Here's a nice drama. Nothing outstanding but still a good one. The story was kinda clichéd, but still well done. The second half of the drama is slightly better than the first one, it has some supernatural elements even though it's supposed to be realistic, but nothing too negative; other than that, there's not really much to say about it. The acting was overall good. Some side characters were bad but some others were good. The three main actors were just perfectly in their role. Although, the characters weren't really well-developed. Except the main characters, the others were really lacking a good development and the antagonist was just disappointing. Even though this is personal, Akira's character was unpleasant during a lot of episodes; in the end I still managed to accept it and even like his role. The music can actually be the best part of it. The ending is very good and the main themes are actually awesome. But the over-usage of the main theme and the mediocre ones lower the score. If you like simple school dramas and have no problem (or like) the bullying theme, then Nobuta wo Produce is a good choice.