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Aside from becoming a doctor or an engineer, becoming an astronaut is what kids want to be when they grow up.  Twin Spica or Futatsu no Spica is about five teenagers who are pursuing their dream to become Japan’s first astronaut in space.

The five astronauts in training might have the same goal but their personalities are pretty much different from one another.  Asumi (Nanami Sakuraba) really wants to be an astronaut but she’s being held down because of her dad’s involvement with the explosion of the first Japanese rocket.  Running is her advantage over the other candidates.  I don’t know how that helps in becoming an astronaut.

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Atashinchi no Danshi is a recently concluded Japanese series that stars Maki Horikita.  It is about Chisato, a homeless girl hiding from her father’s debt collectors.  But even with all the grim and dirt on her face and clothes, she’s still beautiful.

The series becomes more interesting when Chisato met Shinzo and asked her to marry him and be the mother to his six adopted sons.  In exchange, her debt will be paid off.  This is no easy task especially when the six have their own problems to begin with.   On top of that, she must fulfill ten mothering goals as stated in the contract she signed before their supposed marriage.

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