Last December, Edward wrote about Proposal Daisakusen, which is easily one of my favorite dramas. It followed the story of a man named Ken who, with the help of a fairy, gets a chance to travel back in time in a Quantum Leap-esque manner to capture the heart of his true love. We watched as Ken leaped from moment to moment through his life, trying to right his wrongs with what seemed like an exercise in futility. While he was never quite able to fix everything with a single action, his journey helped him realize that he simply needed to accept that he had been an inconsiderate prick and admit his feelings for her openly. Just as this happens, the series comes to an end, leaving us hanging, wanting more.
Thankfully, the special gives us just that-- a conclusion. It ties up everything that was left in a neat little package, and given it's length, could easily be mistaken for a feature film.
 Proposal Daisakusen: Operation Love Special Based on the manga by Kaneki Shigeki and Endou Saya
Original Japan Broadcast: March 25, 2008
Theme Song: Ashita Hareru Kana? - Will the sun shine tomorrow? by Kuwata Keisuke
Rather than focusing purely on Ken's story, the special takes place about a year after the series leaves off. Ken and his now girlfriend, Rei, find themselves lost on the subject of marriage, having had such a painful experience with Rei's previous attempt to marry. However, their friends Tsuru and Eri, whom Ken had inadvertently set up during the show, are set to be wed at a ceremony in Hawaii. 
Disaster strikes however as Eri gets cold feet, and books a flight back to Tokyo moments before the wedding, leaving behind both her husband to be and their friends. Fortune shines on Ken as he happens upon the same fairy who helped him last time, now inhabiting the chapel where Tsuru was set to wed. As a result, he offers Ken the opportunity to travel back in time to save his friend's botched wedding. 
I absolutely love the fact that they shot so many scenes in Hawaii, and anyone who has visited Oahu might recognize many of the landmarks you see throughout the special. For example, Various beaches, diamond head (the dormant volcano pictured above), the royal palace, and the hotels surrounding Waikiki, such as the Sheraton. It was nice of them to spend as much time as they did filming in Hawaii, as it must have been quite costly to produce.
As the special itself doesn't differ in terms of casting, I won't bother discussing the actors, so much as it was good to see them all return for the special. They all do a wonderful job with their respective roles, and if you loved the series, you'll have to see this as well. It'll bring closure to everything you had looked for in the series itself, and the lessons it taught are still very much there.
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