Episode 1
6th July 2007Episode 2
13th July 2007Episode 3
20th July 2007Episode 4
27th July 2007Episode 5
3rd August 2007Episode 6
10th August 2007Episode 7
17th August 2007Episode 8
24th August 2007Episode 9
7th September 2007Episode 10
14th September 2007Taro Yamada is a scholarship student at Ichinomiya High School. He’s smart, athletic, and handsome—so everyone assumes he’s wealthy. In reality, he lives in poverty with his mother and six younger siblings in one small room, and his father Kazuo is an absent wandering artist. Taro works part-time to support the family. Together with his best friend Takuya Mimura and classmates, Taro navigates comedic and touching moments. Through friendship, romance, and family bonds, the series asks what true happiness really means. It’s a heartwarming coming-of-age story.


