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[[Image:Yasuko-to-Kenji.jpg|thumb|400px|Yasuko to Kenji]]

==Details==
*'''Title: ''' ヤスコとケンジ
*'''Title (romaji):''' Yasuko to Kenji
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Genre:''' Comedy
*'''Episodes:''' 10
*'''Viewership rating:''' 13.0 (Kanto)
*'''Broadcast network:''' NTV
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2008-Jul-12 to 2008-Sep-20
*'''Air time:''' Saturday 21:00
*'''Theme song:''' ''Amagasa '' by [[Wikipedia:Tokio (band)|TOKIO]]

==Synopsis==
TOKIO's Masahiro Matsuoka will star in a new NTV drama series called "Yasuko to Kenji." It is based on a comical manga by artist Aruko that was serialized in Bessatsu Margaret between April 2005 and November 2006.

The show focuses on a man named Kenji and his younger sister Yasuko, whose parents died in an accident 10 years earlier. Kenji was once the leader of a gang, but in order to support him and his sister, he began making a living as a shojo mangaka. His character normally wears glasses and appears to be a gentle guy, but he throws off his glasses and reverts to his violent side whenever he tries to protect Yasuko from danger.
Part of the story follows Yasuko's romance with an intelligent and good-looking man named Jun Tsubaki. Jun's older sister Erika now runs a flower shop, but Erika was once a leader of a female gang, and she used to be in love with Kenji during those days. --''[http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3289 Tokyograph]''

==Cast==
[[Image:Yasuko to Kenji-correlationchart.jpg|thumb|400px|Correlation chart]]
*[[Matsuoka Masahiro]] as Oki Kenji
*[[Hirosue Ryoko]] as Tsubaki Erika
*[[Tabe Mikako]] as Oki Yasuko
**[[Yagi Yuki]] as young Yasuko
*[[Okura Tadayoshi]] as Tsubaki Jun
*[[Yamaguchi Sayaka]] as Miyazono Kaori
*[[Uchiyama Shinji]] as Mosu
*[[Watabe Gota]] as Ajidasu
*[[Higashi Ayu]] (東亜優) as Aki
*[[Egashira Yui]] (江頭由衣) as Chisato
*[[Kojima Haruna]] as Shingyoji Hiyoko
*[[Nishida Natsumi]] (西田奈津美) as Rumi
*[[Matsumoto Kana]] as Ayame
*[[Rikiya|RIKIYA]] as Aota
*[[HIRO]] as Akagawa
*[[Shima Daisuke]] as Shibuya Masaru
*[[Sakurai Atsuko]] as Hoshikawa Yukiko
**;''[[Yasuko to Kenji/Cast-Guests|Supporting Cast & Guests]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing (manga):''' ''Yasuko to Kenji'' by Aruko
*'''Screenwriters:''' [[Yamaura Masahiro]] (山浦雅大) (ep1,4,6,8,10), [[Watanabe Yusuke]] (渡辺雄介) (ep2,5,7), [[Oishi Tetsuya]] (ep3,9)
*'''Producers:''' [[Ogino Tetsuhiro]] (荻野哲弘), [[Chiba Yukitoshi]] (千葉行利), [[Mita Manami]] (三田真奈美)
*'''Directors:''' [[Otani Taro]] (ep1-2,5,8,10), [[Naganuma Makoto]] (ep3-4,7), [[Honma Miyuki]] (本間美由紀) (ep6,9)
*'''Music:''' [[Oshima Michiru]]

==Episode Information==
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Episode
! width=450 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Subtitle
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Kanto
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Kansai
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Nationwide
|- align=center
| 01 || My older brother used to be in a biker gang!<br> I will protect my little sister... This is my justice!! || 12.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 02 || The confession of a pure-hearted female biker gang boss ! || 13.1 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 03 || Rampage!! The arranged marriage strategy: fried eggs of tears || 11.2 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 04 || A teary-eyed birthday present for my little sister || 12.9 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 05 || Tsubaki's rival in love!? I'll protect Yasuko || 10.6 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 06 || The pure love between two ex-yankees is lost || 12.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 07 || They know his true identity!? The cosplay double strategy || 14.9 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 08 || For you, brother! A teary-eyed manga illustrator comeback strategy! || 13.0 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 09 || A sad conclusion... Save your younger sister's first love!! || 13.4 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 10 || The fate of a 10-year love... We've got you covered, brother! || 16.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"
! Average || -- || 13.0 || ??.? || ??.?
|}
Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp Video Research, Ltd.]

==External Links==
*[http://www.ntv.co.jp/yasuken Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:ヤスコとケンジ|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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