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Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru japanese drama review
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Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru
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by any_anka
Oct 2, 2024
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

Feel-good overload of cuteness

This show is the quickest way to cavities and diabetes. It's sweetness overload. It's cute, it's quirky, it's bubbly. It's anything you could ask for in a feel-good show, which this drama certainly was for me.

Both main characters are likeable and, despite their overexaggerated affect, don't feel disingenuous. It's pretty easy to cheer for Ayaka's efforts to win Hiroko-sempai's heart and to feel for Hiroko's internal struggle. It's also really entertaining to witness all of it. I have to command Hiroko, though. If I were in her position, I'd give in halfway through the story, if not sooner.

The show successfully avoids forced angst, artificial drama and unnecessary distractions. It's compact format makes it easy to binge, while completely immersing yourself in this lovely story.

What I appreciated was the absence of some plot devices that I noticed appear often in WLW dramas (maybe that's just my luck and not a genre trope, I don't know), such as toxicity and borderline bullying/aggression between protagonists or cheating on spouses/boyfriends.

Here, everything remains sweet and pure, and that's exactly how I enjoyed it!
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