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greenteaberry
17 people found this review helpful
Jun 16, 2021
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 10

Beautiful piece of art. Highly recommended for the feels.

If you're into a deep discussion of what family, friendship, and relationships mean, and a lot of human observation
then works by Sakamoto Yuji (the screenwriter) are for you.

I've been a huge fan of the way he works his careful observations about humans and about how we interact as in a society into his *very relatable* and *very quotable* script.

Yes, this is a story about a woman and a "harem" of 3 ex-husbands, but the way they discuss this weird "family dynamics" is different from your typical rom com (let's be real, this isn't even a rom com... just a family comedy). It's super refreshing, and will give you vibes of some of his previous works, like Saikou no Rikon (a story about a divorced couple) and Quartet (also starring the same female lead and one of the male leads -- the first ex-husband). It's a drama I would never want to fast forward, because everything happens for a reason, and every character that comes and goes contributes to the main characters' development and growth. While the topics explored can get heavy at times, the way he handles it is light and unexpectedly funny.

You'll find easter eggs in later episodes referencing earlier happenings and how the characters have changed. And if you've watched previous works by this screenwriter (you should!), you will find that he's writing a love letter to his previous characters using his current ones. While this drama can of course be viewed as a stand-alone of its own, I especially love the continuity in his writing.

If this is your first Sakamoto Yuji drama, then be ready for a huge feels ride. This might be one of the best works I've seen of his. Grab a glass of water, sit down, relax, and get your screenshot hot keys ready. There are *so many* dialogues in this drama that are worth revisiting over and over again.

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FeKimi
6 people found this review helpful
Jun 21, 2021
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

Fresh and Funny in its own way!

I will forever thank you to this dorama for giving me a lot of Ryuhei Matsuda content that I've never seen before. I got his fallin' in love face, being sulky, and being cute for his 'Yaho!'.
Despite of me being a fan of Ryuhei Matsuda, I really enjoy the ride and actually laugh a lot! The story is kinda reverse-harem and non-usual, but it is written in a very relaxing, witty and funny way. Each character have their own uniqueness and the casts play it splendidly. Love the strong characterisation of Omameda Towako, the independent woman at her 40s, a single Mom, and capable to decide what she wants in life by herself. The directing approach is also very fresh and has kinda cool vibe. Love it!

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Jazz
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 1, 2021
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

Una comedia romántica tan llena de calidad y corazón.

Pocas veces llegan dramas como este, dramas que son tan perfectos que por más que pienses en un "contra" no existe. Voy a dividir mi reseña en los 5 puntos que señala MDL.

► Historia:
Sin duda, creo que es lo que más brilla, es tan sólida y nada complicada pero TAN bien escrita que te hace engancharte desde el primer capítulo, la forma en que te introducen al capítulo y las pequeñas cosas que pueden parecer "insignificantes" realmente no lo son. Es una historia en la que muestra a una mujer común en sus 40s con sus altas y bajas tanto en su lugar de trabajo como fuera de el. Por otro lado, está esta parte profunda, con diálogos que tocan las fibras de cualquiera por la forma tan respetuosa y bonita en que se tocan ciertos temas como el amor, el dolor... y claro está, como buena comedia romántica, no pueden faltar también los ocasionales toques de humor.

► Reparto:
Tanto los actores principales como los secundarios tienen actuaciones buenas, cada uno brillando a su manera. Los cuatro roles principales tienen una personalidad muy definida y diferente al resto que hacen que el drama sea más interesante y lleven a muchas interacciones entre ellos, viendo así una química muy buena en la pantalla gracias a la gran capacidad de los actores. Otro punto interesante aquí es que hay varios invitados a lo largo de los capítulos, con actuaciones breves pero con un impacto en el drama.

► Música:
Muy original la forma en que hicieron "crecer" el tema principal, un simple tema de rap se convirtió en una canción con varias variantes interesantes involucrando a otros artistas invitados y hasta a los mismos 3 ex esposos. Al final de cada episodio siempre es una sorpresa.


► ¿Volver a ver? & comentarios finales:
Omameda Towako es un drama que desafía las normas de las comedias románticas de siempre, como resultado, tenemos un drama lleno de calidad tanto en lo actoral, en la música, la producción pero sin duda el corazón de esto es el buen guion que tiene y la forma en que llevó la historia, se nota el esfuerzo y el corazón de todos los involucrados en esta serie. Sin duda, mi drama favorito hasta ahora de este 2021, hace mucho que no miraba algo tan bueno como esto, me hizo muy feliz y que me encantaría volver a ver en un momento de mi vida.

Si siguen teniendo dudas de ver o no este drama, los invito a no pensarlo y verlo ya, no se van a arrepentir, se los garantizo.

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