My Little Nightmare

My Little Nightmare (悪夢ちゃん) is a 2012 Japanese television drama series. Based on the novel Yumechigai by Riku Onda, this television series stars actress Keiko Kitagawa, singer Gackt, and also child actress Manatsu Kimura. A movie was announced for 2014.

This television series was broadcast in Japan from October 13, 2012, to December 22, 2012, as part of Nippon Television's Saturday Dramas time slot, which airs every Saturday from 9 pm to 9:54 pm. In addition, it was simulcast on the streaming service Crunchyroll in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

Plot
Ayami is a beautiful and intelligent teacher who is popular with both her students and colleagues alike. However, she has a darker side- she does not genuinely feel for others nor does she believe in love or trust. One day, however, Yuiko, a girl whose dreams are able to predict terrible events of the future, transfers into Ayami's class after dreaming that Ayami is a saviour of the world. Ayami reluctantly gets dragged into helping Yuiko change the terrible fate of the people around them.

Cast
Child actress Hirasawa Kokoro plays the role of young Ayami.
 * Keiko Kitagawa as Ayami Mutoi
 * Manatsu Kimura as Yuiko Koto
 * Yūka as Hirashima Kotoha
 * Fumiyo Kohinata as Bannosuke Koto
 * Gackt as Takashi Shiki/Yumeoji
 * Masato Wada as Mineki Yamasato

Teachers

 * Mari Hamada as Satoko Kaibara
 * Keisuke Okada as Yuichi Mugiyama
 * Yosuke Kawamura as Katsuyuki Inamoto
 * Kenji Anan as Shinya Nakagomi
 * Midoriko Kimura as Tatsuko Amasawa

Production
My Little Nightmare was announced on August 17, 2012. It was announced that actress Keiko Kitagawa would star as the main lead of this drama series, making this her first role as a teacher. Child actress Manatsu Kimura was selected from a group of more than 500 hopefuls who auditioned for this drama series.

Theme song
The theme song for My Little Nightmare is "Saraba, Itoshiki Kanashimitachi yo" (サラバ、愛しき悲しみたちよ) by Momoiro Clover Z. This song is the title track for this idol group's 9th single, and it was released in Japan on 21 November 2012. This single was produced by Tomoyasu Hotei.