https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Aikurushii - **Title:** あいくるしい - **Title (romaji):** Aikurushii - **Title (English):** Sweet - **Format:** Renzoku - **Genre:** Family, romance, human drama - **Episodes:** 11 - **Viewership ratings:** 11.62% - **Broadcast network:** TBS - **Broadcast period:** 2005-Apr-10 to 2005-Jun-19 - **Air time:** Sunday 21:00 - **Theme song:** *Ben* by Michael Jackson - **Insert song:** *Shiki no Uta* by Toyohisa Araki   #### Synopsis It's the foundation of humans. That thing is "family." Family relations have become weak, and they say that the "ties" of the good old days have begun to disappear. Even if you try to reform the "ties," you feel embarrassed and worry about what others will say about you expressing your love. The truth is, each and every one of us, deep in our hearts, is aching for familial love.   #### Cast **Mashiba Family** - Takenaka Naoto ... *Mashiba Tetsuo* - Harada Mieko ... *Mashiba Yumi* - Ichihara Hayato... *Mashiba Go* - Ayase Haruka ... *Mashiba Michiru* - Kamiki Ryunosuke ... *Mashiba Horo* - Matsumoto Rina ... *Mashiba Uta* - Sugiura Naoki ... *Mashiba Meiji* **Horo's Friends (The Rainbow Warriors)** - Haruyama Mikisuke ... *Hanai Kosaku* - Goto Kaho ... *Harasawa Seiko* - Shiho ... *Sakamaki Nana* - Hongo Kanata ... *Nagumo Shu* - Nakaya Tsutomu ... *Habu Shoji* - Ogo Suzuka ... *Amano Mira* **The Neighbours** - Sakurai Sachiko ... *Nagumo Yuko (Shu's mother)* - Hagiwara Masato ... *Nakagawa Ryuuichi (Nana's adopted father)* - Asano Kazuyuki ... *Harasawa Atsushi (Seiko's father)* - Minami Kaho ... *Harasawa Chiaki (Seiko's mother)* - Takei Akashi ... *Harasawa Yuta (Seiko's younger brother)* - Takahashi Katsumi ... *Hanai Yoshio (Kosaku's father)* - Takahashi Hitomi ... *Hanai Kyoko (Kosaku's mother)* - Tsukaji Muga ... *Otomo Hajime (Policeman)* - Sawajiri Erika ... *Kizaki Honoka* **Extended Cast** - Oguri Shun ... *Yaguchi Junichi* - Tanaka Koutaro ... *Seto Masaki* - Kawamura Yosuke ... *Go's coworker* - Nakamaru Shinsho ... *Yaguchi (Junichi's father)* - Ueno Natsuhi ... *Junichi's fiancée (ep8)*   #### Production Credits - **Screenwriter:** Nojima Shinji - **Producer:** Ishimaru Akihiko - **Director:** Yoshida Ken, Hirakawa Yuichiro, Nasuda Jun - **Music:** Senju Akira  - **Alternative version:** [**English Hardsub**](https://nyaa.iss.one/view/638330)