Izzu162
Petaling
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Well, since this drama was supposed to be based on a manga, I might try to look it up. Though, drama-verse... I felt that aside from the main plot that should have been taken from the manga; I felt that the drama plot was also slightly influenced by 2 other dramas of a similar theme. Well, it might just be due to a few of its main characters... but the more I get into the drama, I noticed that some of the plots also were slightly similar. It's probably intentional too when I thought about it. Since Hirosue Ryoko used to star in FujiTV's Triangle and Ikuta Toma was one of the leads in Maou, which was an adaptation from Mawang.
The plot was unpredictable, in terms of finding out the culprit/criminal... and the two main characters; Ikuo and Tatsuya were also not quite upright themselves. That... was in a way, similar to the way Triangle plot was set. But unlike Triangle, the roles of the main characters didn't change. In Triangle, the plot of a conspiracy within the police was also present... and the role of a victim, criminal and enforcer constantly changed as the truth slowly come out. But for Ouroboros, there wasn't that kind of dynamic yet there was something similar being used. While Ikuo and Tatsuya's role as the victim and avenge remain constant, the rest of the characters had a similar theme as with Triangle. The plot twist had a similar feel, in that, you can't be sure which character that you could trust, and which were the bad ones. And then, when the full truth was revealed, you'll be very unprepared.
Considering this drama was also a revenge drama, the connection to Maou was not that surprising. Yet, since Toma played Ikuo... and he's being placed beside Shun's Tatsuya, I suppose the scriptwriter can't help making the reference back to Maou. Since Maou was also quite a hit last time. For people who'd watched Mawang or Maou before, you could easily spot some familiar scene/plot twist. Like Maou, the ending was bittersweet. Yet like Triangle, there was a feeling of having a case closed properly as the criminal was brought to justice. It does feel nostalgic since I also loved both Triangle and Maou too.
The plot was unpredictable, in terms of finding out the culprit/criminal... and the two main characters; Ikuo and Tatsuya were also not quite upright themselves. That... was in a way, similar to the way Triangle plot was set. But unlike Triangle, the roles of the main characters didn't change. In Triangle, the plot of a conspiracy within the police was also present... and the role of a victim, criminal and enforcer constantly changed as the truth slowly come out. But for Ouroboros, there wasn't that kind of dynamic yet there was something similar being used. While Ikuo and Tatsuya's role as the victim and avenge remain constant, the rest of the characters had a similar theme as with Triangle. The plot twist had a similar feel, in that, you can't be sure which character that you could trust, and which were the bad ones. And then, when the full truth was revealed, you'll be very unprepared.
Considering this drama was also a revenge drama, the connection to Maou was not that surprising. Yet, since Toma played Ikuo... and he's being placed beside Shun's Tatsuya, I suppose the scriptwriter can't help making the reference back to Maou. Since Maou was also quite a hit last time. For people who'd watched Mawang or Maou before, you could easily spot some familiar scene/plot twist. Like Maou, the ending was bittersweet. Yet like Triangle, there was a feeling of having a case closed properly as the criminal was brought to justice. It does feel nostalgic since I also loved both Triangle and Maou too.
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