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Daisuki!!

Daisuki!!

20087.51 Season10 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Chiho Watanabe
Written by Chiho Watanabe, Eriko Shinozaki
NetworksTBS

Top Cast

Karina

Karina

Yuzu Fukuhara

M

Mao Sasaki

Himawari Fukuhara (ages 5-7)

Kayoko Kishimoto

Kayoko Kishimoto

Miyoko Fukuhara

Yuta Hiraoka

Yuta Hiraoka

Ren Fukuhara

Saki Fukuda

Saki Fukuda

Kotone Sawada

Mahiru Konno

Mahiru Konno

Maki Anzai

R

Ren Hulk

Takuya Okamoto

Mikiko Otonashi

Mikiko Otonashi

Shomoyanagi

Kotaro Tanaka

Kotaro Tanaka

Toshiya Sasaoka

Asami Usuda

Asami Usuda

Natsume Fujikawa

Themes & Keywords

motherhoodintellectual disability

About Daisuki!!

Daisuki!! is a drama series that first aired in 2008 exploring themes of motherhood, intellectual disability. Created by Chiho Watanabe, it stars Karina, Mao Sasaki, Kayoko Kishimoto. 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.

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