Light of My Lion

short sweet sad adorable but enjoyable!

Definitely an unexpected drama with an unexpected ending and unexpected emotions and a lot of unexpectedness!

It was a lot of sadness wrapped up in a lot of cuteness. It kind of had a bit of everything. This storyline without it being too much. It was an easy watch for me but by the end I was definitely feeling very emotional.

I almost felt a bit sad in the end. It was a happy ending but it was a sad happy ending. They all grew up and they all moved on almost not the usual everybody’s together. Everything is as it should be (though I guess everything is as it should be) but just seeing the brothers part was bittersweet.

It was a shame to know that the brother put his life on hold, but it was nice to know that their relationship was still a positive one although by the end I wasn’t sure whether it was but I think it did stay positive. He they do love each other. It was just odd how they almost adopted a parent child relationship when they were brothers.

Little lion was so adorable how cute was he throughout the series?! it was quite a heavy topic he was involved in in his mum and then the guy helping them out as well??

I didn’t feel sorry for the father maybe I am being harsh but we didn’t get much of a storyline for him..

There was a second storyline of a group of murders? I would have liked more on that I couldn’t tell if the father was involved or not I felt like he was but he wasn’t. I’m not sure?

Overall, I’m glad I watched this series. It was short sweet sad adorable but enjoyable!

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? A Patriarchal Nightmare Disguised as Healing Drama! Punishing Self-Determination! ❌

Do not let the high ratings on MyDramaList fool you! "Light of My Lion" is marketed as a heartwarming, healing show, but underneath the cute surface hides a deeply disturbing, regressive guide on how to tolerate extreme emotional abuse, narcissism, and patriarchal manipulation within a family. As a feminist and a progressive left-center voter, this script is infuriating. While the uncles' initial interactions with little Lion were sweet, the final episode completely ruins any positive dynamics and turns the show into a moral failure.Here is a breakdown of why the director and scriptwriter completely fail:1. THE UNFORGIVABLE TREATMENT OF MICHITO Aoi treated Michito terribly when they were children, shouting at him and causing him severe emotional trauma due to his autism. Yet, the show expects the audience to accept that he forgives her almost instantly without any real conversation or healing. This makes absolutely no sense. It dangerously teaches viewers that you must unconditionally embrace past abusers and ignore your own trauma just because they are family.2. A MARRIAGE BUILT ON PATHOLOGICAL LIES Aoi built her entire marriage on a massive lie, pretending to be an orphan and completely erasing her brothers from her life. Her husband only discovers the truth about her family by digging through her things after she runs away. The harsh reality is: Aoi only returned to her brothers as a last resort. If her husband had not become abusive, she would have probably never looked back at Hiroto and Michito. She is using them as a shield out of convenience, escaping a situation she co-created with her own lies.3. THE TOXIC WEDDING ANNIVERSARY HYPOCRISYThe 10th wedding anniversary of Sadamoto in the final episode is pure patriarchal hypocrisy. Instead of the couple having a private, personal date for themselves, it is turned into an impersonal show for others where the wife is only praised for having three children and keeping up appearances. Her own freedom and identity as a woman mean nothing. The absolute worst part is Hiroto's speech, where he literally says: "Sadamoto's family is the perfect picture of a happy family - they are always harmonious, warm, and to me, they have always been an object of endless envy."The script manipulatively uses this wedding scene to pretend that a family living apart or following an alternative structure can never truly be happy. By declaring this rigid, conservative nuclear family as the ultimate ideal, the director intentionally devalues all other forms of living.4. DESTROYING PROGRESSIVE DAILY LIFEThe hypocrisy is baffling: In daily life, how Hiroto treated Michito and Lion was pure left-center politics - full of genuine inclusion, social care, and modern empathy outside the traditional nuclear family. But the creators intentionally destroy this beautiful alternative family in the final episode. Because the characters finally make independent, rational choices for their own lives (Tokyo, assisted living, the mother moving far away), the show punches them by ripping them apart and showing them isolated. Yurugi turning himself in to the police further proves how this script criminalizes civil courage and helping a victim.Conclusion:The fact that this series was even rewarded with the "Golden Panda Award" for its toxic role models is the ultimate insult. The creators want to tell us that a family must break down and be unhappy if individuals choose their own path instead of submitting to traditional nuclear standards. A complete moral failure that absolutely deserves a thumbs down on Netflix and a 1-star rating here on MDL! 👎❌

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This is not a story you will ever forget

I did not expect to like this series as much as I did. Every character makes a footing in the show, and you find yourself wanting to know more about all of them, even the ones who have shorter roles.

The acting is brilliant, and I like the explorations of themes like familial devotion, sacrifice, living for yourself, protecting your family/children and so many more. I like how they show that people can be contradictory, and how people will show up for each other. I like how the three main characters (the two adults and the one kid) all undergo massive character arcs by the end, and how all of them come to show their love for each other in different ways.

All in all, please watch it. It'll leave you with an affectionate feeling in your heart. I've given it a lower rewatch mostly because it stays with you so much that you won't feel like you need to rewatch it.

