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==Details==
 
==Details==
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*'''Name:''' ウォーターボーイズ / Water Boys
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*'''Title:''' ウォーターボーイズ
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*'''Episodes:''' 11 Episodes
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*'''Title (romaji):''' Water Boys
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*'''Viewership:''' 16.1%
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*'''Format:''' Renzoku
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*'''Genre:''' Sports, Romance, Comedy
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*'''Genre:''' Sports, romance, comedy
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV
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*'''Air time:''' [[Hikyu|Tuesday Nights 9:00pm]]
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*'''Theme song:''' ''[[Niji (song)|Niji]]'' by [[Fukuyama Masaharu]]
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 2003-07-01 to 2003-09-09
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*'''Related TV shows:''' [[Water Boys (2019)|Water Boys]] (Youku, 2019)
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*'''Theme Song:''' [[Niji (song)|Niji]] / 虹 by [[Fukuyama Masaharu]]
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*'''Related Dramas:''' [[Water Boys 2]], [[Water Boys Finale]]
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==Season 1==
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[[File:Waterboys2a.jpg|thumb|270px|Water Boys]]
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*'''Episodes:''' 11
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*'''Viewership ratings:''' 16.1
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 2003-Jul-01 to 2003-Sep-09
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*'''Air time:''' [[Kayou 9 (Fuji TV)|Tuesday Nights 21:00]]
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===Synopsis===
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Two years ago, five high-school boys brought fame to a small town in Japan. What was so unique was that they formed a "men's synchronized swimming club." Their involvement and struggles while learning synchronized swimming - known to be a sport for girls - brought much attention to their school and town. Two years have passed since that summer, and the boys of Tadano High School are still in the club. This drama shows how these young boys fight to learn synchronized swimming, fall in love, and enjoy friendship with one another.
  
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==Production Credits==
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===User/Viewer Ratings===
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*'''Producer:''' [[Funatsu Kouichi]], [[Yanagawa Yukiko]]
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*'''Director:''' [[Murakami Masanori]], [[Sato Yuichi]], [[Takahashi Nobuyuki]]
 
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*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Hashimoto Yuuji]]
 
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*'''Music by:''' Satou Naoki
 
  
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==Cast==
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===Cast===
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*[[Yamada Takayuki]] as Shindo Kankuro
 
*[[Yamada Takayuki]] as Shindo Kankuro
 
*[[Moriyama Mirai]] as Tatematsu Norio
 
*[[Moriyama Mirai]] as Tatematsu Norio
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*[[Miyaji Mao]] as Onishi Asako
 
*[[Miyaji Mao]] as Onishi Asako
 
*[[Kashii Yu]] as Hanamura Kyoko
 
*[[Kashii Yu]] as Hanamura Kyoko
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*[[Tani Kei]] as Mr. Ozaki
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*[[Tani Kei]] as Principal Ozaki
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*[[Fuse Akira]] as Mr. Yamaoka
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*[[Fuse Akira]] as Head Teacher Yamaoka
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*[[Sugimoto Tetta]] as Mr. Sugita
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*[[Sugimoto Tetta]] as Sugita (swimming club adviser)
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*[[Manabe Kaori]] as Miss. Sakuma
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*[[Manabe Kaori]] as Sakuma Megumi (synchro club adviser)
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*[[Kikuchi Maiko]] as Miss. Onogawa
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*[[Kikuchi Maiko]] as Onogawa Shizuka
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*[[Takahashi Hitomi]] as Shindo Miwako
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*[[Asano Kazuyuki]] as Shindo Kanichi
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*[[Ikari Yukiko]] as Shindo Hitomi
 
*[[Emoto Akira]] as Mama (of a bar)
 
*[[Emoto Akira]] as Mama (of a bar)
 
*[[Tokui Yuu]] as Chi-mama
 
*[[Tokui Yuu]] as Chi-mama
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*[[Yashima Norito]] as Isomura Kiyomasa
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*[[Tamaki Hiroshi]] as Sato Katsumasa
 
