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SakuraPrincess

Dramaland

SakuraPrincess

Dramaland
Motokare Mania japanese drama review
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Motokare Mania
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by SakuraPrincess
Jan 23, 2022
9 of 9 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 6.5
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 5.5

quirky and fun romcom

The best thing about this drama are the unusual romantic supporting male characters. I love that we had Yamashita, a guy actually compared a bit to a bulldog, and then we had Shirai, the muscle-bound romantic. It was just refreshing to have guys who look a little outside the norm finding true love with the women of their choice. It was just overall lovely.

The message I liked the most in the drama is that so long as we're not harming anyone, loving something passionately and to obsession isn't such a bad thing. I mean, we're pretty much all on MDL for that reason, right? Our loves and hobbies and interests give us joy and that's what they should do. So that was a really nice message.

Makochi learned a valuable lesson, I think, about how you're not always going to be happy. That he and Yurika should be allowed to be sad and angry and happy and express those feelings to each other. They have to create a safe space where they don't have to fake what they're feeling.

Love Hiromi and her husband Katsuya in the last episode. I mean, they really were the healthiest relationship in the entire show (even though we only met him at the end), simply because they showed each other their bad sides, but were confident in their love for each other. They were pretty spectacular. I also have a thing for guys with bleached hair, so yeah, Katsuya was adorable. And the bartender, whoever the heck plays him since I'm not sure we were ever given a name, but he's the cutest and again, bleached hair!

I will say that the drama does drag a little bit and I nearly dropped it after the first 2 episodes. But I'm glad I persevered because it got progressively better. It's not rewatchable for me but I don't regret watching it.
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