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RisefromBlackAshes

South of the Border, West of the Sun

RisefromBlackAshes

South of the Border, West of the Sun
Innocent Lilies  japanese drama review
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Innocent Lilies
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by RisefromBlackAshes
Oct 17, 2016
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 3.0
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 3.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
Where to begin with this... If you're looking for something short, sweet, filled with the girls from Dempagumi.inc, and a lot of fan service up until about episode 4 or 5, this is your drama. This is not a drama for those looking for a good story/plot/acting; it's just for fun. And really more or less aimed at Dempagumi.inc's fans. (Fair warning: It's completely shot in the male gaze.) I started watching based on this ( http://mydramalist.com/article/2016/10/13/30-minutes-or-less-horror-comedy-halloween-edition ) article recommendation. Plus I have a soft spot for idols (especially in this case Moga), and seeing the first season is about an hour worth of time total to watch; why not? I went in with low expectations, and well, it was about what I expected. The plot is kinda simple, girls who have varied troubled pasts (we're talking a lot of exploitation, bullying issues here) are recruited to Shiromajo Gakuen (White Magic School) in order to become an all powerful 'White Witch'. Of course, all is not what it seems and from there, it turns vaguely into something akin to Battle Royale with magical powers. You can guess (and be correct) about the entire plot by the end of episode 1. It's pretty choppy in delivery too, but it gets the job done. To be honest; it's a sub par filler drama. The acting isn't great since the main characters are all from Depagumi.inc; they're singers over actors. Although, like I said, I really like Moga and her character here. From what I can tell it was all their first time trying a drama, and a mini drama wasn't a terrible start. The three full fledged witches are all minor talents who didn't have much traction. Kasumi's actress is actually pretty solid, and fleshed out her character as best she could. The music was all right. The opening and ending are sung by, you guessed it; Dempagumi.inc . The rest of the audio tracks are alright, although the 'witch activation' affects are overdone. It's not a good drama overall to be completely honest. If you're looking for something a little mind-numbing or you need a drama series to counter act a binge horror watch; this would be it.
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