is a '' shōjo''

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by Yumiko Suzuki. It was published by

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in the magazine '' Mimi'' from 1988 to 1992 and collected in seven ''

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'' volumes. The series was adapted as an

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OVA produced by Ajia-do that was released in 1990, an 11-episode live-action television series broadcast on

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in 1993, and a theatrical movie released in 1995. In 1989, the manga won the

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for shōjo. It is the story of Reiko Shiratori, a nouveau-riche girl from the countryside, who enters a Tokyo university to pursue ordinary college student Tetsuya Akimoto.

Television dramas

1989 cast

* Honami Suzuki as Reiko Shiratori * Makoto Nonomura as Tetsuya Akimoto

1993 cast

* Yasuko Matsuyuki as Reiko Shiratori * Masato Hagiwara as Tetsuya Akimoto

2016 cast

* Mayuko Kawakita as Reiko Shiratori * Masaru Mizuno as Tetsuya Akimoto

Original video animation

Cast

* Maria Kawamura as Reiko Shiratori * Kenyu Horiuchi as Tetsuya Akimoto

References

External links

*
Entry at J-dorama.com
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