*[[Takenaka Naoto]] as Mr. Isomura
 
*[[Takenaka Naoto]] as Mr. Isomura
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*[[Yajima Norito]] as Isomura Kiyomasa
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*[[Nishida Naomi]] as the newscaster (ep1)
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*[[Tamaki Hiroshi]] as Sato Katsumasa
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*[[Fujimura Chika]] as a synchro swimmer (ep2)
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*[[Takahashi Hitomi]] as Shindo Miwako
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*[[Hiraizumi Sei]] as Tatematsu Kensuke (ep5,9&11)
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*[[Asano Kazuyuki]] as Shindo Kanichi
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*[[Yamamoto Michiko]] as Tatematsu Shoko (ep5,9&11)
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*[[Ikari Yukiko]] as Shindo Hitomi
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*[[Aibu Saki]] as Hayakawa Atsumi (ep7&11)
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*[[Nishida Naomi]]
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*[[Kitamura Eiki]] as a lifeguard (ep8)
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*[[Yamada Meikyo]] as the mayor (ep8&10)
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*[[Watanabe Dai]] as Takahara's friend (ep11)
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====Synchro Participants====
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*[[Katayama Reo]] as Kitajima Daichi
 
*[[Katayama Reo]] as Kitajima Daichi
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*[[Aibu Saki]] as Hayakawa Atsumi
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*[[Tanaka Kei (1984)|Tanaka Kei]] as Yasuda
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*[[Hiraizumi Sei]] as Mr. Tatematsu
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*[[Fujisawa Yosuke]]
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*[[Arakawa Yu]]
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===Synchro Boy Group===
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*[[Kato Koki]]
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*[[Nozaki Tenma]]
 
*[[Hojo Takahiro]]
 
*[[Hojo Takahiro]]
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*[[Fujisawa Yousuke]]
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*[[Shiozawa Hidemasa]]
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*[[Arakawa Yuu]]
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*[[Isaka Tatsuya]]
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*[[Kato Kouki]]
 
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*[[Nosaki Tenma]]
 
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*[[Tanaka Kei]]
 
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*[[Shiozawa Eishin]]
 
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*[[Iban Tatsuya]]
 
 
*[[Hamada Hiroyuki]]
 
*[[Hamada Hiroyuki]]
 
*[[Abe Atsushi]]
 
*[[Abe Atsushi]]
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*[[Ehata Hironori]]
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*[[Ebata Hiroki]]
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*[[Ichitarou]]
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*[[Hoshino Gen]]
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*[[Chikada Shintarou]]
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*[[Tsujimoto Yuki]]
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*[[Takeuchi Taiyou]]
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*[[Jinfuku Kosho]] (陣副光祥)
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*[[Wakizaki Tomohito]]
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*[[Hiraizumi Yota]] (平泉陽太)
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*[[Ichitaro]]
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*[[Chikada Shintaro]]
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*[[Takeuchi Taiyo]]
 
*[[Kawamoto Takanori]]
 
*[[Kawamoto Takanori]]
 
*[[Sekita Atsushi]]
 
*[[Sekita Atsushi]]
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*[[Hyuuga Takashi]]
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*[[Hyuga Takashi]]
 
*[[Namiki Nobuyuki]]
 
*[[Namiki Nobuyuki]]
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*[[Washiatama Kougaku]]
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*[[Washizu Isanori]]
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*[[Shin Ichirou]]
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*[[Shin Shinichiro]]
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*[[Wakisaki Satoshi]]
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*[[Kanehara Ryotaro]] (兼原良太郎)
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==Synopsis==
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===Production Credits===
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[[File:Kankuroshindoi.jpg|thumb|150px|Yamada Takayuki]]
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*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Hashimoto Hiroshi]]
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Who has ever heard of men's synchronized swimming?! Two years after the release of "Water Boys"-the mega-hit movie about high-school boys obsessed with synchronized swimming-an even hotter summer hit is about to arrive to your television screen.
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*'''Producer:''' [[Funatsu Koichi]], [[Yanagawa Yukiko]]
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*'''Director:''' [[Murakami Shosuke]], [[Sato Yuichi]], [[Takahashi Nobuyuki]]
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*'''Music:''' [[Sato Naoki]]
  
