Daisuki!!

7.5
2008

Based on the manga "Daisuki!! Yuzu no Kosodate Nikki (I Love You! Yuzu's Parenting Diary)" by Mizuho Aimoto, this Japanese TV drama focuses on a woman named Yuzu Fukuhara, who, despite her adult age, has a condition that affects her mental age. After her boyfriend dies saving a child from being hit by a vehicle, Yuzu finds out that she is pregnant with his child. Despite her condition, she shows determination to be a mother and eventually has a daughter named Himawari. The show focuses on Yuzu and her family as Yuzu goes against the odds regarding her mental condition so she can be a good mother to Himawari.

Production

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Seasons

10 Episodes • Premiered 2008

Still image for Daisuki!! season 1 episode 1: I'll Become a Mother (私お母さんになる)

1. I'll Become a Mother (私お母さんになる)

Yuzu Fukuhara is a adult woman with a condition that causes her to act younger than her biological age. She attends a work center for people with intellectual disabilities, where she has a close relationship with Sosuke Sawada, a man around her age who has a similar condition to her. Everything changes within a day when Sosuke is killed saving a child from getting run over in the road and Yuzu discovers she is pregnant with his child not long after. Yuzu is determined to raise her child, but despite the immediate support of her support worker Maki and her brother Ren, her mother Miyoko doesn't believe that she is capable of raising a child properly because of her vulnerability. However, Yuzu's decision remains, and soon, after a short disappearance that leaves her family worried for her safety, Miyoko comes round and supports her. Months later, Yuzu gives birth to a baby girl, whom she names Himawari. Soon afterwards, Yuzu starts doing her best to take care of her Himawari despite needing some help from her family occasionally. Yuzu's fears of having Himawari taken away from her due to her mental condition are raised as a public health nurse is sent to evaluate her parenting skills, which could put her capability of raising her daughter to the test.

Still image for Daisuki!! season 1 episode 2: I'll Raise Her! (私が育てるの!)

2. I'll Raise Her! (私が育てるの!)

Still image for Daisuki!! season 1 episode 3: I Want a Friend (お友達ほしいです)

3. I Want a Friend (お友達ほしいです)

Still image for Daisuki!! season 1 episode 4: I Want to Work! (私はたらきたい!)

4. I Want to Work! (私はたらきたい!)

Still image for Daisuki!! season 1 episode 5: Why Won't You Play With Me? (遊んでくれないの)

5. Why Won't You Play With Me? (遊んでくれないの)

Still image for Daisuki!! season 1 episode 6: Where is My Father? (お父さんはどこ?)

6. Where is My Father? (お父さんはどこ?)

Still image for Daisuki!! season 1 episode 7: Please Get Married! (結婚して下さい!)

7. Please Get Married! (結婚して下さい!)

Still image for Daisuki!! season 1 episode 8: Come to Our Home! (ウチにおいでよ!)

8. Come to Our Home! (ウチにおいでよ!)

Still image for Daisuki!! season 1 episode 9: Mom, Are You Going to Die? (お母さん死ぬの?)

9. Mom, Are You Going to Die? (お母さん死ぬの?)

Still image for Daisuki!! season 1 episode 10: Everyone Help! (みんなたすけて!)

10. Everyone Help! (みんなたすけて!)

Cast

Photo of Karina

Karina

Yuzu Fukuhara

Photo of Kayoko Kishimoto

Kayoko Kishimoto

Miyoko Fukuhara

Photo of Yuta Hiraoka

Yuta Hiraoka

Ren Fukuhara

Photo of Saki Fukuda

Saki Fukuda

Kotone Sawada

Photo of Mahiru Konno

Mahiru Konno

Maki Anzai

Photo of Mikiko Otonashi

Mikiko Otonashi

Shomoyanagi

Photo of Kotaro Tanaka

Kotaro Tanaka

Toshiya Sasaoka

Photo of Asami Usuda

Asami Usuda

Natsume Fujikawa

Photo of Narumi Konno

Narumi Konno

Momoka Tanaka

Photo of Kazuyuki Aijima

Kazuyuki Aijima

Ichiro Tanaka

Photo of Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Setsuko Kachigawa

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