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About the drama:

Broadcast period: 2008-Aug-28 to .......
Air time: Thursday 20:00
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 6

Synopsis
A story about a talented child actress who wins back her dream after retiring from acting. Keito was once a popular child actress, but she had shut herself away from society for 10 years after a traumatic acting incident. She is now 17 years old and incidentally enrolls to a free school for dropouts where she makes true friends. Together, they build trust and find the meaning of life.

CAST
Tanimura Mitsuki as Aoyama Keito
Namase Katsuhisa
Kurokawa Tomoka
Katsuji Ryo
Kimura Ryo
Ishiguro Hideo
Takabe Ai
Takahashi George
Kaku Chikako



MANGA

Genre:Drama, Romance, Slice of life story
Author Yoko Kamio

Plot:
The story revolves around the life of Keito Aoyama, a 16 year old girl who used to be a famous actress when she was young. But once, while acting a scene, she froze up, and this traumatic incident caused her to make it a point to protect herself from others. In the process of doing so, she isolates herself from others and avoids getting close to anyone. Then one day her life changes when a person takes her to a special school called "El Liston", a free school for people with social issues. People without a home or purpose are considered "stray cats" by society. She eventually joins the school and meets new people such as Rei, Kouichi, and Momiji, who soon become her closest friends.

Character:
Keito Aoyama
A 16-year-old girl that used to be a child actress. She was star of a play when she was 9. Therefor didn't spend much time in school and had little friends. When she was nine she was given the main role in a musical named "Sunny Days", but she froze on stage and couldn't say her lines. As a result she quit the acting industry and dropped out of school around finishing elementry. Her parents began to fight and argue after she did so. Since then she has stayed locked up in her room for 7 years. While in a Diner a man asks her if she wants to join a free school named El Liston. Right then and there her whole life chances for the good.


Rei Saeki
A formerly famous soccer player. He said that he was a fan of Keito when she was acting back then and that he watched the incident which ended Keito's acting career. He is also the one that convinced her to attend the free school named El Liston. He becomes friends with Keito.


Kouichi Mine
A genius with an IQ of 200. He's usually seen with a laptop and is a computer geek, although when Keito called him that (not knowing it was an insult) he was offended, saying it was an insult.


Momiji
A gothic lolita. She designs her own clothes and she came to El Liston since she hated having to wear the same thing everyday and when she wore one of her gothic lolita clothes to school she was shunned by everybody else. She becomes really good friends with Keito