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Fans of the movie "Water Boys" loved the amazing acrobatics performed by the actors. So they are sure to love the new Fuji Television drama which features even more sensational routines, stunts, and dancing than in the movie.
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===Episode Information===
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[[File:Waterboys3a.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Waterboys]]
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The 32 swimmers in this drama were carefully chosen by audition to fill each role-of course, none of them had ever done synchronized swimming before. Each swimmer that was selected, participated in intense training sessions, and through this they have become very proficient at the sport. Their performances are powerful, and at the same time, very original.
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The Story
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|Synchronized Swimming for Boys!?
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During the summer two years ago, five high-school boys brought fame to a small town in Japan. What was so unique, was that they formed a "men's synchronized swimming club." Their involvement and struggles while learning synchronized swimming-known to be a sport for girls-brought much attention to their school and town.
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Two years have passed since that summer, and the boys of Tadano High School are still in the club. The Fuji Television drama "Water Boys" shows how these young boys fight to learn synchronized swimming, fall in love, and enjoy friendship with one another.
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|Synchro in danger!?
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The First Episode
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|13.6%
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The school festival of Tadano High School is best known for its synchronized swimming performances, which attracts many tourists as well as the media.
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|03
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|Newly formed group! Synchronized Swimming Club
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Kankuro Shindo belongs to this now famous swimming club. He is a good-for-nothing that has no confidence in himself, and usually refrains from speaking up.
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At a school festival during his freshman year, Kankuro was fascinated by the exciting performance of the men's synchronized swimming club, and decided to join. No matter how much he was made fun of being a terrible swimmer, he never gave up.
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|Synchro Performance
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[[File:Water021.jpg|frame|click to enlarge]]
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But on the day of the school festival during his second year, he became so nervous that he got diarrhea, and was unable to participate in the event schedule for the club. Kankuro, now a senior and the leader of the synchronized swimming team, is determined to take part in this year's event no matter what.
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|Synchro Summer Training Camp
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Unfortunately, the Board of Education has requested the team to "voluntarily tone down" their activities. To Mr. Yamaoka, the Vice Principal of the school, nothing is more important than maintaining a high standard of education. According to him, not one member of the synchronized swimming club has ever passed a university entrance exam directly out of high school. So, he insists that they study harder in order to earn recommendations for college.
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Most members of the swimming club comply with this request, and begin spending more time on their studies and less in the school practicing synchronized swimming-including Kankuro, who is left with no other choice.
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|Inter-school Sports Competition of Tears
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|Longing towards Synchro
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|08
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|It's Summer! The Sea! The Sharkmen
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|14.6%
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|09
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|The group won't be disbanded
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|10
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|The 32 who conjure up a miracle
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|15.5%
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|11
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|The Boys' Synchro Performance, the best tears!
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|19.2%
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===Reviews===
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Amidst this commotion, Norio Tatematsu transfers to Tadano High School. He was strongly moved by the news footage of the men's synchronized swimming team, and decided to join. So, naturally he does everything he can, to have the team participate in the school festival.
 
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Norio's aggressiveness helps motivate Kankuro, and together, they start collecting signatures to oppose the Board of Education's decision to "voluntarily tone down" club activities. Masatoshi Tanaka, the student council president, absolutely hates synchronized swimming, and says it's a sissy sport.
 
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In the faculty room, Miss Sakuma who supports the men's synchronized swimming team, and Miss Onogawa who opposes the sport are having a quarrel. Mr. Sugita who usually acts cool in front of his students, is caught right in the middle of their argument. Mr. Ozaki, the Principal of the school, tries to avoid trouble at any cost, and sits by and watches them as they continue their debate.
 
