Misaki Number One was surprisingly good. Although the plot was short of predictable, it stuck with the original story about the teacher who tries to connect with her students, and it never went astray as to add a love story out of nowhere or something over the top dramatic, even though the ending was emotional.

So, one thing that I loved was the relationship between the teacher and her students. Also, I enjoyed the leading lady. As a character, she was adoralbe and easily lovable. And the actress suited the role, as she was pretty and dynamic.

However, the small stories centered mainly on the group of students that we watch in the first episode and it never really presents the whole class properly. And, some of them were just annoying.

So, six out of ten.

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Haechi was lengthy but had a nice set of characteres that supported the drama well.

First of all, there were too many characters, but they eventually teamed up for a common cause and it was easier to keep up with the story after that. The story itself was a bit slow at the begining, as the characters were introduced. Then, it was kind of boring and I almost droped it, as it seemed like just another historical drama about corruption and those old mean rich men who just can't make peace with the main character. However, the story picked up eventually. The twists were good, the characters interesting and the drama and action scenes just enough to keep the interest high. However, I found the romance unnecessary, as the story focused more on the political aspect than the love story and thus the later felt like it didn't fit the plot.

So, seven out of ten.

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Love Relationship was a basic drama. The story doesn't offer much, but it was enjoyable. So, if you enjoy shoujo-josei like drama, this will be a fun one to watch.

Actually, most of the drama was nice, although the last few episodes were boring. The characters were fun, but were never explored more in depth. But, the performances from all actors and actresses were good, and that helped overall. Plus, the love triangle was really good and intense. The story from the past was nice as well.

So, overall, six and a half out of ten for this drama, because most of it was enjoyable, although it was predictable.

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As the Gods Will is a bloody movie. That said, the blood scenes, at least some of them, weren't that well executed, thus the gore was easier to watch. However, as there are many disturbing daeths, I wouldn't recommend it to someone who can't handle blood.
For the story, the plot was nice and there were some interesting characters, especially the lead and that creepy secons lead. And the riddles were entertaining to watch, and not too difficult to follow. However, the ending was not as good. I guess what bothered me was that the movie never went deeper than the riddle part, like, why didn't they asked why this was happening and for what purpose. Also, the ending felt quite open, but there is no second movie of this, so I do have to cut points for that. So, six and a half out of ten.

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Soko wo Nantoka had some interesting cases to share. Some of them were really good, others just okay. The main story, however, lacked some intensity. Maybe season two will make up for it. That said, I loved the leading lady, although I would liked to see some character development for her character. She was, nevertheless, adorable and really good with her performance. The rest of the cast was good as well. The romance, on the other hand, was underdeveloped and maybe unecessary for the drama focused more on the cases and the leading lady's struggles to achieve her dreams. So, overall, six out of ten.

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I wasn't expecting that this movie would be any good, but surprisingly it was quite entertaining. Sure, the cliché was there. A student makes a deal with a bad boy to pretend to be her boyfriend in order for her to keep her friends. In exchange, she agrees to be his dog. Well, one good thing about this movie was that the boy didn't change into prince charming. On the contrary, he kept being a bad (really bad- not to use any other inappropriate language) boy and he was really rude, though the movie kind of tried to explain his behaviour. The girl was crazily naive and the definition of a push over. But the movie was quite entertaining and the love story okay, which was helped by the nice performances. So, 8 out of 10 (after watching it for the third time).

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Even though Final Fantasy XIV: Hikari no Otousan was a short drama, they managed to present the story wonderfully. Plus, my only fear that the CGI would be terrible, was quickly dashed, as the computer graphics were decent and they didn't take over the drama. The story was nice, with slice of life vibes and a touching theme. I can only describe this as a nice treat. The performances were really good as well. My only concern is that the story was kind of simple and it didn't help me feel all those emotions that were produced by the idea behind the plot. So, seven and a half out of ten.

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Evil and the Mask tried to tell a story, but failed to focus on that task. Actually, I only got half of it. The part where the hero was becoming the evil, the origin of it all, and his quest to save his first love (?). The rest, were a mess. His actual evil personality never really resurfaced, as most of the other characters were the epitomy of the drak side, while the main character looked rather than the victim of a poor up bringing, who was actually, trying to do the noble thing and save the girl... So, the story was a mess and kind of boring. The performances, however, were really good. So four out of ten.

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First of all, the performances of all the actors and actresses of this drama were exeptional. I wanted to note this as a starting point of this review. Actually, I found the performances, and epsecially the leading lady, the best part of Boku wa Mari no Naka. So, other than that, the story is unique and leans towards the psychological rather than the fantasy genre. At some point, it was confusing and the ending did not help set things straight, unfortunately. Rather, it created more questions than answered them. Overall, it was an interesting story, with some interesting camera work. So, seven out of ten.

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The premisses of the story of "Date - Koi to wa Donna Mono Kashira" drama was good, but the execution was not. The story was boring after a while, as the romance didn't seem like a romance. Plus, the game of "we are in love or we are not in love" was tiring. Especially the final episode, which was so rediculous, dragging the matter for a good half an hour! It was really frustrating. Plus, the couple were looking better as friends, as they were completely different. Now, for the positive notes of this drama, the performances were good and the second leads were adorable. So, four our of ten.

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