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Una bonita historia que toca fibras sensibles.

Me llamó la atención porque había leído buenas críticas respecto a las actuaciones así que comencé a ver la historia sin saber bien si era un drama romántico, dramático, suspeso... pero oh sorpresa, es una serie dramática familiar humanista, de esas historias en las que los japoneses son expertos en contar y te tocan fibras sensibles. Es hermoso ver como todos los personajes brillan en cierto punto de la historia, dandoles su espacio y reconociendo que cada uno es una pieza para armar el rompecabezas que es el drama en sí.

Y sí, las actuaciones son uno de los puntos más fuertes que tiene, solo ver a Bando Ryota dándola vida a un Mi-kun autista puedes ver el compromiso y el esfuerzo que hizo para interpretar al personaje con todo el respecto del mundo. Yagira Yuya nunca lo había visto antes, ese hombre es más de cine pero sí sabía que era buen sctor y aquí lo comprobe... y el niño que interpreta a Lion-kun es una joyita con futuro.

El drama toca temas de la sociedad actual como el autismo y la violencia familiar pero pese a esos temas fuertes la historia te atrapa desde el 1er episodio por la gran química de nuestros 3 protagonistas, que te hace que les tomes cariño y te enfades con los villanos, sufras cuando algo está mal, etc.

En medio de tanto remake o adaptaciones de mangas llegó una historia como Lion no Kakurega a salvar el 2024, una historia familiar bonita y llena de sentimientos.

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Namae wa Léo

Largement chroniqué, Netflix oblige, je ne me cacherai pas dans ma tanière pour donner, moi aussi, mon avis sur Lion no Kakurega. Fan de Yagira Yuuya depuis son interprétation de folie dans Aoi Honoo et sa piqûre de rappel tout aussi folle dans Gannibal, il y a deux ans. Seul son rôle d'Hokusai m'a déçu ces dernières années, m'attendant à une interprétation plus habitée. En premier rôle dans un mystery drama où la famille, le handicape et la paternité est au cœur de l'intrigue, je m'attends à quelque chose de fort. Peut-être un peu trop.

C'est ton tour Yuuya-kun.
Alors qu'un mystérieux garçon de 6 ans apparaît dans la vie bien réglée de cet employé de mairie, et de son frère autiste, l'enquête sur la vérité se déroulera sur les 5 premiers épisodes, mettant en même temps en place les personnages et l'intrigue. Le reste des épisodes perdent en rythme et ne sont que du remplissage, malheureusement. Basé sur les relations entre les deux frères et ce jeune garçon, cela aurait mérité plus de développement. Quitte à négliger cette enquête qui tourne souvent au bidon. Mukai Osamu, Okayama Amane ou même Sakurai Yuki campent des personnages trop inquiétants pour être réels. La mise en scène est grandiloquente lors de leurs apparitions, ce qui gâche complètement le plaisir de notre enquête. Et cette propension de la réalisation à vouloir faire passer de gentilles connaissances du héros pour des machiavels commence à me lasser depuis le temps. J'ai eu tellement de mal à finir Shinhannin Flag qui en est la quintessence

Les nominés sont ...
Le plaisir, vous le trouverez plutôt du côté des émotions procurées par le trio
Yagira Yuuya, Sato Tasuku (6 ans, mais déjà 2 ans de carrière qui dit mieux) et surtout Bando Ryota. Autant, il était insupportable dans Shinhannin Flag et d'autres mystery dramas. Autant, c'est le point fort de cette série. Si Dustin Hoffman mérite son oscar pour Rainman, ce n'est certainement pas autant que Bando Ryota. À la fois touchant et drôle, il excelle en génie de la peinture qui s'ignore, bourré de ses doutes et trop occuper par la gestion millimétrée du quotidien. Gestion qui par sa neutralité et son calme sonnera un peu faux pour Yagira Yuuya qui me déçoit par le jeu choisi. Voulant trop paraitre "normal" et "sympa" anesthésié par les difficultés d'une vie subi et non choisi. Décès des parents, prise en charge de son frère, renoncement à ses rêves pour devenir... fonctionnaire, célibataire, blablabla... Et tout ça avec le sourire par ce que "shikatanai".... Énerve-toi, un peu, mon gars. Le parti pris d'en faire un antihéros gâche complètement le rythme. J'aurais aimé des courses poursuites, des sauts d'immeubles, etc... non, juste un petit bleu dans l'avant-dernier épisode.

Le Roi Lion
Ceci dit, violence, il y aura. L'ombre de la violence conjugale plane sur bon nombre d'épisodes, ce qui, même si elle semble mal amenée, fait toujours du bien en rappel sociétal. La bonne humeur se dégage tout de même de l'ensemble de l'œuvre qui est à la limite du feel good. Preuve cette ending qui accompagne les happy end d'épisodes, par une des meilleures chansons de Vaundy, lui-même un des meilleurs artistes de la génération Z, surtout pour sa crinière de lion.

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