Coffee & Vanilla (2019)

Some wet dreams should never be shared in the open

Three and a half episodes and I call it quits. Few of the stories I've seen over my years on this planet were as bland as this cringefest. There is nothing even remotely sexy or romantic in this show and five year olds would probably be more mature than this lot of characters.

Cliche after cliche, a doormat for a FL, a kid pretending to be a mature man for a ML, and a non-existent story that looks slapped together at the last minute. Japanese shows don't shy away from uncomfortable topics and perhaps this show/manga was aiming to be something of that kind. But the result is 9½ Weeks for kids, though suggestive scenes make this show not really suitable for them.

Symbolic 3.5 stars for the effort, but not recommended.

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(Lithuanian)

Trys su puse serijos. Daugiau neištvėriau. Per savo gyvenimą nedaug mačiau istorijų, kurios būtų tokios tuščios ir apie nieką. Seksualu? Romantiška? Nieko panašaus. Penkiamečiai ir tie atrodytų labiau subrendę nei šito serialo personažai.

Klišių paradas, bestuburė pagrindinė herojė, suaugusiu apsimetantis vaikas kaip jos partneris ir bet kaip turbūt paskutinę minutę sumesta istorija. Japonai mėgsta savo serialuose užkabinti keisčiausias, nelabai jaukias temas. Gal ir šitam seriale (mangoj) bandyta. Bet išėjo šnipštas – „Devynios su puse savaitės“ mažiems vaikams, tik dėl seksualinių užuominų tiems mažiems vaikams nelabai išeina rodyti.

3,5 simbolinių žvaigždučių už pastangas, bet tikrai nerekomenduoju.

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Real Life from Manga

I could have enjoyed this drama, aside from all the bad, I could have enjoyed it. However, what bothered me so much while watching is the “look” of the actors from their hairstyles, outfits, to the excessive aura/shine surrounding them. There is something to be said for literal translation from page to screen, but for me the look of almost every character in this drama is so OTT, its too fantastical to be taken seriously. Even the steamy skin-ship is ruined from the bizarre on-screen caricatures. Overall, it was just too much.

This is/was my first J-drama so maybe it has some intrinsic value I am unaware of. Don’t let my bad review deter you from making your own decision.

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Hmmm it seems coffee and vanilla looks familiar (Fifty Shades of Grey) the only thing is different is that Anastacia is not so popular with men and she is a little flirty bitch when seducing Christian grey the ,the CEO and the Saddist one.... But its kinda fun watching it because it recalls my memory watching the Fifty Shades... the sexiness is there...thiugh its not so sexy like the fifty shades of grey.....the story is good but i am confused with the first episode, how fukiyami found the girl, he is not in college.... Thanks and i treasure my husband for being a seductive one.. hahahahaha its off limits hahahaha..

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This is the first drama I have watched that I couldn't keep watching. The romance was unrealistically fast-paced and the acting was mediocre at best. There were some cute moments in between and a few dramatic points that I thought might make things a bit more interesting but said drama points were very anti-climactic and not worth getting excited over. There is zero character back-story when you meet the characters so you kind of have to figure them out on your own, so their introductions were very weak. This could have been really good because it does have potential but a lot of the scenes were very awkward and rushed. I wouldn't recommend this one.

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Dreamy hunk and timid titmouse

The ML was devoted, tender and sensual and maybe just a little scary. The FL was milquetoast. Her timidity and lack of confidence was distressing. She was a beautiful gentle woman who constantly apologized and acted like the ML was doing her a favor to even notice her. I would have liked the plot and character development to be more complex. I hope she shows more assertiveness and spirit in the next several episodes. The degree of subservience was demeaning and somewhat offensive. The skinship was definitely appealing and worth rewatching. Again, the FL could definitely be more of a participant instead of a doormat. The ML's acting was excellent. He portrayed an enamoured suitor with unlying strenghten and ruthless. Would love to see both leads in a storyline that supports more development of their characters and portrayal of their acting abilities.

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Acting seem forced. The private moments could have more passion and not just the implied sex. Even the double entendre needs more convincing. The female lead acts almost like a pre-pubescent girl that was seduced by a much older man. The confrontational scenes also failed miserably. Not sure if I want to really spend more time on this series based on other people's reviews.
The dialogue needs a little more polishing, but I can't comment too much as I am reading the translation.
For someone who is supposed to be older, the male lead seems to fall into a teenage type of lust. His secretary comes in at the most inopportune time with no regards to privacy.

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Don't waste your time watching this. I dropped it after 3 episodes

This show is terrible. That literally summarizes everything.

What is wrong? Everything. From the plot, acting, male lead, female lead, supporting characters and just everything. I mean, who falls in love with someone you just meet? Or no, it's more like this; you've met that girl before, long ago, and develops obsession for her to the point that you'd build a café inspired by her and now that you meet her again, it's certainly the time where you sweep her off her feet! Is that sort of story realistic? No!

And then there's the female lead. I hate her. So much. She is naïve, gullible, plain, stupid, idiot and the list could go on. Someone like her wouldn't last a day in real world, that's what sort of person she is.

Do I have to start with the supporting characters? Okay. They're simply useless and only add more drama. Oh, and guess what? There's love triangle too! I don't get it, what's to love from a girl as useless as the female lead in this story?

I have to give credit where it's due though; even through the entire show is an unmitigated disaster, the acting is passable. At least it's good to the point where I really want to choke the female lead for her cutesy, weak and frustrating traits.

This is such a waste of time. It's a shame that Dori Sakurada is a part of this show. He should've chosen better offers other than this trash.

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it's cringe

To be honest for me it was not watchable, I couldn't watch it further than episode 3. The girl was way to shy even if it was her first time in a relationship and her 'mature' boyfriend was just to cheesy and cringe and I find him weird. He opened up a cafe or something for her, what is actually sweet, but I didn't have the feeling like awww he opened up a cafe for her, it was more like wtf he watched her the whole time like he was stalking herhe was sort of stalking her and that was it. I couldn't watch it anymore. it was to cringe and weird to watch. The cast was great tho, but never watching it again.

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