Kimi wa Pet

Type: J-Drama
No. of Episodes: 10
English Subs: English hardsubbed

Kimi wa Pet (You're My Pet) has an amusing premise that I couldn't resist. It follows the adventures of IWAYA Sumire, an elite Tokyo University graduate who works for a newspaper. Sumire is tall, beautiful, and very smart. In fact, this combination of attributes usually makes her rather intimidating to be around. Sumire, however, just wants to have a normal, loving relationship with someone. Unfortunately, men seem to feel too threatened by her success to stay with her for very long.

Things change one day when Sumire, after a very rough day at work that involved getting demoted, finds a large box sitting in front of her apartment complex. Inside the box is a young man who looks very worse for wear. Sumire knows that this boy needs medicat attention, so she drags him, box and all, up to her apartment, where she bandages his wounds.

The guy in the box stays in Sumire's apartment the next day and is reluctant to leave. On a whim, Sumire says that the only way he can stay is if he agrees to be her pet! She never expected him to actually AGREE to the suggestion! But he does, and soon the young man, named Momo by Sumire, is living with her as her pet. She treats him as one would a pet, making a bed for him, bathing him, feeding him, and taking him for walks.

In return, Momo provides emotional support for Sumire, who is under a lot of stress at work and in her love life. Momo is always there to greet her at her door with a smile, and he is a shoulder for her to cry on. Talk about a strange relationship!

Momo does have a life outside of Sumire's apartment, and the more she learns about it, the more Sumire is intrigued. Meanwhile, Momo grows deeply attached to his 'master' and notices feelings of jealousy emerge when Sumire's college crush returns and takes an interest in her. Can there really be any sort of happy future for a woman and her pet boy?