Intriguing.

Hm, this episode managed to spark my interest.

We got to know a bit about our heroine ? so far she?s pretty likeable. Even though her family was brutally murdered, she?s not your stereotypical emoish misunderstood girl (or more woman) who?s looking for vengeance, instead she?s surprisingly cheerful and? normal and I like it.
There?s also Kimura Takuya?s character ? well, I have mixed feelings about him so far. He?s a bit obsessive about his love (or isn?t it love?) for Minako, I mean he stalks her for fifteen years for God?s sake! It?s a bit extreme? and his constant talk about her being part of him? Creepy! I just hope he has a reasonable excuse for his behavior and by that I mean other than just being in love.

I?m also pleased with technical aspects of this drama ? at first I was skeptical about it, because, let's face it, A Sleeping Forest IS pretty old (?98!) but it proved me wrong. I don?t see many differences between this drama and more present ones, the camera work is decent, the characterization and costumes ok, so there?s nothing really to complain about.

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