MiniTheatre

Shuji Kiritani (Kazuya Kamenashi) is one of the most popular guys in his school. He ispretending to care for all of his classmates, but deep down, is quiet and doesn't open up toothers. But for some reason,when his eccentric classmate Akira Kusano (Tomohisa Yamashita)is around, he can show his true self.One day, a new girl from another school comes to Shuji's classroom. Her name is NobukoKotani (Maki Horikita). Nobuko=Nobuta. Fromher gloomy looks, she begins to get harassedby the class bullies in no time. The harassment was devastating. Her lunch gets ruined, shegets a vase of flowers on her deskmeaning she had died, and she even gets water splashedwhile she is in the toilet booth. After knowing that the bullying is by Bando (FumikoMizuta),Shuji and Akira advise Nobuko to try to harmonize with others. But Nobuko tells themthatshe has tried to do so in the past, but every time it turns outmiserable. Shuji tells Nobuko tohave a more positive attitude, and he protects Nobuko from the harassment. However, hefeels that the bullying won't stop that easily.Hearing about this, Akira comes up with the idea to makeover Nobuko from her looks toher personality, so that she'd become one of themost popular girls in their school. That way,there's no way the bullies can harass her. And so Shuji and Akira's greatmake-over begins...A Cinderella story which portrays the social life of Japanese teenagers. Can this gloomy girl really become popular in her school?

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