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Xuro
20 people found this review helpful
May 11, 2012
11 of 11 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
Wow, this drama was pure brillaince. The start was fast pace and even when it seemed slow you were so caught up in the moment that it didnt bring down the movie.

Although some may say this drama was too emotional I believe that its a good thing, these kids went from fighting over nothing to fighting for their dream. I feel that this movie struck every chord that I expected and even hit some key points that I didnt expect. The tone of the movie switches well and I have to admit that I seriously stayed up at night telling myself "only one more episode." This drama is in my top 10.

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leahakiko
16 people found this review helpful
Aug 21, 2012
11 of 11 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
I'm a little biased when it comes to sport movies, especially baseball ones. One of the main reasons why i decided to watch it. Ive seen other baseball dramas and I've always been eh about them..

but this one was great. i absolutely loved it. It's more than just a baseball drama. it's about coming together as a team again after all hell breaks loose. It has it's real serious moments but it also has a lot of comedic moments so it balances out well.

I love the cast. they all work well with each other and all play yankees i guess well lol

love the music. GReeeeN always has great songs and kiseki is just simply an amazing song.

would easily recommend this drama to people

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SayItAintSoJoe
8 people found this review helpful
Dec 4, 2013
11 of 11 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
Even though I'm not a big fan of the "teacher reforms the students" genre, Rookies is very well done. It really gets you emotionally involved to where you can rejoice when the team rejoices and weep when the team weeps. I can see why it won best drama for the season it aired in. I enjoyed it a lot. I also thought that it made for an excellent allegory of Christianity since Kawato sensei was, IMO, the most Christ like character in any drama I've seen. He constantly believed in his students and encouraged them into healing, transformation and recovering their dreams. Oh and the baseball games were intense. They were my favorite part of the show. The drama involved made the games very exciting. There's also a nice episode layout where it's not episodic like many other teacher dramas. The one flaw however would be that if you were to marathon it you might get a little sick of the heartwarming moments, there's a lot of them. Thankfully I took a couple days break between some eps so I didn't, but I could see how someone could.

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PickyMcpickleton
3 people found this review helpful
Oct 30, 2014
11 of 11 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
Rookies is full of speeches and if you think, well that's to be expected, it's based on a sports manga but let me re-iterate, Rookies is full of speeches. At times heart-warming and motivational, at times requiring a fast forward because it wore me down. I do wish there were more baseball games to focus but the central focus of the drama is the baseball club and their relationships with each other.

I don't even know if I have to explain the genre because if you're familiar with the whole delinquents becomes good because of a teacher trend, well, this is it. However, this is more focused on baseball. These delinquents will face a lot of trials in order to not only gain acceptance but rescind their mistakes.

Where Rookies excels for me is the relationships they have with each other. They are all friends chasing a dream that seems impossible. Their teacher is a beacon of light who believes in them no matter what. Man, this guy is more open-armed than the christ the redeemer statue. He believes in his students no matter what. Unfortunately, it is this belief that gives birth to a repetitive slew of motivational speeches that just make me wish he'd shut up. Almost every episode has at least five feel good speeches.

As such, these rambles take the place of action. I would have liked to see more baseball games and more introduction of other characters who rival the club. However, there are some good emotionally moving parts that make you feel all warm and fuzzy and really make you root for this team. I also like how rough around the edges the characters are as it creates some hilarious yet warm moments.

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ElaEnchanted
1 people found this review helpful
Sep 22, 2016
11 of 11 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
One of the best and my most favorite Asian dramas. It has friendship, school and sports genre in it.
I remember when I was still putting this drama off despite seeing or reading a good reviews or recommendations to it, in drama sites or youtube. But when the time came that I got to finally watched it, oh boy, I regret why was it that only that time I took that opportunity. It was 2 years ago I think when I first watched it but I already lost count how many times I have re-watched it by myself or together with my friends.
I like how the story went. Each and every episode tells the story of the students and how the teacher helped them be inspired again to work for their dreams, until they all work together for that certain goal.
There was no drag moment even as I have watched that drama a countless times. It gave me a lot of emotions - joy, sadness, inspiration, anger and a lot, really. The actors are perfect for the role. I could not imagine another to do those parts. Its like they make you wish they were real and that you are part of it.
I also love the soundtrack! Even until now, I keep playing it whenever I want to start my day in a perfect mode. Kiseki by Greeeen.

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NickyLydell
0 people found this review helpful
Oct 18, 2022
11 of 11 episodes seen
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Overall 5.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 3.0

Bastante repetitiva y aburrida.

La verdad fue bastante decepcionante mi experiencia viendo "Rookies". Esperaba la historia de un grupo de pandilleros que encontraban en el deporte un sentido de unión y por medio del cual pudieran evolucionar como personajes. No hubo nada de eso, a menos que dejar de golpearse continuamente entre ellos, ya siendo amigos desde antes, cuente como una evolución notable. Nunca se profundiza en ningún personaje, habiendo tantos protagonistas, y eso no me ayudó a empatizar con ellos para nada.

Hay muchas cosas cuestionables con esta trama, empezando porque el profesor, el personaje principal, se pasa ya de intenso con su mensaje de "persistir si tenés un sueño", con una personalidad alegre que contradice totalmente su conducta violenta que se sostiene durante la serie. Hay una parte donde te tiran un dato sobre él que cae como bomba y jamás profundizan en eso, lo que te deja con una intriga insatisfecha y tampoco sirve para entender las motivaciones del personaje. Por otro lado, uno de los chicos del grupo de pandilleros se pasa de problemático; ya está para un reformatorio o tratamiento psicológico, pero jamás hay repercusiones por lo que hace, cosa que me molestó un montón porque perjudicó a uno de los únicos personajes que me cayeron bien.

No todo es malo, si les gusta el béisbol, los partidos están bien. A mí es un deporte que me aburre, pero si el equipo y sus miembros me interesaran, vería la historia entretenida porque me importa cómo les va, pero en este caso no sucedió. También se sale de lo predecible respecto a los partidos en sí y conflictos en torno a ellos, cosa que está buena. Miren el primer capítulo y si les engancha sigan, sino no, porque ese ritmo se mantiene toda la serie.

Nota: Yu Shirota en este rol me cayó horrible; previamente lo había visto en Bungaku Shojo, otro jdrama que no me gustó, y otro personaje suyo que me cayó mal, pero no sabía que el actor era el mismo. Por fortuna vi muchas más cosas donde aparece Shirota, como HanaKimi, GTO:Remake o High School Samurai, y terminé tomándole muchísimo cariño al actor. Creo que de verlo nuevamente en Rookies, de todos modos su personaje de Shinjo me caería espantoso, pero destaco que al actor lo aprecio un montón.

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