Episode 6 is hilarious. It almost felt like improv. You would think the fourth wall breaks would grow tiresome but they manage the right balance between the extreme (like in this episode) and keeping it to the occasional offbeat jokes.
Lovely special. I only wish it was 2 episodes since they tried to cover a lot of ground in an hour. Certain things that were picked up I would have loved to have seen them expand upon, like Grandma's confession. For what it was though, I enjoyed it.
A surprisingly fun 2 hours! It's bolstered by some creative uses of the format. From my understanding, this is part of a project with similar series from other countries in the works (Connected/Homebound Detectives Club), so I'll be keeping an eye out for those whenever they happen.
I love that the finale doesn't offer any answers, because frankly, there are no concrete ones. Feelings are complicated, and everyone's got different ones—and all of them are valid. Again, something I said when we were still early on, but this show is so considerate of these characters.
In the end, the show was about love, in all its forms. Everyone's journey was intrinsically tied to it. Love is powerful, and it changed all of them.
Finally got to watch the last 4 episodes and man, I gotta add Episode 10 and 12 to my list of faves. Miura Toko is a force in episode 10—great example of an actor elevating the material—and episode 12 was wholesome AF. When that egg scene played out I immediately wanted a whole series of Zukkun and friends.
Interesting to see a series explore the relationship of deafness and ASD in the area of communication. NHK usually does well enough in handling topics of disability.
A lot of Mitsuru Adachi's stories still hold up today. They've been adusted for modern audiences here, but each adapted episode still carries the genuine spirit. And there's just a breadth of material present here—not every one a winner, but there's a flavor of story for all shoujo fans.
A coming of age narrative with a twist. Funny and sweet—you wouldn't expect it to be such a tearjerker in its final episodes, especially with its closing statement.
This really crept up on me and became one of my favourites of the season. Beautiful locations and great atmosphere but also a lot of questions posed about obsolescence and the casualty of progress. Michiko was the perfect character to lead us through these small adventures.
Even though the set-up is begging for a comedy, the show is actually quite delicate. It's so considerate of these characters and their feelings—for one thing, it rarely frames their selfishness as malicious—and it's also careful when it broaches subject matter that's out of the genre's ballpark, like sexuality, identity, even the ethics of the situation. I just wasn't expecting the show to be a mostly quiet and contemplative queer narrative—and that's a nice surprise.
And then one about Meitantei Stay Homes specifically, and also announcing that the UK version is in development: https://tbivision.com/2022/02/22/nippon-envision-get-connected-in-first-scripted-co-production/
In the end, the show was about love, in all its forms. Everyone's journey was intrinsically tied to it. Love is powerful, and it changed all of them.
In all seriousness, I've been thinking for a while now that it might end up this way, so let me plant the seed and see the harvest.