Zettai Kareshi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Robot maker, "Kronos Heaven", finally develops "Night Tenjo", the perfect male humanoid programmed to be devoted and completely loyal to his lover. The company chooses temp worker Riiko Izawa to take part in a 5-day free trial. At first, Riiko only sees Night as a household appliance. But when she finds out how deep Night's devotion to herself is, Riiko finds herself falling in love with him.

Joining the "love triangle" is Soshi Asamoto, an executive of Riiko's company. Other characters surrounding Riiko are Gaku Namikiri, the sales representative of Kronos Heaven, and Fujiko Wakabayashi, a cafe owner who gives romance-related advices to Riiko.

Series details

• Title: Zettai Kareshi
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2008-04-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-03-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 22472

Cast and credited roles

• Mokomichi Hayami — Night Tenjo
• Saki Aibu — Riiko Izawa
• Hiro Mizushima — Soshi Asamoto

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-04-08; final listed air date 2009-03-24; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

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