Bungaku Shojo (2018)

Un peu décevant...

Ce drama avait plutôt bien commencé, j’ai adhéré dès le premier épisode, et je me suis dit : Tiens, ça va être sympa...
Et bien en fait, déception. Très vite, l’histoire est devenue un peu fade, n’a pas tournée forcément comme on le penserait, et les caractères, pourtant bien définis dès les premiers épisodes, des leads, s’émoussent et perdent ce qu’ils promettaient.
Le couple principal, idem. D’un départ extra, qui donnait envie, on en perd tout attrait au fur et à mesure des épisodes.
Dommage, sincèrement, j’en attendais beaucoup, et j’ai été déçue. Il reste un drama japonais sympa mais sans plus. Certains m’ont bien plus emporté.

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I gave this a 9 because the story and the characters are very close to my heart.

This is the love story of a virgin book editor Tsukishiro who has never been in love. She is assigned to an author (Kagaya) who can't write love stories. How they fall for each other and how they handle the situation is portrayed in this drama. Tsukishiro's colleague Mochizuki has a secret crush on Tsukishiro but have never had the courage to profess his love. He sees Kagaya as his potential competetor. Mochizuki is your sweet gentle second lead who takes care of the girl when she needs someone the most. Here the main lead Kagaya isn't that much of a jerk he seems to be, so you kind of ship Tsukishiro with both of them. My inclinination was more towards the main lead, but I do not mind if Tsukishiro ends up with Mochizuki either. Characters like Nanase isn't fully developed in the drama and I wish Nanase had more screen time.

This is one of the few dramas which I wish had more episodes than just 8 . I have neither watched the anime nor read the manga(I am planning to read the manga today.). So I cannot compare how true the live action is to the manga.

I liked the subtle way the love story developed in this drama. I need more of Tsukishiro and Kagaya. Completed all 8 episodes in just one go. That's not enough for me, going to read the manga and watch the anime now. That's what this drama does to you. It leaves you wanting for more.

Give this a try, it is a short sweet love story. There's definitely scope for a season 2.

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