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

Story and premise

What would you do if your girlfriend shrank overnight reaching the size of a Barbie doll? This is the incredible story of Minami and his girlfriend Chiyomi. After this bad luck, the two teenagers see their lives turned upside down. Minami must now take care of his miniature girlfriend. He designs clothes, builds a small house to her size, takes her to the bathroom and prepares her mini-meals, but how long can this situation last? Not easy for Chiyomi to become a living toy when she is going through puberty and his hormones titillate her!

Series details

• Title: Minami-kun no Koibito
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
• Premiere date: 1994-01-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-03-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• TVMaze ID: 85684

Cast and credited roles

• Shinji Takeda — Hiroyuki Minami
• Yumiko Takahashi — Chiyomi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-01-10; final listed air date 1994-03-21.

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.