Ishiko and Haneo: You're Suing Me?

The local lawyers at your service

I finally got around to watching this little gem.

When I initially began watching, I didn't really feel like I'd like Haneo's character, but they really helped clean up his image by the end of the show. He was still the same annoying little brat, but his motivations were pure. So he gets a pass from me. There were many times were I was laughing at silly antics. I'm glad they quickly dropped the post it note gags. I liked that they included anxiety into his character to give it more depth. I think they could of gone more into his relationship with his sister and father but I know that would of probably hurt the feel of the show. It just felt like how the father's storyline was introduced as a big deal, then every consecutive scene where he was shown he diminished in importance.

Speaking of tone. I think Ishiko was the perfect embodiment of what the tone of this show was. Heartfelt when it counted, silly when they are discussing matters and introspective about people's plights. One thing that strongly spoke to me was her willingness to support Oba even when he admitted to the arson. Kasumi's banter is always S tier in all her shows and this was no exception. There were general moments were her performance was leagues above anyone else in the show. The linking of her deep judgement of her father coming out over several cases building up was subtle but well timed.

For the supporting characters, I liked that they didn't forget Ishiko's father existed lol. He put in some good scenes here and there. Oba grew on me and I wish their dynamic at the ending episode would of been how it was like the whole way through. But it felt good seeing them working so well together by the end. Oba and Ishiko's relationship was completely shoehorned in and only existed to setup the beautiful final scene. Completely added nothing to the story. The only thing I can think of was it was used to show Ishiko's growth to let people in.

That final scene was a chef's kiss. What a hell of a callback to the umbrella scenes. I guess the message of the show is: We will shelter you from the rain." It's a really beautiful message for a show about helping people. I think my favorite thing about the show were how the cases were handled.

The Yamayoko kids in episode 7 was definately the stand out episode. I felt it had the strongest set of supporting actors. The restaurant review episode was also actually very intriguing from a legal standpoint. It's something I've never thought of as a reviewer. The series asks a lot of good questions and if the info is correct, the legal information was actually really interesting.

Alongside the interesting storylines, I was enjoying the clean cinematography. There's some nice scenic shots sometimes and some scenes involving Ishiko have some fantastic lighting.

One thing I will mention is the theme song is good but personally I didn't think it fit the show. Something about the beat and tempo. It has a good life message but I don't think I'm a fan despite it being Radwimps. I also did not appreciate the dumb gavel drop sounds. It was used very awkwardly and added nothing to the scenes. At first I was like oh it's used as a setback sound. But then later they just seemingly put them in randomly.

Overall great show. I enjoyed my time with the show and wouldn't mind a second season.

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التقييم العربي الذي تبحث عنه

ناكامورا تومويا اتذكره من دراما كونتو قا هاجيمارو مع سودا ماساكي وكان دوره ثانوي بس له حضور قوي و فعلا في دراما ايشيكو و هانيوي اثبت نظرتي و شال العمل بأدائه العفوي و الكيوتت و الكوميديا مجنونه بهالعمل و البطل الثاني ما كان غثيث ابدا و كانت صداقة الثلاثي رائعه الان نجي للقضايا صراحة عرفتني على المجال مره وفتحت عيوني على
تفاصيل كثير و طبعا ما احكيكم عن صدمتي بظهور مؤدي صوت دازاي من انمي بونقو سترايدوقز صراخي وصل لطوكيو ههههههههههههههههههههههههههه
وايه الدراما نظيفه جدا وخالية من اي مشاهد سيئة

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Absolutely love the main leads' chemistry!!

First of all, I've just finished this and I must say, I love all the cases!! They're all unique and interesting, and I believe it's also connected with the reality, so it's really good to know about them. The editing when they explained the cases are also so creative!! And this is my honest thought, the 2nd guy's character should've just ended at the 1st episode 🥲 I really didn't care about him. He didn't add anything super significant to the story, except for being their helper few times, in which I think, they still could've managed even without him. The romance is super duper unnecessary and quite annoying to have, especially when I'm super into the main leads' chemistry. And that's to say, Ishiko really seemed didn't care much about him. Like I say, the main leads' chemistry is so so so goodddd, you have no idea how much I love them 🥹🥲 They've developed a really close bond, in which they constantly opened up and being a huge emotional support to each other, in which, the romance is so forced. I also kinda like Haneo too, he's super nice and quite caring to Ishiko, and even to the 2nd lead (🙄). I love their bantering, the platonic love, but also, kinda wishing them to have something at the end (he even protected and encouraged her to retake the bar exam 🥹) The writer really loves messing with us and quite cruel, I must say 🥲 but overall, this might be one of my fav legal and Japan dramas 🫶🏻 truly hoping for season 2 huwaaaa 🫠 or at least, give me more of Kasumi and Tomoya pairing pretty pleaseee 😭 (their chemistry is my fav after Kasumi with Suda Masaki 🫢)

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Interesting episodes to start, but fizzles out soon after

Each case really does have quite a compelling premise. The types of cases are also very interesting because they're civil suits, not criminal ones, which we've already seen too much of in both Asian and North American dramas. The problem is that the middle section of each case gets really boring and I end up dropping it for a couple of days before I try to finish it.

What I liked:
- unusual and interesting cases
- favourite case was Oba's
- male and female leads - actors had pretty good chemistry
- creating a protagonist who has a superpower, but who also has a major flaw
- the other supporting characters in the ensemble

What was problematic:
- writer/director didn't know how to build up complexity in a story to keep it interesting
- Ishiko's and Oba's dynamics > actors had no chemistry with one another

Since there are more things that I like about this drama than not, it should have got a higher rating. However, the overall series is just very blah.

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Ishiko e Haneo: è davvero un motivo valido per intentare una causa?

Questa serie giapponese porta sullo schermo la storia di tre giovani alle prese con un mondo più grande di loro: un avvocato alle prime armi, la sua assistente e un disoccupato in cerca di riscatto. Insieme, decidono di sfidare potenti agenzie civili e immobiliari responsabili di un sistema di truffe ben congegnato. Le vittime sono persone comuni che hanno investito i risparmi di una vita in appartamenti inesistenti. La trama si complica ulteriormente quando emerge un legame con un omicidio, rendendo la lotta dei protagonisti ancora più drammatica e intensa.

La serie alterna momenti di tensione a colpi di scena che mantengono vivo l’interesse, anche se bisogna abituarsi a un ritmo narrativo piuttosto lento e dilatato, tipico di molte produzioni giapponesi. Non manca qualche passaggio che può risultare soporifero, ma nel complesso la vicenda trova sempre il modo di riportare lo spettatore dentro la storia.

Un aspetto da considerare è il linguaggio: il giapponese, con il suo tono secco e scandito, può sembrare poco musicale a chi non è abituato, quasi come un dialogo tra “soldatini” che rispondono con rigida formalità anche nei momenti più intimi. Questo però contribuisce a restituire l’autenticità culturale della serie.

In definitiva, Ishiko e Haneo non è una serie perfetta, ma riesce a offrire uno spaccato interessante della società giapponese e delle sue contraddizioni, unendo legal drama, denuncia sociale e dramma umano. Vale la pena guardarla, purché si sia pronti ad accettare i suoi ritmi e le sue peculiarità linguistiche.

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