Based on the manga of the same name by Takako Yamazaki from 1991. Amano Hei (Yamashita Tomohisa) is a third grade boy in junior high who is short and looks like a girl at first glance. Ongoing with the story, he is involed in a love triangle with Sagami Makoto (Fukiishi Kazue) and Ichinose Hinaki (Maeda Aki). With his best friend Kusaka Banri (Aiba Masaki), a popular guy in school, they go through worries of love and adventures together.

Title: っぽい
Title (romaji): P.P.O.I
Genre: Romance comedy
Episodes: 8
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 1999-May-09 to 1999-Jun-27
Air time: Sunday 11:40 to 12:00 noon

Yamashita Tomohisa as Amano Taira (Hei)
Aiba Masaki as Kusaka Banri
Fukiishi Kazue as Sagami Makoto
Maeda Aki as Ichinose Hinaki
Furuya Yoichi (古屋暢一) as Hanashimada Eitatsu
Takahashi Yuzuru (高橋譲) as Takaoka Torao
Hasegawa Jun as Mishima
Uesato Ryota (上里亮太) as Baba
Nakamaru Yuichi as Kasuga
Akanishi Jin as Kimura Hisashi