16, 2004. It stars Kyoko Fukada, Kazunari Ninomiya, Seiichi Tanabe and Mao Miyaji.
Everything started when a high school couple, Chiyomi and Minami had a mysterious and ominous fortune cookie at a Chinese restaurant… “If you stay close to him, he will become great and the two of you will be together for a long time. However, when the two of you drift apart, horrible thing will happen”. Just as the prophesy, on the very day when Minami decided to leave Chiyomi, a magical curse struck Chiyomi. Believe it or not, it shrunk her into a size of merely 16 cm tall! What would happen w ...
Premise
Everything started when a high school couple, Chiyomi and Minami had a mysterious and ominous fortune cookie at a Chinese restaurant… “If you stay close to him, he will become great and the two of you will be together for a long time. However, when the two of you drift apart, horrible thing will happen”. Just as the prophesy, on the very day when Minami decided to leave Chiyomi, a magical curse struck Chiyomi. Believe it or not, it shrunk her into a size of merely 16 cm tall! What would happen when a tender boyfriend and a miniaturized girlfriend secretly starts living together?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kyoko Fukada as Chiyomi Horikiri
- Kazunari Ninomiya as Susumu Minami
- Seiichi Tanabe as Seiichiro Kusakabe
- Mao Miyaji as Reika Nomura
- Asami Abe as Sakura Minami
- Masahiko Nishimura as Kenichi Minami
- Yūko Natori as Takeko Minami
- Tomoya Ishii as Koshiku Ohara
Supporting cast
- Soichiro Kitamura as Senji Horikiri
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | July 8, 2004 | September 16, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | July 8, 2004 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | July 15, 2004 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | July 22, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 8, 2004 |
| Last aired | September 16, 2004 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |