Sakaki Makio, also known as "Tornado" is a tough 27-year-old high school drop-out. By academic standards, he's pretty dumb. His father decides to force Makio to return to high school to receive his diploma and he asks an old friend who happens to be the principal of a nearby school to admit Makio. If Makio doesn't graduate, the position of boss will be given to his younger brother, Mikio. Furthermore, he must pose as a 17-year-old during school hours and in the presence of any classmates or teachers outside of school. If his cover is blown, it would be the end of his high school career as well as his hopes to become boss. Things start out rough and tough as Makio's violent temper is tested. As the lessons and days go by he learns there is much more to school than just tests and studying.

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  Tegoshi Yuya (Sakurakoji Jun)

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  Nagase Tomoya (Sakaki Makio)

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  Aragaki Yui (Umemura Hikari)

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  Tanaka Koki (Manabe Kazuya)

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  Naka Riisa (Chiba Akane)

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  Kashii Yu (Minami Yuriko)

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  Unknown Voices From Known Faces

  Catnip introduces MDL readers to some of the actors who have lent their voices to anime characters. Should be interesting to both drama and anime fans out on MDL.

  • Feb 27, 2013
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  • Feb 9, 2013

• Jun 30, 2012 10 of 10 episodes seen

  Danceinthesunlight
  13 of 13 people found this review helpful
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  I can't give this drama anything but a 10/10 because for its style it was perfect. It was almost exactly what I was expecting.
  
  Whoever is in need of a light comedy should watch this. Expect many hilarious moments. Nagase Tomoya is very expressive, you'll most likely burst into laughter at the mere sight of him. However, expect some depth too. They handle serious matters as well: redefining one's life, learning about true love and friendship, surpassing one's limits. These are all expressed very well and they transition smoothly into and out of the humour. You'll find some very touching moments too, but that's definitely not the defining theme of the drama. It's almost entirely comical. And despite basing itself on serious matters, it manages to stay light enough to be enjoyable as pure comedy.
  
  Acting: I was quite surprised actually. Given the obscurity of this drama I thought they would probably have a bunch of mediocre actors, but these kids are brilliant! They exceeded my expectations. Almost all of them anyway.
  
  Music: It was SPLENDID. I fell in love with the ending theme from the very first second. And the music throughout the show is also very entertaining; it goes well with each scene and just lifts your spirits. For a pretty underrated drama, the music was exquisite. Too good to ignore. It wasn't just a soundtrack, it was a lot more powerful. In some scenes my attention was actually stolen by the music than the action. read more

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• May 21, 2011 10 of 10 episodes seen

  Akaisora
  8 of 9 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  10
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  • Music  10
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  This is the funniest dorama ever. Nagase Tomoya is hilarious, and the plot is cute and funny, and his facial-expressions are out-of-this-world. I laughed so much while watching this, and I've watched it 3 times already. It's not serious, but quite light, and the beginning song (Sorafune by TOKIO) is lovely as well, and sticks in your head for days. I sincerely recommend this dorama to everybody!

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  If you like one of these dramas chances are high you'll like the other because they both are HILLARIOUS and they both have the main characters being in positions that are unusual(having a samurai possess you and going back to high school.)

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