Aishiteru: Kaiyō

Aishiteru: Kaiyō (アイシテル〜海容〜) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Itō (manga artist). It was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Be Love from September 2006 to February 2007, with its chapters collected in two tankōbon. A 10-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on Nippon TV from April to June 2009.

A second manga series, titled Aishiteru: Kizuna was serialized in Be Love from May to September 2010. A television film adaptation was broadcast on Nippon TV in September 2011.

Manga
Written and illustrated by Minoru Itō (manga artist), Aishiteru: Kaiyō was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Be Love from September 15, 2006, to February 1, 2007. Kodansha collected its chapters in two tankōbon volumes released on March 6, 2007.

Another series, titled Aishiteru: Kizuna (アイシテル〜絆〜), was serialized in Be Love from May 1 to September 15, 2010. Kodansha collected its chapters in two tankōbon volumes released on December 13, 2010.

Drama
A 10-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast from April 15 to June 17, 2009. A television film, based on Aishiteru: Kizuna, was released on September 21, 2011.

Cast

 * Izumi Inamori – Satsuki Noguchi
 * Masaki Okada – Naoto
 * Osamu Mukai – Tomoya
 * Asami Mizukawa – Kana Suma

Reception
The drama series received the Grand Prix at the Tokyo Drama Awards in 2009.