Without assistant directors (A.D.s), there would be no television programs, yet this demanding job pays little and allows almost no private time. And having a girlfriend is next to impossible. Nevertheless, the dream of one day becoming a director drives the young men of this series to take on more hardship, and risk more at love, than most other people their age.

I am Kaoru a 5th grade student. These days, my friends are saying, “Your family is weird.” My Mom is a lawyer as well as the breadwinner of our family. My Dad is an at-home dad and takes care of all the housework. My big sister – who is like the eldest son – was dumped by her boyfriend. My big brother– who is like the eldest sister – has his worries of not being able to split up with his girlfriend. What’s bothering me now, is parents’ visiting day. I really want my Mom to come, but in the Kamon Family, it’s the tradition for Dad to participate. After thinking about it really hard, I threw away the notice...

Following the death of his dear wife, a man was left to raise their 4 daughters on his own. It hasn’t been easy and his daughters always seem unsatisfied and arguments are an everyday occurrence. All of them have a secret they can’t bring themselves to tell him. The oldest Yu has decided to leave her husband and child and return home. The responsible second daughter, Akira has decided to have another go at her dreams and is planning to leave home. The third daughter, Makoto is a nurse who lacks self-confidence and is secretly renting an apartment so she can live with a dullard. The youngest daughter, Kei has played piano since she was a child but thinks she has gone as far as she can and wants to quit music school. Then one day, he announces he is remarrying. The daughters aren’t happy and, as they set about trying to stop their father, they begin to examine their own lives and personal philosophies in the heart-warming drama.

In their 25 years of marriage, Hana and her husband, Taichi, have lived a good life. Having raised two children and entering middle age, Hana’s only disappointment is that her husband no longer sees her as a woman like he used to. But when Hana discovers that Taichi is seeing his daughter’s wedding planner on the side, things quickly take a turn for the worse. Taichi, having taken his quarter century marriage for granted, can hardly believe that his wife would even consider leaving him! Exploring the themes of what it means to be a husband and wife in modern society and the reason that people marry, this drama takes a sincere look at a couple speaking to each other honestly for the first time after having been married for so long.

Ryosuke’s bride-to-be ran out on him one week before the wedding. Ai is self-centered and never knows what she wants. Shy and introverted, Mikan longs to find her true love. All three meet late at night in a diner and are never the same again. Having been given the wedding gift for Ryosuke’s former bride-to-be and finding that it contained shoes she was wishing for, Mikan figures fate is trying to tell her something. But Ryosuke seems vexed by Ai’s mysterious beauty, and Mikan must convince him of their fate together before Ai’s charm carries him away.

This is not a typical heartwarming tale of the love between a mother and daughter. Be prepared for a knock-down, drag-out fight, where stranger is pitted against stranger in a battlefield called “home.” The heroine is an uncoordinated, fun-loving woman who is used to having her own way and could never be mistaken as the model mother. In spite of herself, she discovers how to love and care for a daughter who defies convention. It’s not easy, but it is uproariously fun.

At 55, Kan-ichi Kanzaki is the old-fashioned and overbearing father of the Kanzaki family: his wife Miyako, his son Tadashi, and his two daughters Sayuri and Suzu. Being an “oyaji,” a stubborn middle-aged man that cannot keep his opinion to himself, Kan-ichi is particularly bothered when he views what he believes to be a failure in the public’s morals. But unlike the occasional stranger, his kids have to live under his scrutiny every day, and there are plenty of family crises to draw his ire. Although he can be strict, his actions are driven by his love for his family, and one can’t help but be touched and amused by the loving efforts of such an “oyaji.”

This entertaining drama follows the fun-filled adventures of three prep-school students. Struggling with studies has become a thing of the past for these three young men, and they are ready to make the best of their free time in a world where they are no longer looked down on as fools.

When a woman is viciously raped, the traumatic event robs her of her self-confidence and ability to love as she had loved before. With special attention to her story of personal triumph over adversity, this touching drama recounts the tale of two lovers attempting to regain the happiness and level of affection that was theirs before her attack.

This heart-wrenching drama brings together a bill collector, whose past as a promising young boxer was ended by a false charge, and a gambler, whose future as a brilliant intern was smashed when his jealousy drove his girlfriend to suicide. Forced from the world of their dreams, they now struggle to forge a new path of survival.