I liked the length of this drama; it wasn't too short nor was it too long. It seems more and more I tend to drift towards J-dramas because they're shorter than K-dramas and there's usually not too many "filler" episodes.
The characters were great! I really cared about them, although there were a couple of them were kind of annoying.
I also prefer "adult" romantic dramas over "school" dramas, so again this was a great drama in that respect.
One of the best things about this drama was that it kept me guessing. I couldn't figure out who Sakura was going to choose until the very end...this is so rare with most dramas.
Finally, the ending was perfect. It didn't leave me disappointed or wishing I hadn't wasted my time.
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I loved the female lead. She was funny, clueless and adorable and a genuinely likeable person. I mean I know she supposed to be 40 (so old....God forbid) but she was really refreshing FL who was just living her life. Easy to see why Hiroto would fall for her. I loved the relationship she has swith Shima and Miki her 2 bestfriends and I loved the scenes with them just hanging out and being girlfriends. This is the first Asian drama I've watched with scenes like this maybe b/c it's an older drama or older cast? either way I really liked that.
The cast is really good and I liked both male leads but my obvious choice was Hiroto even though he lies you really can tell he loves Sakura. Tachibana is ok but I felt like he and Sakura were just really good friend and didnt undertsand why they couldn't just be friends insted of trying to make them lovers as well. Tachibana was too old school for my blood and some of the things he said were quite ridiculous. That being said Sakura gave as good as she got.
Loved the cameo by Yamamoto Yusuke with a nod to his Ouran High School character as a member of a host club!!
MAIN GRIPE:
I wish Shima didn't feel like she needed to be married or have children to have a fufilled life. I was rather enjoying the character living her best life and enjoying sex with whomever she chose. I didnt like the misfortune of her having a secret relationship with Miki's husband though.
The soundtrack was really nice and one of the songs I really loved and wish I knew the name of. Siri was no help!
Overall good series to watch at least once.
On another note, I am saddened to learn that the actor that played Hiroto passed away last year.
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Wish it ended without loose ends...
Interesting moments but something wasn't right...Usually, in life when a man and a woman are always arguing, sharing innermost thoughts and feelings, supporting each other and care for the other loves exists. Even the chemistry between Sakura and Rintaro is amazing. But...
STORY - A 39 year old woman who wants to have kids and get marry wants a relationship. And 2 guys appear. One is driven by a disturbed woman, his sister, who desires Rintaro. The one is Rintaro who loves her for ages but don't know that (I wonder how this Japanese man deals with love...).
And that's it.
Sakura has 2 great and interesting friends and their story is good
In the end, everybody has an happy ending except Rintaro who has an awful future ahead...
Even Shima ends up with that man...
How can a woman that was afraid of a relationship, had a divorce that hurts her chooses a man randomly? Does that make any sense? Is randomness the best way to find a partner?
ACTING - I think almost everyone did a great job.
MUSIC - didn't catch my attention. So...
REWATCH VALUE - it has funny moments, good side stories and a great, healthy and mature sismance. But the ending I didn't like it. Even if she could stay with any one of them, I think the chemistry was way better between the unlucky friend Rintaro than BMX pro Hiroto.
Where did go the Sakura that apologize on her knees?
Sakura's best friend Shima said to her that it doesn't matter how a relationship starts and that's why Rintaro fly to New York alone...
Maybe Hiroto saying sweet things to Sakura while having sex with Momo is a way of loving her...
Well, why Sakura was mad when Rintaro was placed in New York? Why did they act like that, supporting one another for so long and...
I think the drama lead me to think that both were in love without knowing or wanted to acknowledge that. But, in the end, Rintaro remains alone.
The J dramas are much more tough and realistic than K dramas for what I have watched so far. But I think this has lots of strange developments...
OVERALL
I don't care about age gaps but I find interesting the lack of experience of Sakura and the way that the 3 friends talked openly about that.
And I am happy if a guy that has a friends with benefits or something like that is payed by his sister to date another woman and falls in love... Hummmmm...
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Funny love story with really great cast
I really enjoyed watching this drama! Especially I really love the main chracter of Sakura, sometimes I see myself in her, haha. And the chemistry she has with her friends and Tachibana is just awesome! And I should also mention Miura Haruma's (Hiroto) acting, which is also great, I will really miss his acting skills. :( Generally the cast was the most awesome thing on this drama!The story is well written too and I like that almost no topic is taboo in this show.
I laughed a lot and until the end I was thinking I won't have the ending I wished for, but in the end it fulfilled all my wishes and I was really satisfied with the ending!
Don't hesitate to watch if you want more "adult" love story with lot of fun.
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Love is... Putting Another's Needs before Your Own
Quirky drama with May-December, sisterhood, friendship, and coworkers' relationships. It began with the FL being bizarrely crude, dirty, and old-manly; she did improve over the episodes. I still wanted to comb her hair most scenes; she was a hair stylist, for heaven's sakes!I wasn't sure how it would end for certain, and I always appreciate when the writers keep me in suspense, even when it doesn't end the way I wish.
