Minami-kun no Koibito: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

What would you do if you were suddenly only 16 cm tall? What would you do if your loved one was suddenly only 16 cm tall? A best selling sentimental love story is dramatized for the second time! Everything started when a high school couple, Chiyomi and Minami had a mysterious and ominous fortune cookie at a Chinese restaurant? If you stay close to him, he will become great, and the two of you will be together for a long time. However, when the two of you drift apart, a horrible thing will happen?. Just as the prophecy, on the very day when Minami decided to leave Chiyomi, a magical curse struck Chiyomi. Believe it or not, it shrunk her into a size of merely 16 cm tall! What would happen when a tender boyfriend and a miniaturized girlfriend secretly start living together?

Series details

• Title: Minami-kun no Koibito
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2004-07-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-09-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• TVMaze ID: 85683
• IMDb ID: tt1181720
• TVDB ID: 261500

Cast and credited roles

• Kazunari Ninomiya — Susumu Minami
• Kyoko Fukada — Chiyomi Horikiri

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-07-08; final listed air date 2004-09-16.

Source and licence

Adapted from Minami-kun no Koibito 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.