Pure

Synopsis

Orihara Yuka is an artist with savant syndrome, closely protected by her mother and her cousin. When one of her works is entered into a competition and wins first place, she is thrust out into a much wider world. She meets Sawatari Toru, a bitter reporter with a hard past, who treats her as if she were normal.

First Air Date: 1996-01-08

Last Air Date: 1996-03-18

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 11

Networks: Fuji TV

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Top Cast

Emi Wakui as Orihara Yuka
Shinichi Tsutsumi as Sawatari Toru
Katsunori Takahashi as Kanzaki Ryo
Saki Takaoka as Terao Machiko
Ryoko Shinohara as Fujiki Asako
Jun Fubuki as Orihara Takako
Katsumi Takahashi as [Master]

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

Yuka has a mild mental disability, but is blessed with an amazing artistic ability. She wins an award at an art competition after her cousin, Ryo, secretly signs her up. Yuka suddenly enters the limelight, but her mother is concerned about the interest of the press, who seem to be covering a disabled person out of mere curiosity. Ryo suggests that they should treat her as a normal person and let her participate in society. However, once the media invades her life, he finds it difficult to leave Yuka alone to fend for herself. Meanwhile, Toru, a freelance journalist, encounters Yuka and begins to do research on Yuka’s disability. Since he always tells Yuka the truth, Toru becomes an important person for her as they slowly build a rapport. As their relationship grows closer, Yuka’s pure heart begins to melt Toru’s cold and aloof nature.