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There's one other person that's watching--Go Takahara. Go has had to repeat the same grade because of his violent behavior.
 
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[[File:Water023.jpg|thumb|200px|click to enlarge]]
 
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One day, Kankuro comes across Kyoko, the most popular girl in Sakuragi Girl's High School. He accidentally sells her a ticket to the synchronized swimming event that is scheduled during the school festival. But under the present circumstances, there is no way the event is going to take place.
 
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This wasn't the first time Kankuro and Kyoko met. Two years ago, Kankuro was just about to ask Kyoko on a date, when the ticket he had in his hand flew high up in the air, and got trampled on by a huge crowd of people. Feeling miserable, Kankuro followed the crowd and saw the men's synchronized swimming team performing in front of a swarm of people. There, he also saw Kyoko's beautiful smile.
 
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[[File:Water024.jpg|thumb|200px|left|click to enlarge]]
 
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After three long years of having a crush on Kyoko, Kankuro finally gets the chance to talk to Kyoko-thanks to the help of Kankuro's childhood friend, Asako. Kankuro is so excited that he is unable to tell Kyoko that they have been "voluntarily toning down" synchronized swimming club activities.
 
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Katsumasa Sato is a former member of the swimming team, who now teaches synchronized swimming to the women in the district. He takes Kankuro and Norio to a dolphin trainer named Mr. Isomura, and his brother Kiyomasa-both of whom appear to be shady and good-for-nothings. When Kankuro and Norio are about to go home, they meet a woman who runs a nearby "old-lady bar." She (he, actually) talks the two boys into going directly to the Board of Education together, and protesting. This woman brings along with her, several owners and workers from stores in the local shopping district.
 
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==Reviews==
 
 
I watched the movie version wich was awesome and very funny, so I figured that with these Johnny's Jr. kids, the drama would be just as good. It's still pretty funny and to tell you the truth, I like it a lot better than the movie. More story development. - Mari
 
I watched the movie version wich was awesome and very funny, so I figured that with these Johnny's Jr. kids, the drama would be just as good. It's still pretty funny and to tell you the truth, I like it a lot better than the movie. More story development. - Mari
  
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I just wish that the creative team create NEW sinchro coreography.  - Ultranguik
 
I just wish that the creative team create NEW sinchro coreography.  - Ultranguik
  
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==Related News==
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====Others====
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[[File:Water020.jpg|thumb|200px|Waterboys]]
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*[http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=317 Spcnet.tv review]
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[excerpt Japan Times, Channel Surf, August 11, 2003]: One of the biggest Japanese box-office hits of 2001 was "Waterboys," a movie about a bunch of high school boys who want to start a synchronized swimming team. Right now, Fuji TV is in the midst of a TV serial version of the movie. (Tuesday, 9 p.m.)
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==Season 2==
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[[File:Water Boys 2.jpg|thumb|300px|Water Boys 2]]
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*'''Episodes:''' 12
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*'''Viewership ratings:''' 16.8
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 2004-Jul-06 to 2004-Sep-21
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*'''Air time:''' [[Kayou 9 (Fuji TV)|Tuesday 21:00]]
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===Synopsis===
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Three years ago, the former all-girl Himeno High School opened its doors to male students, but remains a female-dominated institution with the majority of students being girls. One day Eikichi Mizushima transfers from prestigious Aoba High School in Tokyo where he was a member of the swimming team. While his father is away in New York starting a new business, Eikichi has decided to come to Himeji and live with his grandfather Kamekichi. Yosuke Yamamoto had always wanted to establish a boy's sports club in school. When he learns that Eikichi belonged to a swimming club, he springs into action. The other boys in the school include Senichi Kawasaki nicknamed "Wolf Boy Sen", the good-looking Iwao Iwata who is the only boy the girls talk to, and Hideki Sano, the rich son of the President of a major supermarket, who is always surrounded by fans. --''Fuji TV''
  
