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The show revolves around a coporate ice
hockey team, the Blue Scorpions. The main
character is Haru Satonaka (spelled Halu in
the show), the captain of the team. Other
team members are Yamato Hotta (the goalie),
Makoto Shimaura (the rookie) and Tomonori
Ikegami. In the first episode, we learn that
Haru idolizes their coach, Anzai, who was a
former hockey player. When he dies from an
illness by the end of the first episode, Haru
puts it upon himself to take care of his
coach's widow, Yoko, and their young son,
Wataru. The introduction of the team's new
coach (Yuichiro Hyodo) does not go well, as
Haru refuses to conform to the new methods,
especially after Hyodo insults Ansai's way of
coaching. This sets up a very antagonistic
relationship between the two men. Aside from
the hockey, another aspect of the show is the
members' love life. Haru treats his
relationships as games, refusing to fall in
love. This is probably a result of his
promise to Anzai to remain an "iceman",
believing that a relationship, especially if
children were born, would have a negative
effect on his game. He believes he's found
the perfect solution by starting a
relationship with Aki Murase, an office lady
from his team's corporation. Their
"contracted" relationship is a game, as she
is waiting for the return of her architech
boyfriend in New York. However, she hasn't
heard from him in 2 years, and she knows the
relationship is over. Still, she goes every
Sunday to a bridge to wait for him.
Yamato is in a conflicted relationship with
Yuri Aizawa, a friend and fellow office lady
of Aki. She is a self-confessed gold-digger,
vowing never to live the same difficult life
as her poor single mother. She believes that
Yamato is from a rich family, as he was
driving Tomo's car the night they met. He
tries to tell her the truth, but she thinks
he's only joking. He doesn't want to be in a
relationship built on a lie.
Tomo is the playboy on the team. After
finding out that he was the product of an
affair, he rebelled, constantly throwing away
the money his rich father gives him on
friends and women. Usually staying with one
night stands, he finds a possible partner in
Chika Ishikawa, yet another of Aki's friends
and co-workers.
theme song - "I Was Born to Love You" by
Queen
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