Absolute Boyfriend
2008 1 season · 11 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Absolute Boyfriend

絶対彼氏 〜完全無欠の恋人ロボット〜

Synopsis

絶対彼氏 〜完全無欠の恋人ロボット〜

Robot maker, Kronos Heaven, finally develops "Night Tenjō", the perfect male humanoid programmed to be devoted and completely loyal to his lover. The company chooses temp worker Riko Izawa to take part in a five-day free trial. At first, Riko only sees Night as a household appliance. But when she finds out how deep Night's devotion to herself is, Riko finds herself falling in love with him. Joining the love triangle is Sōshi Asamoto, a distinguished young executive at her company who has feelings for her.

Also On Fuji TV

Other series that aired on Fuji TV.

The 2007–2009 Japan Window

Absolute Boyfriend holds position #86 of 362 Japan seriess in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

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    ★ 9.3 · 2008
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    #2

    Operation Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2007
  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009
  4. Naruto Shippūden
    #4

    Naruto Shippūden

    ★ 8.6 · 2007
  5. To Love-Ru
    #5

    To Love-Ru

    ★ 8.5 · 2008
  6. Jin
    #6

    Jin

    ★ 8.5 · 2009
  7. Clannad
    #7

    Clannad

    ★ 8.4 · 2007
  8. Vampire Knight
    #8

    Vampire Knight

    ★ 8.4 · 2008

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Absolute Boyfriend premiered alongside 124 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 124 other Japan seriess in 2008.

The 2061st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

13
Reviews
20th
Review-volume percentile
19th
Popularity percentile

13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 19th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 15, 2008
Last Air Date
June 24, 2008
Broadcast Span
2 months
Total Episodes
11 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 8.3 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,309 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #481 of 1,411 (top 34%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 11
Release DateApril 15, 2008

Questions Answered

Who created Absolute Boyfriend?

Absolute Boyfriend was created by Takuya Kanai.

When did Absolute Boyfriend end?

Absolute Boyfriend finished its run with its final episode airing on June 24, 2008.

Where did Absolute Boyfriend air?

Absolute Boyfriend aired on Fuji TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.