Tadashii Ouji no Tsukurikata (How to Create the Ideal Prince)
Showdate: January 08, 2008
Time: 5:30 PM
Channel: TV Tokyo
credits:arubaito@lj
Summary:
Raise your own ideal boyfriend (girlfriend)! You might think it's impossible right?
Male students are suddenly transferred to a charismatic all-girls high school. However, their faces are so unsophisticated; their clothes are so unfashionable; they only think about themselves; and they have the "just shut up" attitude that the female students' expectations were shattered.
The male students were too much and too terrible for the female students to take. They then decided, "Let's all help them change!" They formed a remodeling project for these young men which they named, "Ouji Produce".
As they follow the Ouji Produce project, both the 'produced' young man and the 'producer' girl grows in character, making this light comedy warm the viewers' hearts.
Characters:
Note: The characters are done in order of their pairings. E.g. Shinozaki is paired with Yuuki, and so on. Also, I'm not so sure about the names. Almost all of the kanji in their names can be read as another name >_>. Forgive me.
• Shinozaki Tatsuya (Yanagi Koutarou)
He loves studying and is a natural genius, but somehow he has a world of his own. He has no interest in his surroundings. He knows nothing of love, but as he is 'produced', little by little, his emotions start to surface and he learns more about himself and about understanding his own emotions. He is a bit uneasy with Nami's existence.
• Yuuki Nami (Midori Yurie
This girl is normally very serious. She can be associated with those types who build a wall around them and cannot be seen or heard asking for help. When the "Ouji Produce" was suggested by Fuyuko, the leader position was pressed on her. She is mainly concerned about Tatsuya's well-being.
• Shin Shouri Ryunosuke (Aiba Hiroki) (I actually have no idea how his name is spelled.)
He is the only son of the noble family of Shin zaibatsu (financial group) and was raised with very tiny inconveniences in life. Stuck-up and narcissistic, he is almost always misunderstood due to his natural spontaneity and superior-acting character. Will he be ready to notice the differences of his surroundings to himself?
• Shinagawa Haruka (or Junko, depending on the furigana) (Matsushima Hatsune)
An example of a present-day high school girl! She is the follow-the-fad, noisy type. She misunderstands her surroundings sometimes. Upon seeing Shouri Ryunosue, she monopolizes him and announces that she will produce him.
• Souma 史造 (Um, Shintarou? I don't really know, help? ;_
(Takiguchi Yukihiro)
He is an apprentice of his father in order to become a gardener/tree craft expert. He is a year older than his classmates, a sempai. A man of a few words, he has a rather stoic front and cannot endure gossip or common talk. People are afraid of getting close to him because of his hostile aura. However, underneath the hard-lined exterior is a sense of duty and kindness. Anything concerning his duty and justice makes him quite the hot-blooded man.
• Shibata Chiaki (Kondou Saki)
She is a quiet young lady, but quite unskillful and clumsy in terms of making herself appealing to others. She is good at thinking but bad at conveying her thoughts through words. It was difficult for her to press Souma to be "produced". In order to counter Souma's hard-faced exterior, she has to stand upright and touch the young man's heart by being rough with him at the start.
• Noda Hayato (Takeda Kouhei)
He looks confident outside but he actually cannot communicate through anything aside from e-mails. He pours his real self into his mail. His appearance is out of fashion. As he is slowly 'produced' his posture and appearance becomes pleasing and he is able to talk with other people.
• Koshino Misaki (Toriyama Airi)
With a bright personality and social disposition, she is known is have a firm hold on her intentions and goals and is reliable. She is never unkind and is the perfect example of a proper woman. On the contrary, she thinks highly of her opinion and does not really accepts other people's words. She thinks that conversation with Hayato via mail is not acceptable, and does her best to test their communication outside the mails.
• Yoshiyuki Kirin (Kiriyama Renn)
He seems very friendly at first and talks easily with others, but his words have no weight and are thin. He lies a lot and loses sincerity in fruitless efforts to seem understanding. However, that attitude of his was born due to a trauma in the past. As he is "produced", will he be able to talk about his true thoughts and feelings?
• Kiryuu Natsuki (Akimoto Sayaka)
She is the head of the volleyball club. She is a heartthrob and considered a beauty in the minority of sports-minded individuals in their school. It seems simple to show off her leadership in the "produce" project. However, as she was placed in charge of Kirin, she stops thinking of herself and tries to grip the unpredictable guy in his place.
• Sano Fuyuko (Arisue Mayuko)
She is the academy's most beautiful woman. She is a naturally charismatic woman who does modelling as a part-time job. She suggested the "Prince Poduce" to everyone.
• Yamazaki Kyouta (Kawai Ryunosuke)
He is the Seika Joshi Gakuen's 2-A homeroom teacher. He is a handsome teacher who teaches English and until now, has monopolized the popularity and attention. He is convinced that he is such a charismatic teacher, but he might be just misunderstanding...
• Nanbara Takashi (or Ryuu, Ryuuji, Noboru and a million other names) (Nagayama Takashi)
He is the assistant homeroom teacher of Seika Joshi Gakuen's 2-A class. He teaches classical literature. He is a plain, nerdy man who until now is barely mangaing his teaching in the school. However, he was relieved when males are accepted in the school to accompany him in a sea of girls.
• Sengawa Shigeo (Maeda Ken)
He is the school janitor everyone in the school likes. Whenever there is someone confused, he is there to give indirect advice to the young man or woman.
