“Hot-tempered delinquent Masaki finds potential change through basketball and a mysterious connection with Yuuki Kanako.”
Boyfriend
ボ～イ フレンド
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Hot-tempered delinquent Masaki finds potential change through basketball and a mysterious connection with Yuuki Kanako.
Takatou Masaki is the second youngest of four sons, and seemingly a delinquent by nature. His hot temper has put a wedge between himself and his strict father, gotten him kicked out of one school, and tossed him at a school notoriously horrible for the one thing he's truly good at, basketball. A chance encounter with the willful Yuuki Kanako may serve as a catalyst for change, as the indefinable connection she feels with him draws them together... (Source: Storm in Heaven)
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- Format 1 × 114′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 54m all episodes
- Aired Feb 1992 – ongoing
- Source Special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-6191 catalog
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- Toshiba EMI Producer