- Attention Please
Infobox animanga/Header
name = Attention Please
caption =
ja_name = アテンションプリーズ
ja_name_trans = Atenshon Purīzu
genre = Infobox animanga/Manga
title =
author =Chieko Hosokawa
publisher =Kodansha
publisher_other =
magazine =Shōjo Friend
first = 1970
demographic =Shōjo
last =
volumes =
OEM = Infobox animanga/Drama
title =
director =
studio =
network = TBS
first =1970-08-23
last =1971-03-28
episodes = 32Infobox animanga/Drama
title =
director =
studio =
network =Fuji TV
first =April 18 ,2006
last =June 27 ,2006
episodes = 11 + 2 Specialnihongo|"Attention Please"|アテンションプリーズ|Atenshon Purīzu is a
manga byChieko Hosokawa about the training offlight attendant s forJapan Airlines originally serialized in "Shōjo Friend " fromKodansha beginning in 1970.Tokyo Broadcasting System adapted a TVdrama from the manga in 1970. Thirty-six years later,Fuji TV produced a new drama series in 2006. The name of the character Misaki Yoko (美咲洋子) was used in both versions2006 drama
Episodes
The 2006
dorama follows the life of Misaki as she slowly conquers various obstacles to become a flight attendant. Each episode ends with a showcase of the various uniforms that have been used in JAL to the tune of "Oh Pretty Woman".Characters
;Misaki Yoko:Misaki lost her mother at young age and was raised with her three brothers. She is very boyish in nature and prefers male to female company. She enrolls to become a flight attendant to gain the attention of another band member after he mentions that he wonders how she would look like in a uniform. She finds flight attendant academy to be difficult but manages to overcome various obstacles with a unique persistence. She slowly wins over her teachers and her fellow classmates.
;Nakahara Shota:Shota has always wanted to be a pilot on a commercial airliner but could not become one as he did not have perfect eyesight. He is still able to pilot light planes and takes Misaki on a trip during the series to cheer her up. His initial meeting with is in the first episode where she accuses him of stealing her train ticket. Reserved and quiet, he and Misaki initially do not get along however become close friends by the end of the series.
January 2007 special
A special was aired in January 2007. Misaki is given her first international assignment to Hawaii. In this special Misaki has to play matchmaker to bring two people together. At the end, Misaki gains the courage and is about to tell Shota that she likes him but it is interrupted with a rare green sunset in Hawaii.
April 2008 special
There was a second special aired in April 2008. Misaki heads to Sydney, where she meets amateur flight attendants and has troubles with them. [citeweb |url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/idol/a/ueto_aya/ueto_aya.html |title=CA上戸が1年3カ月ぶり復活！フジ「アテンションプリーズ」 |accessdate=2008-02-20 |language=Japanese]
Cast
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Ueto Aya - Misaki Yoko (美咲 洋子) (Flight Attendant Trainee)
*Nishikido Ryo - Nakahara Shota (中原 翔太) (Flight Engineer )
*Miki Maya - Mikami Tamaki (三神 たまき) (Flight Attandent Trainee Instructor)
*Aibu Saki (相武 紗季) - Wakamura Yayoi (若村 弥生) (Flight Attendant Trainee)
*Uehara Misa - Hirota Saori (弘田 沙織) (Flight Attendant Trainee)
*Otsuka Chihiro - Sekiyama Yuki (関山 有紀) (Flight Attendant Trainee)
*Kohinata Fumiyo (小日向 文世) - Sakurada Shinya (櫻田 信哉) (Pilot)
*Koizumi Koutaro - Tsutsumi Shuusuke (堤 修介) (Inexperienced Pilot)
*Fueki Yuko - Aso Kaoru (麻生 カオル) (Senior Flight Attendant)
*Ootomo Minami (大友 みなみ) - Higashino Haruka (東野 はるか) (Flight Attendant Trainee)
*Nanase Natsumi (七瀨 なつみ) - Kinoshita Asami (木下 朝美) (Flight Attendant Trainee Instructor)
*Takahashi Mariko - Kagawa Reiko (香川 麗子) (ep.1-4)
*Koichi Mantaro (小市 慢太郎) - Watanabe Makoto (渡辺 誠) (Flight Engineer)
*Asano Kazuyuki (淺野 和之) - Wakamura Shozo (若村 昭三) (Noodle Shop Owner, Yayoi's father)
*Inoue Jun (井上 順) - Dazai Shinichiro (太宰 晋一郎) (Department Head of Flight Attendant Trainee)
*Mano Yuuko (真野 裕子) - Murayama Mizuho (村山 瑞穗) (Senior Flight Attendant)
*Hoshino Natsuko (星野 奈津子) - Takemoto Rie (竹本 理惠) (Flight Attendant Trainee)References
External links
*ja icon [http://www.fujitv.co.jp/AP/index2.html Official site]
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Attention_Please Attention Please]
*ja icon [http://www001.upp.so-net.ne.jp/kindan-hm/anser15.html FAQ about series]
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