Mineta Chisato (played by Horikita Maki) is a homeless 20 year old, who lives on the streets in order to avoid her missing father’s debt collectors. Atashinshi no Danshi is a drama that aired in Japan from April 14, 2009 until June 23, 2009. Taking a new look at the genre, Chisato is confronted by an older man named Okura Shinzo (Kusakari Masao) who asks that she marry him. He informs her that he only has a limited time left alive and if she marry him, he’ll pay off her debt. The catch is that she must become a mother to his six adopted sons, all of whom have varying rebellious personalities and range from way younger than her, to some being her elders. The sons are Okura Fuu (Kaname Jun), Okura Takeru (Okada Yoshinori), Okura Sho (Mukai Osamu), Okura Masaru (Yamamoto Yusuke), Okura Satoru (Seto Koji) and Okura Akira (Okayama Tomoki).

I loved, loved, LOVED this drama! First of all, I adore Yamamoto Yusuke and Horikita Maki – so I basically only watched this drama for them in the beginning. However, I have not been sorry once that I picked this series up and wasted those hours of my life because it is excellent. All the main characters are very well developed (the side characters, not so much) and there are so many new twists in the series that it is impossible to guess what is going to happen next. Of course, the main couple is a little bit predictable, but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable to watch.