is a

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series that was aired on

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. The series started on 15 April 2006 and ended with 11 episodes on 24 June 2006. It was the first drama in which

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played a lead role. It also starred

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and Aragaki Yui.

Story

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III sends Shinosuke across the ocean to

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, on a quest to find a girl named Imoko. Shinosuke stirs up commotion in the shopping district with his eccentric, misplaced cowboy attitude as he disrupts the town with his lasso. On his adventure, he meets the girls of Angel Heart.

Characters

as , cowboy, 33 years old

Members of Angel Heart

as , member of Angel Heart's white group, 16 years old *

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as , leader of Angel Heart, 18 years old *

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as , member of Angel Heart's black group, 23 years old, posing as 16 *

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as leader of Angel Heart's black group, 18 years old *

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as , candidate to be the next leader of Angel Heart, 17 years old *

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as , member of Angel Heart's white group, 16 years old * Natsuko as , member of Angel Heart's white group, 16 years old

Characters in America

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as Geronimo III, a perplexing Native American, 40 years old *

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(

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) as , Geronimo's daughter, 8 years old *

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as George, Geronimo's friend, 43 years old

Reception

''Gal Circle'' was a modest ratings success, earning an average 12.94% rating over the series.

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External links

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