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The series centers on five boys living in a small town who are determined to start a synchronized swimming team, despite the fact that most people consider it exclusively a woman's sport. They are ridiculed by their fellow students and when they apply to their high school to start a synchronized swimming club, the school turns them down. The only they can do is start a synchronized swimming appreciation club.
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===Cast===
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*[[Ichihara Hayato]] as Mizushima Eikichi
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*[[Nakao Akiyoshi]] as Yamamoto Yosuke
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*[[Saito Keita]] as Kawasaki Senichi
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*[[Koike Teppei]] as Iwata Iwao
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*[[Kimura Ryo]] as Sano Hideki
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*[[Ishihara Satomi]] as Yazawa Shiori
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*[[Suzuki Emi]] as Kitagawa Kozue
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*[[Asami Reina]] as Oba Kayo
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*[[Asakura Erika]] as Utae
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*[[Nakahodo Hitomi]] (仲程仁美) as Kitagawa Terue
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*[[Kaneko Takatoshi]] as Saotome Hijiri
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*[[Yamaguchi Sayaka]] as Ohara Natsuko
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*[[Kimura Midoriko]] as Kashiyama Reiko
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*[[Inoue Waka]] as Koshino Haruka
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*[[Yajima Kenichi]] as Mizushima Eitaro
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*[[Kaneda Akio]] as Sano Masaki
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*[[Achiwa Satomi]] as Yosuke's mother
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*[[Imafuku Masao]] as Mizushima Kamekichi
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*[[Morishita Aiko]] as Yazawa Kaoru
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*[[Kohinata Fumiyo]] as Yazawa Akira
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*[[Sano Shiro]] as Kasuya Kozo
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*[[Hara Sachie]] as Ashikawa Kiwako
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*[[Oshima Yoko]]
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*[[Otaka Hiroo]]
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*[[Tsunoda Takuya]] (角田拓也)
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*[[Tsunoda Kazuya]] (角田和也)
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They continue trying to pursue their dream, but in secret. For a time, they all get jobs at a nearby hot spring resort and after hours use the spring for practice. They try to use the pool of a municipal health club but are kicked out when their intentions are discovered.
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====Synchro Participants====
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*[[Abe Ryohei]]
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*[[Yamane Kazuma]]
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*[[Shinohara Takafumi]] (篠原孝文)
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*[[Sakata Tomoyasu]] (阪田智靖)
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*[[Uchida Yusuke]] (内田祐介)
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*[[Ideguchi Tetsuya]] (出口哲也)
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*[[Yokoya Goki]] (横谷豪紀)
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*[[Ichikawa Yoshiki]] (市川欣希)
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*[[Zen Ryo]] (善りょう)
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*[[Nagamachi Taro]]
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*[[Noborio Tsubasa]] (登尾翼)
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*[[Nagai Yuta]] (永井祐大)
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*[[Yagishita Yosuke]] (柳下洋輔)
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*[[Saito Makoto]] (斎藤誠)
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*[[Saito Tadasuke]] (佐藤ただすけ)
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*[[Fujinuma Yutaka]] (藤沼豊)
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*[[Yokogami Takuya]] (横上拓哉)
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*[[Watanabe Kou]] (渡辺航)
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*[[Kobayashi Daisuke]]
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*[[Shibuya Kento]]
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*[[Hashimoto Atsushi]]
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*[[Tanoue Naoki]] (田上尚樹)
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*[[Takahashi Ryosuke]]
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*[[Takiguchi Yukihiro]]
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*[[Hisano Hidetaka]] (久野秀隆)
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*[[Hisamitsu Kunihiko]] (久光邦彦)
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*[[Matsuzawa Takeshi]] (松澤傑)
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WATERBOYS II [excerpt from Televiews, Daily Yomiuri, Wm. Penn, July 22, 2004]: No wonder in the first week of the new season, the top-rated series (20 percent according to Video Research) was Water Boys 2 (Tuesdays, 9 p.m. on the Fuji network). This high school squad does not make much of a dramatic splash but at least one can stay cool vicariously splashing around in the pool with them.
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===Episode Ratings===
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*'''Ep 01:''' 20.6%
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*'''Ep 02:''' 17.9%
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*'''Ep 03:''' 17.8%
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*'''Ep 04:''' 14.1%
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*'''Ep 05:''' 11.8%
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*'''Ep 06:''' 14.4%
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*'''Ep 07:''' 14.8%
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*'''Ep 08:''' 16.4%
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*'''Ep 09:''' 12.7%
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*'''Ep 10:''' 15.6%
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*'''Ep 11:''' 15.4%
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*'''Ep 12:''' 22.8%
  
