Cast:

Dohmoto Tsuyoshi - Shinoda Natsuo

Duration: 11 episodes

Briefly:

Character analysis:

Natsuo -  the eldest among the three Shinoda siblings, alongside with Jun nichan and Chika. He stood as the breadwinner since their parents died.

Jun - brother of Natsuo who acquired a hearing problem since he was a kid due to an accident. He was relying on his hearing aid. Natsuo blamed himself for Jun's disability, saying if he had not left him in the park, Jun wouldnt fall off the swing...but Jun didnt have any hard feelings on his brother. I really admire Jun's heart of gold. He never took his hearing disability as a hindrance on what he wants....and though Natsuo once rejected his idea to take education as his major, he didnt give up and showed them that he could carry on. Natsuo, seeing his persistence, finally agreed...realizing that Jun's strong will is what matters most....

Chika - Natsuo and Jun's sister. At 17, she acts like the mother in the house. She manages the money, food and other household things...Unfortunately, Hiroto got her pregnant....they decided for abortion but Hiroto constantly fails to have money for the operation. They told Natsuo and Jun the truth and Natsuo was fuming with anger. He agreed of the abortion but Chika wanted to keep the baby. Later on, having volunteered of looking after sick children like Yukari-chan in the hospital, made him realize that life is the most precious gift one can have...thus, he relented on chika raising the baby.

Hiroto - the "freeloader" as what Natsuo calls him...hehehe!  a friend of the Shinodas and boyfriend of Chika. He was a lazy guy who did nothing but to cut classes and go to arcades....has a family problem and things got worse for him when Chika told him she's pregnant...He was also involved in a gang of teenagers who uses motorcycles to snatch money. He gave in to it once so he could provide money for the abortion. His conscience got ahead of him and he failed to do it. He left home and headed to Natsuo's place. He was accepted to live with them as long as he helps in the cycle shop. He became more responsible each day and lives happily with Natsuo, chika and Jun....
Yuki - a simple, young and beautiful woman who works in a bank. She's also a volunteer in the hospital who takes care of sick children. She used to be timid and shy....but when Natsuo came into her life, she became more interested in the world around her. Natsuo told her about the summer snow...the marine snow found under the deep blue ocean....he said he wanted to see it in summer cuz snow is normal in winter. Yuki told him she wanted to see it with him...From there, the bittersweet lovestory blossomed between them...really made me smile and gripped my heart all throughout....