A sad coming-of-age story focusing on the journey of 3 friends from adolescence to adulthood, filled with deep bonding, love, yearning and heartbreak. The smooth direction, nuanced writing, and powerful performances of the leads made this a great watch. Highly recommended for all.
P.S I don't think this is merely an LGBT+ story. It is much more than that.
I can't remember the last time I loved a lead pair as much. A smart witty female lead, and an empathetic and flirty male lead; oh man, I didn't know how much I was craving for something like this. Their banter had the perfect balance of wit and flirtation which was so so fun to watch. They challenged each other all the time and were equals in every way despite being teacher / student. Only Japan could put a twist on something that appears creepy into something that was so heartwarming, deep and fun. It was all thanks to the writing which was always self-aware, and the leads who had natural, crackling chemistry. I can see myself rewatching this when I am bored. Highly highly recommend this sensitive, refreshing and fun gem for all :)
And yes, you got to watch this to understand why so many people love it despite the forbidden romance. As they say, never judge a book by its cover.
Whether you hate it or love it, this film is going to affect you. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.This one drained me. The…
I don't even know what to say.. what was the boy's fault?! He was born to the wrong mother. She screwed and scarred the boy for life. Even if she dies, I wonder.. will he survive? His mum didn't just make him codependent, but she diminished every inch of his self worth. I doubt he'll ever be able to lead a healthy life and experience the little joys of life that every human deserves.
Whether you hate it or love it, this film is going to affect you. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.This one drained me. The…
The one critique I have for this film is that Shuhei's thoughts and feelings were not given enough attention. I wanted to hear his voice so much more. That ending monologue was absolutely heartbreaking.
Whether you hate it or love it, this film is going to affect you. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. This one drained me. The violence, psychological abuse, poverty and despair one can be faced with, and to think this is based of a real story; heartbreaking.
All I will say is that watch this only if you're ready to have your heart broken for the little boy who was destroyed by his own mother. Unfortunately, society wasn't kind enough to care either. The mother sucked, but she too was dealing with mental illness that no one ever paid attention too, and you can't help but pity her even though you're so disgusted by her. What makes this film so amazing is that it can be looked at in either ways; a mother's abuse or a son's unconditional love for his mother.
The acting and direction were freaking stellar. Nagasawa Masami and Okudaira Daiken deserve all the awards they won for this film. I hope that the actors were fine after filming this because I can't even imagine how disturbed they must have been. All in all, a grueling yet great film. Japan does this genre best.
I don't get it why the marority of Jdramas are about fake/arranged marriage??
LOL this is a shoujo romance drama. You should watch the regular J dramas which are not shoujo romances and have way more variety. Majority of J dramas are pretty dark / slice of life.
Bloomingtide made a really nice comment explaining what did really mean. There were some mistranslation from Korean…
I've been watching K dramas since the 90s so I understand what the dialogues meant and I'm not taking the literal 'pure' meaning. Also, the dialogue itself was messy. The writer didn't write that well. But fact is the leads don't walk the talk as I explained further, and the worst they refuse to own up to the fact that they're both clearly giving mixed signals. They act like they're stuck in a messy situation when they've clearly been the one to decide to act that way.
You have summarized my sentiments. With the difference that I have already decided to drop it. Honestly, both…
To be honest, I am not sure if I'll even tune in the next week. If I've got nothing to watch, I might otherwise I might also not return HAHA
I have no issue if that's the characterisation they wanted going for the leads.. but what I hate is the double standards in that the writer wants to portray them as 'pure' while making them messy. If they owned what they were, I would at least be able to take it.
The whole 'being pure' conversation just didn't sit well with me.. what the hell is that supposed to mean?! THAT TOO IN THIS DAY AND AGE.
Also, FL talks about the ML giving mixed signals but she herself fantasizes about both men fighting over her, and leads on the second ML while expecting commitment from the ML? Seriously, the FL is so unlikeable.
