This show needs more than 8 episodes. It has a wonderful cast (who have a tangible respect for each other and work very well together), a fantastic storyline that (i think) is better than the manga, and the romance or rivalry aspect of the story-line doesn't seem to overtake any episode too much. It all evens out pretty well! But, by watching this, I definitely think this show needs more than 8 episodes! It's really very good; a very different side of Aiba Masaki's acting is shown in this series!