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==Trivia==
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===Production Credits===
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It was a top high rated drama during summer 2003 in Japan. It had an astounding victory over [[Stand Up]] by TBS. Both serials focus on the high school happenings and have boy idols to act in it. It reflects truly how high school students feel studies aren't that important as hobbies and they should work hard to realize their dream. The first episode has high ratings due to the impact by the movie. It had lower ratings later and rose again due to the word of mouth in the youth audience.
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*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Hashimoto Hiroshi]], [[Nakatani Mayumi]]
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*'''Producer:''' [[Funatsu Koichi]], [[Yanagawa Yukiko]]
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*'''Director:''' [[Sato Yuichi]], [[Takahashi Nobuyuki]], [[Yoshida Shiken]] (吉田使憲)
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*'''Music:''' [[Sato Naoki]]
  
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Source: [http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=317 Spcnet]
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===Reviews===
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*See [[/Reviews|Reviews]]
  
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==Episode Ratings==
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==Finale==
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*'''Ep 01:''' 17.9%
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[[File:WaterboysFinale1.jpg|thumb|200px|Water Boys Finale]][[File:WaterboysFinale2.jpg|thumb|200px|Water Boys Finale]]
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*'''Ep 02:''' 13.6%
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*'''Title:''' WATER BOYS 2005夏
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*'''Ep 03:''' 16.4%
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*'''Title (romaji):''' Water Boys 2005 Natsu
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*'''Ep 04:''' 16.5%
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*'''Also known as:''' Water Boys 2005 Summer / Water Boys Finale
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*'''Ep 05:''' 17.1%
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*'''Episodes:''' 2
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*'''Ep 06:''' 14.5%
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*'''Viewership ratings:''' 19.2, 19.7, Av-19.45
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*'''Ep 07:''' 14.4%
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 2005-Aug-19 to 2005-Aug-20
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*'''Ep 08:''' 14.6%
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*'''Air time:''' 21:00
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*'''Ep 09:''' 16.7%
 
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*'''Ep 10:''' 15.5%
 
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*'''Ep 11:''' 19.2%
 
  
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==External Links==
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===Synopsis===
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*[http://yamada19.tripod.com/drama_waterboys.html Fan Page & Gallery]
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Tanaka Masatoshi is having troubles getting into medical school, something he blames on all the time he spent on synchro two years earlier. While on a research trip to a remote southern island of Japan, he is forced into coaching a newly formed 3 member boys synchro team. Tanaka has to come to terms with his past and begins questioning his future, while the three boy synchro team dream of life off of the island.
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*[http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.2609.htm Discussion@Jdorama.com]
 
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*[http://jdorama.com/drama.766.htm JDorama.com]
 
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*[http://over-time.idv.tw/drama/dramashow_common.php?num=776&mnum=341 Dorama.info]
 
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*[http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=317 Spcnet Review]
 
