Cupid no Itazura

Cupid no Itazura, the prank of cupid. What is this prank? Well, we have a guy, who seems to have been cursed with a quite unusual fate. He has been sentenced to only have sex 7 more times, or more specifically, he can only err orgasm and release sperm 7 more times. Each time this happens, a ball will come out, different colors based on the rainbow, thus making this disease to be named Rainbow Balls Disease. The balls come out in the reverse of the ROYGBIV order, so the last one is the red one, which according to legend, if a man is having sex and a red ball comes out, it means his time for sex is up and in essence so is his life. So as the drama starts he has 7 and he begins to lose them, the first is lost in a "private alone time' session, the second in the doctor's office so she could have a rainbow ball specimen to research. However, this man has a pure heart and an honest personality, as he is a virgin, his dream is to have a virgin girlfriend with whom they can mutually share their first experience with and then marry and be happy forever. Well this drama employs a classic love triangle, namely 1 boy and 2 girls, the first girl is a person from his work that he has had a crush on and eventually dates, the second is a classmate he is close with who eventually falls for his honest personality as well. As he slowly, forgive my crude language, loses his balls, what this drama begins to do is take on a maturation sort of storyline, as he begins to learn more about love and life. It doesn't have a very strong beginning, but by the end, i would put the plot up against many romantic dramas, believing wholeheartedly it could stand its own. It's romantic, but has a maturation as well a la proposal daisakusen, and while i would not put it that high on my list, it does deserve at least some place of recognition.
This drama had classic romantic elements, as if you manage to look past the sex involved and woven into the theme, you will see many classic drama elements included to enhance the plot and the romance of it. it is a nice story, as the couple in the end manages to grow. You learn the true miracle of the rainbow balls, and it is precisely that, not a curse but a gift, for with this disease, by being limited, it takes away the impulsiveness of the man to just go out and have sex with whomever. Because he is limited, he instead begins to search for the perfect person, one who would love him beyond the physical carnal desires. By limiting, he must narrow down, and by being limited, rather than finding temporary physical "feel good" love of the moment, he finds true love, one that transcends everything, he finds not an attraction, which is only an impulse, but a love that comes from the heart and goes beyond mere sex, to a love that is unconditional, needs nothing but the other person.
While the plot could have been better, the meaning is incontestable. Plot-wise, i would honestly give this a 5 or a 6, the plot is quite simple, has a few twists but nothing major, and personally i wasn't all into the sex that it was themed to include. Overall however, while most aspects would be given a 5-6, and I'd give the drama normally a 6 based on that, i will go against that decision and give this a 7 1/2. Why? because i can, because this drama had something that really touched me. The plot, the characters, the music, they were not special at all, i will not remember them that much. However, i will remember one thing from this drama, the fact the couple in this drama, had a true and pure love that required nothing else, and had no need for sex to reassure it, it was a love that burned brightly and could not be put out simply, and that the love was found not by luck, but by being put to the ultimate test.