MARS
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Details
- Title: MARS
- Tagline: ただ, 君を愛してる / Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru
- Tagline (English): But, I Love You
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Romance, school
- Related TV show: Mars (CTS, 2004)
Renzoku
- Episodes: 10
- Viewership ratings: 3.11%
- Broadcast network: NTV
- Broadcast period: 2016-Jan-24 to 2016-Mar-27
- Air time: Saturday 24:55
- Theme song: Gravity by Kis-My-Ft2
- Insert song: Friends by Rebecca
Synopsis
The story revolves around Kira and Rei, two high school students. Kira is an extremely introverted artist, and Rei is an outgoing playboy with a frightening violent side. The two start a friendship and eventually a romance after Rei sees a drawing that Kira drew on the back of a map she gave him. However, both Kira and Rei are hiding troubled pasts, and through their relationship they confront their past demons. Makio, a student at Kira and Rei's school, has a connection to Rei's violent past. He enters Kira and Rei's lives to try to force Rei to return to the person he used to be. -- MyDramaList
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Main Cast
- Fujigaya Taisuke as Kashino Rei
- Araki Towa as young Rei (ep8,10)
- Iitoyo Marie as Aso Kira
- Kubota Masataka as Kirishima Makio
- Supporting cast
- Yamazaki Hirona as Sugihara Harumi
- Inaba Yu as Kida Tatsuya
- Maeda Goki as Kashino Sei
- Suzuki Yuuka as Nishino Kaori
- Okunaka Makoto as Higashihama Ryoko
- Watanabe Yutaro as Kurasawa Naoya
- Fukuhara Haruka as Sakurazawa Shiori
- Tahara Kanako as Saito Hitomi
- Kikawada Masaya as Mr. Yoshioka
- Mizuno Tomonori as Noguchi Akio
- Watanabe Mai (ep3-5)
Production Credits
- Original work: Manga MARS by Souryo Fuyumi (惣領冬実)
- Screenwriter: Oishi Tetsuya
- Producer: Ueno Hiroyuki, Watanabe Toshiaki (渡部智明), Watanabe Hirohito
- Director: Yakumo Saiji (耶雲哉治), Shintoku Koji (神徳浩治)
- Music: Makido Taro
Episode Information
| Date | Episode | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-24 | 01 | Rei and Kira have a fateful encounter. A teacher who sexually harasses Kira appears in front of them... |
3.1 |
| 2016-01-31 | 02 | Kira is jealous of the girls for getting close to Rei. Kira is trapped in a corner, and the one who comes to her rescue is... |
3.3 |
| 2016-02-07 | 03 | Kira's precious painting was plagiarized. Over the painting, Rei shows a side of him that he has never shown before... |
3.6 |
| 2016-02-14 | 04 | A sudden farewell from Rei to Kira. In addition, Makio takes a shocking action against Rei in a certain incident... |
3.0 |
| 2016-02-21 | 05 | Kira hears about Rei's sad past from Makio. Then one day, that man suddenly appears in front of Kira... |
3.3 |
| 2016-02-28 | 06 | When his ex-girlfriend Shiori appears, Rei is torn between her and Kira. Shiori's words and actions escalate, and Rei is caught by surprise... |
2.7 |
| 2016-03-06 | 07 | Rei and Kira are at odds with his ex-girlfriend Shiori. Then, Makio confesses his true feelings to Kira... |
3.0 |
| 2016-03-13 | 08 | Rei remembers the truth behind his brother Sei's death. And the hidden truth about Makio is revealed... |
2.9 |
| 2016-03-20 | 09 | Makio tells the truth about everything. His twisted love for Rei gives birth to his hatred for Kira... |
2.8 |
| 2016-03-27 | 10 | The truth behind the death of his younger brother, Sei, becomes clear. Makio's feelings for Rei reaches its limit, and he makes a decision... |
3.4 |
| Average | 3.11 | ||
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Movie
- A movie sequel to the drama was released on June 18, 2016 and grossed ¥262 million ($2.4 million) in Japan.