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TheMaskedWarrior
7 people found this review helpful
Apr 8, 2021
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 6.0

Family focus

Mokomi is an eccentric girl who can experience animism. But more eccentric is her family consisting of control freak mother, passive father, outspoken grandfather, and a brother who seems normal. This drama shows the character growth of Mokomi into a more confident, and socializing person. Along with this, she discovers her true purpose, and her career. Subsequently, this also transforms her family.

Yuya, the ML(?), is less of companion and more of facilitator for Mokomi. There is hardly any romance and backstory for him. One never gets to know why he considers his bicycle as friend. If it weren't for Mokomi and Yuya calling each other informally, they might have well pass as good friends. In this sense, the ending not focused about him made sense.

What was enjoyable? Mokomi's stint of having imaginary friends reminds of our own childhood days. The struggles of feeling awkwardness in socializing, and the difficulty in adapting to outside world were relatable. The consequent transformation of both her and family was good and gives off good message that letting go heals the scars of past.

What could have been better? Since focus is family, one can't complain about Yuya. But her brother scenes and transformation was compromised given the severity of his situation. Same could be said for her mother. It was hurried ending but manages to give closure to everyone.

It was a well produced show especially those animism scenes where so good. Acting was good especially Koshiba Fuka's. I hardly remember if any songs were present. There were only some bgm which was good and suitable.

Mokomi: Kanojo Chotto Hendakedo is good but wish it focused beyond family.

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Moonlight
3 people found this review helpful
Jan 22, 2022
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
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✿ モコミ彼女ちょっとヘンだけど ✿

This is a family drama, Shimizu Mokomi is a pretty girl who she created her own imaginary world. She has this magic in her that she can talk with flowers, staffed animals, trees and other living things. Due to this, she was considered as a weird kid and scolded by people. Mokomi stopped going to school when was she in the 5th grade of elementary school. She became depressed but she eventually finished high school. At the age of her 20s she started working at a factory but it was too much for her, so she went one step further and started working as a florist at her brother's flower shop. She talks with the flowers and becomes and amazing florist. She then meets Yuya-kun who is a delivery boy and they start liking each other. Even though there is distance between them, love wins and they still talk through Line app♥ ♥ ♥

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Ongoing 6/10
Kenseiden
0 people found this review helpful
Mar 21, 2021
6 of 10 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

Le pouvoir des fleurs

Un jour, je me ferai une rétrospective Koshiba Fuka tant elle s'est spécialisée dans les rôles étranges. Fan de thon (le poisson), de Tokusatsu (les Power Ranger) ou de Yokai (les fantômes) pour ne citer que les plus récents, on ne compte plus ses rôles dans des sériés aux thèmes plus bizarres les uns que les autres. Alors voilà qu'on m'annonce justement que "Mokomi est un peu bizarre" je m'attends donc à être surpris à nouveau, mais...

... c'est attendri, puis un peu choqué, que je ressors des premiers épisodes relatant la vie de cette jeune Hikikomori de 23 ans à peine sortie de l'enfance, mais atteinte d'un trouble assez rare ... dans les dramas. J'ai cherché sur Wikipédia, mais je n'ai pas trouvé de maladie pour désigner la possibilité d'entendre parler les objets. "Hallucination verbale", voir "schizophrénie", des mots bien trop dures et qui ne décrivent pas du tout le monde intérieur dans lequel Mokomi semble vivre. Un rêve éveillé en sorte, où tout objet est rempli de bonté et semble se confier à elle.

Très poétique dans l'approche, donc, mais cela reste une maladie qui coupe Mokomi du reste du monde et seule sa famille semble la comprendre, la protéger, voir la surprotéger. Très vite la famille parfaite s'effrite et ce passage vers le côté obscur des relations familiales est salvateur. Koshiba Fuka est donc très touchante et juste dans ce rôle, mais le grand frère protecteur, joué par Kudo Asuka n'est pas en reste et montre tous ses facettes d'acteur au fil des épisodes alors que rien ne le laissait présager. Mais je n'en dirai pas plus. Bien sûr on peut être irrité par les "performances" de Tanabe Seiichi en papa trop mou ou Kato Seishiro en petit ami trop gentil . Mais n'ayant pas encore vu tous les épisodes, j'espère bien qu'ils cachent, eux aussi, une autre personnalité.

La musique sans être exceptionnelle colle à la série et l'apparition à plusieurs reprises du tube d'Ado, Usewa, est un excellent choix, à se demander s'il n'a pas été écrit pour celle-ci.

Finalement, on oublie vite le thème principal de ce pseudo pouvoir d'entendre parler les objets pour s'attacher aux personnages, à leurs désirs, leurs rêves, voir leur vie brisée et on s'imagine à leur place en s'interrogeant sur l'isolement, le handicape et surtout sur la vie d'une famille dont l'un des membres souffre de handicap. Mais pas de pathos, telle Mokomi, la série préfère s'attacher aux côtés positifs de la vie pour nous faire passer un message de tolérance, comme la promesse de fleurs prêtes à éclore.

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