  
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==Pictures==
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===Cast===
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*[[Eita]] as Tanaka Masatoshi
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*[[Koide Keisuke]] as Uehara Kensaku
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*[[Hiraoka Yuta]] as 名嘉尾悟
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*[[Emoto Tasuku]] as Koma Shunichiro
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*[[Konishi Manami]] as Uehara Kyoko
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*[[Sakai Ayana]] as Kakihara Rena
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*[[Matsushige Yutaka]] as 名嘉尾大悟
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*[[Masuoka Toru]] as Uehara Kosaku
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*[[Watanabe Misako]] as Kakihara Haru
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*[[Mori Kiyuki]] as the principal
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*[[Nagumo Yusuke]] (南雲勇助) as Hotta Zenjiro
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*[[Tonesaku Toshihide]] as Hatori Manabu
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*[[Kashii Yu]] as Hanamura Kyoko
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*[[Ishii Tomoya]] as Ishizuka Futoshi
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*[[Tanaka Kei (1984)|Tanaka Kei]] as Yasuda Takashi
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*[[Manabe Kaori]] as Sakuma Megumi
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*[[Nakayama Katsumi]]
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*[[Sekiguchi Kimiko]]
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*[[Nakajima Ben]]
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*[[Kanbe Hiroshi]]
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*[[Kumabe Yohei]]
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*[[Fuwa Hisashi]] (不破央)
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*[[Hiraizumi Sei]]
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*[[Ishihara Yoshizumi]]
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*[[Yajima Kenichi]]
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*[[Pe Jyonmyon]] (ペ・ジョンミョン)
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*[[Sano Yasuomi]]
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*[[Fujii Atsunori]] (藤井貴規)
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*[[Kawagishi Ginji]]
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*[[Sugiura Yugo]] (杉浦由悟)
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*[[Tashiro Koji]]
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*[[Tomikawa Kazuhito]]
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*[[Nakano Shintaro]] (中野真太郎)
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*[[Takahashi Mitsuomi]]
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*[[Taketani Atsushi]] (竹谷敦史)
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*[[Yanagibashi Tomonori]] (柳橋朋典)
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*[[Ueda Shinsuke]] (植田真介)
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*[[Kawasaki Ryuichi]] (川崎龍一)
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*[[Tamaari Yoichiro]] (玉有洋一郎)
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*[[Iwato Hidetoshi]]
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*[[Sato Yuki]]
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*[[Kora Kengo]]
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*[[Kan Yuta]] (菅雄太)
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*[[Okada Yuki]] (岡田雄樹)
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*[[Takeuchi Tomoya]]
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*[[Nokubo Naoki]] (野久保直樹)
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===Production Credits===
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*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Hashimoto Hiroshi]]
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*'''Producer:''' [[Funatsu Koichi]], [[Moriyasu Aya]]
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*'''Director:''' [[Sato Yuuichi]]
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*'''Music:''' [[Sato Naoki]]
  
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==External Links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030801072417/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/waterboys/ Official site] (Season 1 archived)
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*[https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/waterboys2/ Official site] (Season 2)
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*[[Wikipedia:ja:WATER BOYS|Japanese Wikipedia]] (Season 1)
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*[[Wikipedia:ja:WATER BOYS2|Japanese Wikipedia]] (Season 2)
  
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Latest revision as of 03:17, 25 January 2026

Contents:  Season 1 • Season 2 • Finale

Details

  • Title: ウォーターボーイズ
  • Title (romaji): Water Boys
  • Format: Renzoku
  • Genre: Sports, romance, comedy
  • Broadcast network: Fuji TV
  • Theme song: Niji by Fukuyama Masaharu
  • Related TV shows: Water Boys (Youku, 2019)

Season 1

Water Boys
  • Episodes: 11
  • Viewership ratings: 16.1
  • Broadcast period: 2003-Jul-01 to 2003-Sep-09
  • Air time: Tuesday Nights 21:00

Synopsis

Two years ago, five high-school boys brought fame to a small town in Japan. What was so unique was that they formed a "men's synchronized swimming club." Their involvement and struggles while learning synchronized swimming - known to be a sport for girls - brought much attention to their school and town. Two years have passed since that summer, and the boys of Tadano High School are still in the club. This drama shows how these young boys fight to learn synchronized swimming, fall in love, and enjoy friendship with one another.

