Simple and cliche, but also cute and funny

Story:
The story is simple, and doesn't require much thinking. Shorter duration than a prime time series makes this series was rather fast-paced, eliminating the usual capricious characters and story we usually encounter in romantic comedy genre. It also had a downside, too, such as underdeveloped characters, or yet to be explained reasoning of certain situation. As a mainstream romantic comedy, this series had a good amount of comedy and cliche, but not cringey.

Acting/Cast:
In my opinion, this is where the series shines the most.

I don't know anything about Yamada Ryosuke, except being a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. Still, watching this drama made me feel "this is Yamada's drama!". His appearance fitted Kosuke perfectly, and his acting is certainly one of the best acting I've ever seen in a romantic comedy. His gesture and expression looks natural and convincing, rather than exaggerated. It makes me wonder, with this level of acting ability, why he didn't appear more often in drama series?

Then, I understand why the production team specifically wanted Yoshine Kyoko to play as Sanada. Even though her role was a "robot-woman", Yoshine not only relied on subtle change in her expression and voice intonation, but also cute though awkward gesture. So, instead of "a robot woman with no emotion", I grasped the idea of Izumi's character as "someone awkward who suppressed their emotion". Also, Sanada is a hard character to play, since she said a little about herself and the audiences barely have a chance to know what exactly she was thinking. Looking at how Yoshine brought Sanada to life, I think "young actress with one of the best acting ability of her generation" as dubbed by Kuroyanagi Tetsuko is not a merely flowery praise. (Yes, I'm kinda biased, but for real, Yoshine is one of the best actress that can pull any role perfectly)

Too summarize it: This drama could not be done without both Yamada and Yoshine. They're just too cute.

The other casts are also cute and charming! My favorite is Kaburagi's actor, Sakoda Takaya. Still, it makes me wondering until now why Furuta Arata was the one casted as the Mysterious Old Man.

Music:
While the theme song is great, this series had a small amount of BGM repository, makes it rather boring and somewhat repetitive. It couldn't be helped though, since this series is only a 30-minutes midnight drama.

Rewatch value:
I always found myself to rewatch the newest episode because I love their interaction. Maybe I will try to binge-watch the series if I ever missed their interaction in the future.

P.S:
For those who sometimes annoyed by Sanada, I think her character is always like that. She always ran from her problems. In other words, Sanada's character is pretty much coward and childish. But at least, she isn't wishy washy and clear. Also, I liked how she chose to solve her problems by herself, instead of relying on Maruya.

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