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"Ai Shite Night" is set in Osaka, and tells the story of Yaeko "Yakko" Mitamura, an 18 year old [[Girl Next Door]] who divides her time in between her father Shige's Okonomiyaki restaurant and her evening college classes. One day Yakko casually meets a little boy, Hideki aka "Hashizo", and his odd cat Juliano. Hashizo lost both of his parents when he was still a baby and has been brought up by his elder brother Go Kato, who is the lead singer of the emerging rock band "Bee Hive". When Yakko meets Go and his friend and "Bee Hive" member Satomi Okawa, an unexpected series of events and a tangled romance unfolds.

Whereas the main narrative of "Ai Shite Night" is essentially based on a love story, interesting and innovative elements were introduced by Kaoru Tada, most notably the portrayal of the Japanese music scene in the early '80s. In creating characters such as Go, Satomi and their band "Bee Hive", Tada was inspired by successful bands of the time such as "The Stalin", "Novela", "Primadonna" and "44 Magnum". Tada also plays with sexual provocation and ambiguity, mainly embodied by the character of "Kiss Relish" vocalist Kazuma Kataoka/Sheila, although these elements were considerably toned down in the anime version of the story.

 

 

* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: Yakko is blonde in the manga, but has brown hair in the anime except for the OP.

* [[Anime Hair]] ''and'' [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: And HOW. This ''is'' a manga of [[The Eighties]], after all. Particularly noticeble are Go's blond ''and'' red hair as well as Satomi's ''lilac'' long hair.

* Bishonen: Hashizo, a pint-sized edition.

* [[Bowdlerize]]: As mentioned, the anime toned down the sexual themes.

* [[First Girl Wins|First Boy Wins]]: Toyed with. {{spoiler|Storyline-wise Yakko has known Satomi from before Go comes into the picture, but doesn't end up with him. OTOH, one the first guy that we viewers get to see is actually Go, since the second scene of the TV series has him and Hashizo getting ready for their daily routine and Satomi doesn't appear until a little later.}}

* [[Girl Next Door]]: Yakko

* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: Hashizo and Yakko. Also Hashizo and Yakko's dad, in quite the contrast with Shige's more skittish treatment of Go.

* [[Ladykiller in Love]]: Go has a [[Casanova]] fame, but when he falls for Yakko... he falls HARD.

* [[Overprotective Dad]]: Shige Mitamura, though it's kinda understandable since he's raised Yakko alone after his wife died.

** {{spoiler|[[Parental Marriage Veto]]}}

* [[Promotion to Parent]]: Go, for Hashizo.

** {{spoiler|[[Heroic Bastard]]: Actually, Hashizo's mom was Mr. Katou's mistress. (Go's mom, Yoko, still lives but they're very distanced.) Go still took him in and they live together in a tiny apartment.}}

* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: Go and Satomi.

* [[Shorttank]]: Yakko is a slightly older version.

** Wasnt Satomi instead of Yakko?

* [[The White Prince]]: Satomi, also [[Spoiled Sweet]]. Offers quite a contrast with Go, who is more middle class.

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