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Worth Watching and praise worthy
I’m surprised at the level of negative critics this drama is getting from viewers in general. Maybe the ones criticising it belong to a different genre watchers?It explores the corruption on high places and how things work around. Can this be true? Maybe. But the emotions and reactions of people involved are real. It explores the human emotions when hit with corruption or is made part of it. What made this show worthy was definitely the fact that it wasn’t all dark. If one institute is corrupted, the other (newspaper and the management running) wasn’t corrupted by these. It’s just like Hanzawa Naoki effect, only less dramatic and more relatable + realistic. Enough to keep things going.
Episode 1 is just a buildup so naturally those who have only watched one episode will find it plain and boring. But if you genuinely pick this up out of hope that corruption can be fought off, you will find yourself getting invested in this drama more and more.
Also, don’t be over critical while watching this. This isn’t a documentary nor a fiction full of roller coaster ride. It is more directed towards the mature audience.
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Perfect short drama!
I need more! This is how I feel after watching this series. So yes it’s about revenge. Starts with main lead taking revenge but it has stories about real troubles of people.Dark twists and plot which gets light because of the characters, their bizarre personalities and their nature of work. What’s good about this drama is the problems shown are real. The solutions are best possible ones. What makes it more real is it shows the flaws of personalities and solutions perfectly. It is a revenge drama for feel good but at the same time totally believable because it has the real depth.
I think this could have been longer. Even 10 episodes could have done great. Hopefully there will be more seasons.
It is definitely a highly recommended drama. Don’t watch it skeptically hoping it will be super light comedy, or expect it to be super heavy since it is mixture of mixture of both in the right amount without making it annoying.
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Perfect and inspirational
This drama is a good reminder as to by Oizumi Yo is such a sought out actor. I am surprised at myself for not watching this amazing drama sooner.The story is based on rugby and how a person who hates rugby ends up bonding with the team and ends up loving it. There is a business side as well which wraps up nicely without giving us too much headache or stress. The play shown is amazing. All the cast members and characters are loveable.
The music, what a perfect song choice out of all the Yonezu Kenshi songs. It will leave you teary the way it plays in some of the most powerful scenes.
If you had 0 interest in rugby it will make you love it. At the end of the day it’s so satisfying to watch a great team spirit and this drama will leave you inspired after finishing it.
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Inspirational business + sports drama
Japanese drama industry has done great job with business genre. They know what the viewers want. They want to watch dark horse, they want to see someone good winning after a lot of struggle and that’s what Roosevelt Game is also about.Don’t compare it with Hanzawa Naoki and Rikuou. Hanzawa Naoki really burns the fire in you when you watch it because of the energy. Rikuou just inspire you and leave you teary after every episode. Roosevelt game might seem slightly less emotional but definitely has the right emotions. It’s short. That’s why maybe it was not able to do justice to the whole story. The cast is definitely glamorous and powerful that’s would have wanted to to see more of their screen time.
It has the baseball mixed in that’s why maybe they didn’t have enough time to show the business problems and deals in detail like Hanzawa Naoki. And unlike Rikuou, the business doesn’t revolve around the sport. It’s just how a offices in Japan are like, where there are teams in companies and leagues. This drama tried to depict how these two are separate part in a company are linked together and difficulties the players face as well as how the management side at times have no option but to not priorities the teams and players over business.
I loved the baseball part more than business part because the emotions were more high in baseball side but thanks to the grand cast playing the board of directors of the company managed to bring out the best in the short business time.
Again, don’t compare this with other business dramas, then you will be able to find its greatness.
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Hilarious!
Ok I’m in my thirties and I grew up in Japan and really not a fan of live actions because they can never come close to the greatness in manga but this, is hilarious!Maybe because of my age the whole 80s theme was something I loved along with the music but acting is really good with great casting!
You might not want to watch it if you’re looking for something serious but this is hilarious. It is silly and over dramatic in a really good fun way! Even the crazy story line which is not practical, brings out really great flavour in this show! I enjoyed watching it and loved the casting. I’m so satisfied with the people they chose!
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