ML himself is not helping.. we have been given literally no back story of how his realistion about the past came about, and why he reached the hospital. He tells FL to wait. But what exactly are they waiting for? He's already made things clear with second FL. He hasn't even told his parents that he's broken up with 2nd FL.
Why is the show focusing on the stupid love triangle when they could lead the story forward about the spells and curse etc... K dramas need to stop with this love triangle obsession.
I'll wait one more episode before dropping it to see if it gets any better.
anyone can recommend me dramas like this, where not much is going on, but very aesthetic and feels good to watch?
There are tons of slice of life J dramas like this - Nijiiro Karute Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekite Iru Okaeri Mone Mi wo Tsukushi Ryouricho Nagi's Long Vacation Osozaki no Himawari Oi Handsome! Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai Omameda Towako to Sannin no Motootto Dele Ukiwa: Tomodachi Ijo, Furin Miman [this one isn't feel good but its got great aesthetic / vibe]
Feel free to reach out for more! Hope you enjoy them :)
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Highly recommended for all.
P.S I don't think this is merely an LGBT+ story. It is much more than that.
I can't remember the last time I loved a lead pair as much. A smart witty female lead, and an empathetic and flirty male lead; oh man, I didn't know how much I was craving for something like this. Their banter had the perfect balance of wit and flirtation which was so so fun to watch. They challenged each other all the time and were equals in every way despite being teacher / student. Only Japan could put a twist on something that appears creepy into something that was so heartwarming, deep and fun. It was all thanks to the writing which was always self-aware, and the leads who had natural, crackling chemistry. I can see myself rewatching this when I am bored.
Highly highly recommend this sensitive, refreshing and fun gem for all :)
And yes, you got to watch this to understand why so many people love it despite the forbidden romance. As they say, never judge a book by its cover.
Season 2 / special episode please.
And her sharp tongue and wit reminds me of Wednesday.
P.S He is the kind of ML that Wednesday deserved. SERIOUSLY.
This one drained me. The violence, psychological abuse, poverty and despair one can be faced with, and to think this is based of a real story; heartbreaking.
All I will say is that watch this only if you're ready to have your heart broken for the little boy who was destroyed by his own mother. Unfortunately, society wasn't kind enough to care either. The mother sucked, but she too was dealing with mental illness that no one ever paid attention too, and you can't help but pity her even though you're so disgusted by her. What makes this film so amazing is that it can be looked at in either ways; a mother's abuse or a son's unconditional love for his mother.
The acting and direction were freaking stellar. Nagasawa Masami and Okudaira Daiken deserve all the awards they won for this film. I hope that the actors were fine after filming this because I can't even imagine how disturbed they must have been. All in all, a grueling yet great film. Japan does this genre best.
They act like they're stuck in a messy situation when they've clearly been the one to decide to act that way.
I have no issue if that's the characterisation they wanted going for the leads.. but what I hate is the double standards in that the writer wants to portray them as 'pure' while making them messy. If they owned what they were, I would at least be able to take it.
Also, FL talks about the ML giving mixed signals but she herself fantasizes about both men fighting over her, and leads on the second ML while expecting commitment from the ML?
Seriously, the FL is so unlikeable.
ML himself is not helping.. we have been given literally no back story of how his realistion about the past came about, and why he reached the hospital. He tells FL to wait. But what exactly are they waiting for? He's already made things clear with second FL. He hasn't even told his parents that he's broken up with 2nd FL.
Why is the show focusing on the stupid love triangle when they could lead the story forward about the spells and curse etc... K dramas need to stop with this love triangle obsession.
I'll wait one more episode before dropping it to see if it gets any better.
Nijiiro Karute
Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekite Iru
Okaeri Mone
Mi wo Tsukushi Ryouricho
Nagi's Long Vacation
Osozaki no Himawari
Oi Handsome!
Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai
Omameda Towako to Sannin no Motootto
Dele
Ukiwa: Tomodachi Ijo, Furin Miman [this one isn't feel good but its got great aesthetic / vibe]
Feel free to reach out for more! Hope you enjoy them :)