Abarenbo Mama: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

22-year old Kawano Ayu was brought up way out in the country. She's a rough-mannered tomboy. When she meets Tetsu, a divorced beautician, the two fall in love and get married. Immediately after their happy new life begins, they are visited by a 5-year old boy, Yuki, who claims to be Tetsu's son. Ayu reluctantly becomes the boy's mother, but has no idea how to raise a child. What's more, at kindergarten, she must confront the elegant mothers of the neighborhood. Ayu's humorous life as a rookie mother begins.

Series details

• Title: Abarenbo Mama
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2007-10-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24173
• IMDb ID: tt1118520
• TVDB ID: 124821

Cast and credited roles

• Aya Ueto — Kawano Ayu
• Yo Oizumi — Kawano Tetsu
• Shibuya Takeru — Kawano Yuki
• Yamaguchi Sayaka — Kominami Yae
• Nana Katase — Hanawa Noriko
• Rie Tomosaka — Hojo Midoriko

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-10-16; final listed air date 2007-12-18; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Abarenbo Mama on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.