Ai Morikawa is a hard-working career woman at her job in Tokyo. After a long night at work, she returned home on the last train to find a handsome boy at her door. The 16-year old Nagisa is her sister's stepson, suddenly sent to live with Ai when his parents left for an overseas job. Wary like cats, these two loners 10 years apart in age will have to make a new life together. (Source: MyAnimeList) ~~ Adapted from the web manga series "Shounen wo Kau" (少年を飼う) by Aoi Nuwi (青井ぬゐ). Edit Translation
- English
- Español
- Português (Brasil)
- 한국어
- Native Title: 猫カレ -少年を飼う-
- Also Known As: Taking in a Stray , Neko Kare: Shounen wo Kau
- Screenwriter: Meguro Keita
Cast & Credits
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![Ishikawa Ren in Neko Kare: Shonen wo Kau Japanese Drama (2023)]( "Ishikawa Ren in Neko Kare: Shonen wo Kau Japanese Drama (2023)")
Ishikawa RenMorikawa AiMain Role -
![Saito Jun in Neko Kare: Shonen wo Kau Japanese Drama (2023)]( "Saito Jun in Neko Kare: Shonen wo Kau Japanese Drama (2023)")
Saito JunTono NagisaSupport Role -
![Naito Shuichiro in Neko Kare: Shonen wo Kau Japanese Drama (2023)]( "Naito Shuichiro in Neko Kare: Shonen wo Kau Japanese Drama (2023)")
Naito ShuichiroKaname KeitoSupport Role -
![Sakata Rikako in Neko Kare: Shonen wo Kau Japanese Drama (2023)]( "Sakata Rikako in Neko Kare: Shonen wo Kau Japanese Drama (2023)")
Sakata RikakoNiijima KiyokaSupport Role -
![Onodera Akira in Neko Kare: Shonen wo Kau Japanese Drama (2023)]( "Onodera Akira in Neko Kare: Shonen wo Kau Japanese Drama (2023)")
Onodera AkiraArima ShuheiSupport Role -
![Morisaki Mizuki in Neko Kare: Shonen wo Kau Japanese Drama (2023)]( "Morisaki Mizuki in Neko Kare: Shonen wo Kau Japanese Drama (2023)")
Morisaki MizukiShida KokoroSupport Role
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Reviews
This review may contain spoilers
ML's actor ruined it
The premise was interesting, but as soon as I saw the ML's real age, I knew literally nothing substantial would come of this show.If you're reading this review, you've probably read the synopsis, so I won't repeat it. Nekokare is, I suppose, what you could call a guilty pleasure, or at least in premise. In execution, it's just boring puppy love because everything is being legally limited by one factor: the ML's real age. (He was born in 2007, so he was 16 during filming.)
Now, I won't delve into the political/ethical issues this story presents. If you can learn to separate reality from fiction, you can get a pretty good story out of it. Look at Chūgakusei Nikki. for example. The main tween that and this show, though, is that the ML in that show WAS of age during filming, while this one isn't. Considering it's a ROMANCE drama with a 30-year-old year old FL, it closes practically every single door of opportunity. So, all we the viewers are left with is an attractive face and a very awkward viewing experience. literally should have just picked an actor from like 2005. and I bet you it would have been a much better romance.
Anyway, besides that KILLING the show, the story itself was actually kinda bad bad, haha. These kinds of large age gap dramas usually only when both characters (mainly the older one) are troubled people, We see this in Kōkō Kyōshi and Chūgakusei Nikki. But here, the FL has NOTHING WRONG with her life. Even the ML's problems are extremely minor, so for them to actually develop mutual feelings doesn't feel right.
The acting was alright, no one stood out as great, though the ML was particularly annoying. Maybe it's because he's still rather new in the industry, or maybe it's just how they wrote his character. But I swear he had the same annoyed/depressed demeanor the ENTIRE SHOW. I don't want to get canceled, so all I'll just say is that he looks and acts like a pushover, kinda of annoying.
From a technical standpoint, everything was up to mrn J-Drama standards: really strange colour grading, generally good lighting, good cinematography, decent music, etc.
Overall, it's not worth it. I would only recommend this show if you want to learn Japanese.
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