Majo no Jouken

I will start by saying that Majo no Jouken is not for everyone. The content/topic of older school teacher and student is not an easy topic to begin with but for being open minded you could enjoy it. If the roles were reversed (older male teacher younger student) would this be OK? Would it have made a difference if they were college age vs. high school? All factors that I think would possible change your opinions on the subject and mine. I'm sure it happens often in society and in the world we see it on the news ever so often. Now I will judge this solely on this situation. I did enjoy the story and the topic. At first it was a little hard to think that this high school teacher could fall in love with her younger student and not automatically thing it perverse but I found myself cheering for them and hoping that they would just hurry up and get older esp. the student. I think the student filled a void in her life and so the attraction began. It's not fast pace but I think every episode was necessary in order to tell the story correctly. At the end of the drama, I was kinda sad for them and yet I was hopeful also. I think it's a good story to watch if you can move past the teacher/student thing. Lots of other things happened in the drama that were important as well, abuse, jealousy etc. still a good story and worth watching. Cast was great as well.

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An adult taking advantage of a child.

Maybe I would have liked it more had I watched it when I was younger, but as a 23 year old myself all I see is a confused youth being taken advantage of by an authority figure. Imagine this has the genders been reversed. I am usually very into onee-san romances like Anago, second love, etc. Though I'm not a fan of it I don't really mind student teacher romances either. But in Majo no Jouken, somehow the relationship felt predatory. Usually I prefer if the younger guys pursue first. In this one all I see is an adult misguiding a teenager. Maybe if the boy seemed more aware, of if the female teacher showed some restraint. This is not a good Ane-romance.

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this was bad...really bad

Let's me start by saying I have nothing against teacher/student dramas. I ve watched several and some are really good ( for example tsuiraku jk to haijin kyoushi) but this was insane.

The FL is such a hateable characters. She literally has no back bone.
At the beginning of the story we meet this 26 years old girls which is basically a Nepo baby (she got her job as a teacher because of his dad influence) teaching in a high school without much success. Students disrespect her and peers ignore her.
She is a pushover when it comes to everyone. Her character is so passive without a real reason. We learn nothing about her to justify this kind of behavior. Her mother tries to stick up for her and her dad is the typical japanese salary man character from the 90's. It clearly shows this is a drama of that era and that's fine.

She is supposedly engaged to a seemingly "nice guys" that adores her but she is always reluctant when it comes to talking to him or being a normal girlfriend.
The ml did a good job at portraing an angsty Teenager. His character reflects how a 17 years old actually thinks or acts.

These two meet at school when the kid transfers and basically fall in love over the longing feeling for freedom.
I still don't get how this 26 years old cannot break free. Social norms or expectation are hard to disregard , I know, but when it comes to worst stuff like dating a minor she literally has no issue and even declares her love for a teen ager in front of the entire school.

When these two get together the "adult" should al least be concerned about being "caught in the act" or about this kid future who is literally willing to run away from family , school and entire future because of a woman.
But no.. not this girl... They literally have sex in the school library...and they fall asleep!!!!!

This woman doesn't think straigh. She is the most childish between the two. Doesn't understand consequences or that this guy is literally a minor with no prospectives giving up his future for her... And I still don't know why.
She Is also super obsessed by this kid.
I could go on and on about this character that that has literally no charm or interesting traits.

There is much more problematic stuff in this drama like the kids mother literally paying his private tutor to sleep with her son and make him forget about the other teacher.
Towards the end the drama also starts treating the mother like she is some kind of psycho in love with her child and jealous of other women ...

The mother was the only sensible person trying to act like and adult...at least until the end

The best friend, the ex fiancee... And many others are so toxic in this drama.
Some of the students also try to rape her and end up with zero consequences.
Plot twist: the teacher is pregnant! Come on... The 26 years old is having sex without protection with a 17 years old!!!
She is insane and I could go on and on.

to preserve your sanity don't watch it.

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Drama Culte

Pas fan des dramas de romance mais Majo no Jouken est un 'must'.
Quel plaisir de retrouver Mitsushima Nananko dans la fleur de l'age et l'OST est légendaire !

Tout le monde n’appréciera pas histoire prônant l'amour envers et contre tout. Le drama commence bien mais j'ai plus d'une fois été dérouté par les décisions de Michi qui est vraiment vraiment naïve et irresponsable alors qu'elle est sensée être l’adulte. Le personnage de Hikaru est plutôt bien écris mais j n'ai pas trouvé l'acteur topissime. Les 'side stories' sont peu exploitées et la trame principale tire un peu en longueur.

J'ai lancé ce drama par nostalgie, j'adore l'ambiance retro des séries japonaises et sur ce point, je n'ai pas été déçu^^

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Perda de tempo

Infelizmente, tive que dropar Majo no Jouken (1999).

A protagonista me pareceu extremamente imatura, sem qualquer noção da realidade, o que tornou difícil levar a história a sério. Em tramas de forbidden love entre professor e aluno, geralmente o professor carrega o peso do dilema moral, enquanto o aluno, por ser jovem e inexperiente, tende a agir de forma impulsiva e inconsequente. No entanto, esse drama inverte os papéis: a professora é quem age como uma adolescente sem discernimento, enquanto o aluno, apesar de sua vulnerabilidade, acaba apenas reagindo ao que acontece ao seu redor.

Ela nunca se impôs na vida, não para o pai, o noivo ou até mesmo para seus próprios alunos, que não a respeitam. E então, no momento em que um menino perdido e solitário passa a enxergá-la de forma diferente, ela imediatamente se agarra a isso, como se finalmente tivesse algum tipo de controle sobre alguém.

O que poderia ser um dilema psicológico interessante se torna apenas uma relação mal construída, onde a professora se aproveita de um estudante que sofre bullying, tem problemas familiares e claramente está fragilizado.

Apesar do primeiro episódio promissor, a trama rapidamente se perde. Os diálogos são tediosos, os personagens não cativam, e não há desenvolvimento suficiente para justificar os episódios restantes. O protagonista masculino, embora fofo, é excessivamente passivo, servindo apenas como peça para a professora exercer sua recém-descoberta sensação de poder.

Não sei se a intenção do drama era romantizar essa relação ou apenas explorá-la de forma crítica, mas, de qualquer forma, não funcionou para mim. Não há como torcer pelo casal, pois a conexão entre eles é rasa e forçada. Na metade do drama, já não vi motivos para continuar, pois a história não parecia oferecer nada além de enrolação. No fim, Majo no Jouken falha em construir um romance convincente e acaba sendo apenas frustrante.

Não recomendo.

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