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Nanba MG5 japanese drama review
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Nanba MG5
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by AbztractIsight
Sep 13, 2022
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 5.5
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 5.5

Good Fight Scenes with over the top comedy

LIKES:
Decent story, with an over the top delivery. I liked that there was character growth throughout the show.
Well choreographed fight scenes.
Production was great, no shaking camera moments.
FX for fight wounds looked mostly realistic, including swollen cheek bones and bruising.
Casting was spot on for the characters that the actors and actresses played.
Music was appropriate and never too loud that you couldn’t hear what was being said.
Acting was good for what they were given.
The messages of: never give up on your goals, believe in yourself and some friendships are strong and for life.

DISLIKES:
Over the top comedy, that was just too stupid.
Strong sexism throughout the show and overly exploiting the damsel in distress concept. [the UFC fighting network has show women can fight, sometimes even better then the men.]
The dog was cute, but it’s bark was too high pitched and became annoying. They really didn’t need the commenting voice from the dog’s mind, it could’ve been left out.
Some parts (mostly the Nanba family all together) were so idiotic, especially the brother.
Seems like they ripped off: Tong Memories, Bokutachi ga yarimashita & High & Low The Worst. Like it was a mash up of those three, with over the top comedy, and it’s not just because of the locations used that match (like the high schools for example).
Directing had some bad moments too, like the FL (Nanba’s love interest/crush) reacting way too slow for some situations.
Although I liked Mamiya Shotaro’s acting, it was so obvious that he is way older than a high school student, as he was selected to play.
A little too much repetition and keeping to the formula

OVERALL:
The fight scenes were the highlights for this show and of course the acting of Mamiya Shotaro and Kamio Fuju! I would recommend this show to people who like high school brawls and street fighting, they should watch this first and then the others I mentioned in my Dislikes section. I would rewatch this just for the fights and Kamio Fuju parts.
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