[1] This television series stars Sadao Abe as Mamoru Takagi, a public relations officer with a stationery company.

Mamoru Takagi's best friend, Jun-ichiro Sasakura, suddenly dies from cancer, leaving behind his twin children, Kaoru and Tomoki.

[4] Sadao Abe will play Mamoru Takagi, a single man who is an employee at a stationery maker.

[4] Actress Mana Ashida previously made headlines in Japan for being the youngest lead star in a Japanese television drama when she starred in a NTV 2-hour long special, Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien.

[4] Together with child actor Suzuki Fuku, they will play Mamoru's deceased friend's twin children.

[4] On April 4, 2011, it was announced that Mana Ashida and her co-star Fuku Suzuki would team up to produce tdrama's theme song in their debut as singers.

[8] The last episode also featured a special guest appearance by AKB48 member Atsuko Maeda, who would be starring as Mizuki Ashiya in the following television series Hanazakari no Kimitachi e -Ikemen Paradice-2011.

[8] On September 2, 2011, it was announced that the Marumo no Okite SP would air on October 9, 2011, at 9 pm on Fuji TV.

[9] The show retained its main cast and was a two-hour long special program.

[12] However, Asahi Shimbun reported on June 7, 2011, that Marumo no Okite managed to get within a 2.6% rating difference.

[12] Later, the seventh episode ratings crossed the 20% mark, reaching a high of 21.1%, which rivaled JIN 2's peak of 23.7%.

[14] Later, the drama's seventh episode managed to garner an average rating of 16.1% in the Kantō region (Fuji TV).

[17] The Fuji Television Serial Drama "Marumo no Okite" Original Soundtrack (フジテレビ系ドラマ「マルモのおきて」 オリジナル・サウンドトラック) was released on June 1, 2011, by Pony Canyon.