Minako Honda

Japan’s obsession with cutesy culture has taken a dark turn, with schoolgirls now offering themselves for “walking dates” with adult men. Last year the US State Department, in its annual report on human trafficking, flagged so-called joshi-kosei osanpo dates (Japanese for “high school walking”) as fronts for commercial sex run by sophisticated criminal networks.

Mina Tachiki dreams of being a singer. Her brother, Ryosuke, dreams of being a bike-racing champion.

Idol Kataoka decides to take a break from his career in order to take care of Momoko, the manager of his rival, who happens to not be the greatest at household work.

He didn’t even like children, yet without warning, the handsome, single newscaster finds himself playing the role of father to three impertinent daughters. His entire image of the roles of the sexes gets turned upside down as he makes the transition from a swinger into a caring parent.