User/Viewer Ratings

5.00
(one vote)

Cast

Synchro Participants

Production Credits

Episode Information

Ep Subtitle (English) Rating
01 Synchronized Swimming for Boys!? 17.9%
02 Synchro in danger!? 13.6%
03 Newly formed group! Synchronized Swimming Club 16.4%
04 Synchro Performance 16.5%
05 Synchro Summer Training Camp 17.1%
06 Inter-school Sports Competition of Tears 14.5%
07 Longing towards Synchro 14.4%
08 It's Summer! The Sea! The Sharkmen 14.6%
09 The group won't be disbanded 16.7%
10 The 32 who conjure up a miracle 15.5%
11 The Boys' Synchro Performance, the best tears! 19.2%

Reviews

I watched the movie version wich was awesome and very funny, so I figured that with these Johnny's Jr. kids, the drama would be just as good. It's still pretty funny and to tell you the truth, I like it a lot better than the movie. More story development. - Mari

The plot is kinda repetitive from the movie. In fact, nothing can be compared to the movie version. It's the mother of all waterboys installment, for cryin' out loud! Well, i'm still entertained by Waterboys TV. Simply because its funny. I just wish that the creative team create NEW sinchro coreography. - Ultranguik

Others

Season 2

Water Boys 2
  • Episodes: 12
  • Viewership ratings: 16.8
  • Broadcast period: 2004-Jul-06 to 2004-Sep-21
  • Air time: Tuesday 21:00

Synopsis

Three years ago, the former all-girl Himeno High School opened its doors to male students, but remains a female-dominated institution with the majority of students being girls. One day Eikichi Mizushima transfers from prestigious Aoba High School in Tokyo where he was a member of the swimming team. While his father is away in New York starting a new business, Eikichi has decided to come to Himeji and live with his grandfather Kamekichi. Yosuke Yamamoto had always wanted to establish a boy's sports club in school. When he learns that Eikichi belonged to a swimming club, he springs into action. The other boys in the school include Senichi Kawasaki nicknamed "Wolf Boy Sen", the good-looking Iwao Iwata who is the only boy the girls talk to, and Hideki Sano, the rich son of the President of a major supermarket, who is always surrounded by fans. --Fuji TV

Cast

Synchro Participants

Episode Ratings

  • Ep 01: 20.6%
  • Ep 02: 17.9%
  • Ep 03: 17.8%
  • Ep 04: 14.1%
  • Ep 05: 11.8%
  • Ep 06: 14.4%
  • Ep 07: 14.8%
  • Ep 08: 16.4%
  • Ep 09: 12.7%
  • Ep 10: 15.6%
  • Ep 11: 15.4%
  • Ep 12: 22.8%

Production Credits

Reviews

Finale

Water Boys Finale
Water Boys Finale
  • Title: WATER BOYS 2005夏
  • Title (romaji): Water Boys 2005 Natsu
  • Also known as: Water Boys 2005 Summer / Water Boys Finale
  • Episodes: 2
  • Viewership ratings: 19.2, 19.7, Av-19.45
  • Broadcast period: 2005-Aug-19 to 2005-Aug-20
  • Air time: 21:00

Synopsis

Tanaka Masatoshi is having troubles getting into medical school, something he blames on all the time he spent on synchro two years earlier. While on a research trip to a remote southern island of Japan, he is forced into coaching a newly formed 3 member boys synchro team. Tanaka has to come to terms with his past and begins questioning his future, while the three boy synchro team dream of life off of the island.

Cast

Synchro Participants

Production Credits

External Links



Spring 2003
Fuji TV
Autumn 2003
Kao
Tuesday 21:00
Anata no Tonari ni Dareka Iru


Spring 2004
Fuji TV
Autumn 2004
Wonderful Life
Tuesday 21:00
Medaka
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