There were lies, manipulation, and infidelity galore, but most was handled with a light hand, and I, angst-adverse to the core, was able to handle them. I had a harder time handling the kiss-the-scar scene; that was pure cringe. It's also sad to know actor Miura Haruma committed suicide seven years later due to depression. I wonder if Covid isolation was a factor. Such a hard time for most.
I've added a half-star for the warm relationship between Sakura and Rintaro. Well written, Nakatani Mayumi!
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It's an okay drama. :) Although it was entertaining (because of the comedy and Sakura was just fun to watch lol) from the start, the first few episodes were a bit too cheesy for my liking lol. And I wasn't really fond of the stories of the side characters. Some of the characters were just too vulgar, especially at the beginning.However, the drama did get better after the first few episodes. :)
Also I get why Hiroto likes Sakura cause she's a pretty nice person, but their romance doesn't make much sense. Plus I didn't see much chemistry between them. I think Sakura and Tachibana had more chemistry and much more in common...but well whatever. :P It wasn't a perfect drama with a very sensible story to begin with so I don't care much lol
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good guys never win
no matter what and no matter how much you try be a good guy in the end you'll you never win , instead treacherous toxic narcissistic people all around wins, in the begging it was interesting to watch until the end where the one who supported cared and actually gave a Fk was dumped like a piece of shiet. i know this show is from 2013 where flip phones were a thing , but come on , this show reminded me from my past when i was a caring person , no matter what i did to show women that they deserved better , ( someone like me who was generous kind and caring nowadays i dont give a F could careless to hold a door to a B) the cast were good the stunt doubles werent noticable dialogues were good , but the story itself was bad.Was this review helpful to you?
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For a while, I genuinely couldn't decide who I wanted her to be with.
Then I has no idea who she would ultimately choose.
This is my first Jdrama, after a long history with Kdramas, and I have to say, I'm really pleased with this one! I was really happy with the outcome, and I still loved every character in the end. I can definitely see myself watching this one again!
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My Opinion
This is the 2nd time I watched the drama.In 2021 I watched this drama For the 1st time and finished in a night. I bunked my sleep and watched. That time I didn’t like it that much probably I was not mature may be 16. and elder women younger men relationship was awakward for me beside sakura-san's acting made me uncomfortable.I watched only for Haruma Miura. But When I watched for the 2nd time I fell in love with the show. I have no complain about sakura-san's acting anymore and I loved everything. If Hiroto got a bit more hate acting when he approached sakura I would give it 10/10.Was this review helpful to you?
¿Acaso es posible no enamorarse de Haruma Miura interpretando a Hiroto?
✨¡Hola, gente bella!✨ Hoy me paso por acá para hablarles de #LastCinderella, la causa de mi reciente obsesión con Haruma Miura (obsesión que se hará obvia en los próximos días, ya van a ver).La historia gira en torno a una mujer de 39 años llamada Sakura que, a pesar de ser estilista, no cuida mucho su aspecto. Ella tiene un comportamiento que se aleja mucho del que tendría la "mujer japonesa ideal", razón por la cual parece no llamar la atención de nadie... hasta que en una fiesta se encuentra con un chico de 24 años llamado Hiroto que parece tener un interés particular en ella.
Partiendo de una premisa súper básica (y contando con un poster que confunde bastante), Last Cinderella se las arregla para aportar algunas ideas originales a lo que podría haber sido una típica comedia romántica. Los conflictos que se van presentando están bastante bien, me gustó cómo se fueron desarrollando las relaciones entre los personajes, no sentí en ningún momento que el ritmo de la serie cayera y un largo etcétera.
Además, los personajes, tanto principales como secundarios, me parecieron bastante bien escritos. Eso sí, si nos ponemos a hablar de los actores... Ryoko Shinohara, quién interpreta a la protagonista, peca un poco de exagerada. A ver, si están acostumbrados a ver doramas japoneses, por ahí no les molesta tanto (yo no tuve muchos problemas con ella, me hacía reír), pero si son más de los kdramas... no les puedo asegurar que vaya a gustarles. Ahora, Haruma Miura y Naohito Fujiki están súper bien, ahí no tengo comentarios.
¿Hay cosas que me hicieron ruido? ¡Obviamente! A una de las amigas de la prota había que denunciarla al inicio de la historia(? Pero en este caso siento que pesa más todo lo que disfruté: la historia de amor está buena, no me disgustó el triángulo amoroso, la relación de la prota con sus dos mejores amigas es todo lo que está bien, hasta el final no podía estar del todo segura de con quién se iba a quedar Sakura, etc.
En fin, una serie tranquila, dinámica y muy divertida que los va a hacer enamorarse de Haruma Miura (100% real, no fake). Además la vi con mi mamá y ella también la recomienda(?
•IG de reseñas cortas: @altoplottwist
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