Onzoshi ni Koi wa Muzu Sugiru Episode 1

This is what I call a romantic comedy!

Great start to a drama. Everything is top notch. From the story, to the actors, to the production-level, and all things in-between. I notice that even the in-drama orchestra music is befitting of a memorable, big drama. The tension between the two main leads, their total opposite personalities, is the big draw. Nagase Ren is perfect for the role of a handsome, narcissictic, rich playboy. And Yamashita Mizuki is equally well-suited in her role as a beautiful, unselfish, serious company employee. Here is the gist of it: can these two people, as different as night and day, ever fall in love with each other? Subaru strikes out in grand fashion in his first attempt to make Madoka fall for him. But you just know he'll be up for another at-bat soon, with his personality and self-determination. Madoka, on the other hand, is like an elegant ice sculpture with a romantic heart in its middle, waiting to be uncovered. It's going to take some time to thaw out that ice carving though, because it's pretty big.

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