not sure if anyone noticed this but there are 聖 and 日 in the title of this drama (中学聖日記). Hijiri in kanji is 聖. Akira in kanji is 晶 which is a character made of 3 日.
Having watched the anime version, I know it’s a great story full of complex characters and really hard to translate. It’s one of the best anime I’ve seen tbh. But still, it’s not a surprise that no one has subbed the drama yet, it probably takes excellent Japanese skills to translate it I think. I’m still waiting and hoping someone will pick it up. If you’re a subber and reading this, please consider giving this drama a try, maybe watch the anime too to help with the translation.
Happy 10th anniversary! I'd love to see a remake of Love Shuffle, same idea with a different set of characters, maybe they could add some LGBTQ love stories as well. That'd be interesting.
Thank you for writing such great and detailed review for this drama. You did really good job on the FMVs as well, I really like the Rewrite The Stars one, it made me tear up again T_T
I understand the meaning/intention behind it.. to show he's immature and he doesn't know how to handle his feelings…
Agree, I've never seen such enthusiastic and devoted teacher irl either lol I've seen many like that in Japanese dramas though, still not sure if they're real or not. Apparently, being a homeroom teacher is a great responsibility, it's like being a parent to your students, maybe that's why relationships like this is a taboo even when he's already 18.
I understand the meaning/intention behind it.. to show he's immature and he doesn't know how to handle his feelings…
I thought the same. He didn't understand what his feeling was and got irritated (which happened to me once lol) and she didn't doing anything because she wanted to get closer to her students. She probably thought she should understand his feelings/reasons before calling the slap 'a bullying situation'.
I started this drama and I'm watching the third episode. It's so slow, I can't feel chemistry between Hijiri and…
If only it had higher ratings, it'd likely get a Special Episode. Unfortunately, I heard it was too controversial and the ratings didn't do very well (Average: 6.9% and Peaked 9.6% in the final episode). I still hope there will be at least a Special Ep tho, I really enjoyed the drama and I'm glad it got a high score and decent popularity here.
I'm so glad I barely knew anything about this drama before I started watching it, I knew nothing about the controversies or the hate comments it received. I watched the whole thing in one go and totally enjoyed it. It really reminds of Mitsu no Aji with the taboo/age gap theme, the visual, the stunning music (kudos to the composers). Both dramas i greatly enjoyed and gave 9.5, so I highly recommend Mitsu no Aji if you like this one. Chugakusei Nikki has more likable characters though, which I really liked.
Also i can't believe this is Okada Kenshi's debut. Wow! I mean, I'm not saying his performance was excellent but it sure was impressive. You can really tell his character got more and more mature over the years in the drama, not only by his look but by his acting as well. Hopefully they'll give him more roles after this because he seems to have great potential. Same goes for Arimura Kasumi, I heard she hasn't got any good roles after her break-out asadora, I hope she'll get more chances because she deserves better.
Can you believe I watched Call Boy twice and liked her character so muchhh then 2 days later I watched Tonari no Kazoku and didn't even recognize her? Now i'm looking at her filmography and i got mindblown so hard lol I'm not sure that I was that blind or she's just too good at acting.
"But here, the real story is nowhere as deep as that." said the man who has a huge scar on his forehead lol it's a movie about people getting meaningless sex but the ending sure makes you think quite a lot about which is true and which is not. The reason I watched this movie was because I just finished Call Boy (2018) recently and really liked it, so I looked up the movies from the same director (Daisuke Miura), leading me to this one. Not disappointed.
Hello. Thank you so much for working on this drama. I've wanted to watch it since the day they announced the cast but due to the lack of my Japanese skills, i couldn't watch it for a whole year. I just found out recently that it's being subbed thanks to you. You're doing god's works. Thank you so much!
i'm half way through the drama and i just want to say that i wish i could give everyone who involved in this drama a warm hug TT~TT they did a very good job bringing those meaningful stories about different families to the screen. and did anyone notice how they foreshadowed a lot about each household by the details they put in the title sequence? like the feathers in Igarashi's, petals in Hirose's, confetti in Kawamura's and bubbles in Komiyama's? also the little rainbow above 'Hirose' is really cute. i really love it, such an awesome and beautiful title sequence.
oh wow... the acting, the lighting, the music, the sound (lol), the plot, the ending!! i started watching this without knowing anything about it so i didn't know what to expect and now i'm kinda amazed tbh. I actually didn't really like Tori's role from Love for Beginners, it was forgettable so it took me awhile to remember why he looked so familiar while watching Call Boy, and he was amazing in this. definitely start follow his works from now on, hope he'll do more dark and mature roles in the future.
Hijiri in kanji is 聖.
Akira in kanji is 晶 which is a character made of 3 日.
Also i can't believe this is Okada Kenshi's debut. Wow! I mean, I'm not saying his performance was excellent but it sure was impressive. You can really tell his character got more and more mature over the years in the drama, not only by his look but by his acting as well. Hopefully they'll give him more roles after this because he seems to have great potential. Same goes for Arimura Kasumi, I heard she hasn't got any good roles after her break-out asadora, I hope she'll get more chances because she deserves better.
The reason I watched this movie was because I just finished Call Boy (2018) recently and really liked it, so I looked up the movies from the same director (Daisuke Miura), leading me to this one. Not disappointed.
and did anyone notice how they foreshadowed a lot about each household by the details they put in the title sequence? like the feathers in Igarashi's, petals in Hirose's, confetti in Kawamura's and bubbles in Komiyama's? also the little rainbow above 'Hirose' is really cute. i really love it, such an awesome and beautiful title sequence.