Dull At Start But Unexpected Ending !
when watching this drama, it start more interesting halfway of the series, at first the story build up like a puzzle, halfway until the end, somehow the director give the watcher fake suspect, that makes watcher questioning who's the real culprit. Overall the story have a satisfaction ending in my opinion and that's how the story should end!cast and ost is good enough but for me, Sometani Shota act as little brother it's quiet funny if you had watch his other drama, but everything he's doing in this drama is good.
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Minoru was the brother I preferred and feel like he showed more external consequences whereas Makoto showed more internal consequences of their parent's death.Minoru struggled with social interactions and seemed not to talk to many people and had no friends
Makoto being the older one, had tk be the strong onw for his brother and hold everything together. This drama portrayed human emotion incredibly like the fact Minoru shut down completely and never ate when he cooked food for his brother when Mogi was discovered to have killed their parents and then died so couldn't get an explanation but left the cooking recipes for the brothers.
The actual story on how they discovered their parent's murderer was confusing at times like the role of the ex police officer that was still in contact with detective Koike. I'm still unsure on detective Koike role other than the fact he was was in charge of the case and failed to catch the perpetrator. It was fully explained in detail in certain aspects making it difficult to follow at times and understand people's decisions that they made.
This showed human nature of pain, sorrow and trust that can be manipulated or broken in different ways and how it affected people. It made me cry at betrayals, laugh at good memories and hope that the culprit was found.
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I always find it hard to do reviews for Jdramas. Still, the story was compelling initially and I liked the way each case tied into themes of family, responsibility, and the long reach of childhood. The cast is excellent — Okada Masaki and Sometani Shota carry the show and I thought the child actors playing their younger selves match them beautifully. I loved Igawa Haruka, she was great as Haru. The whole suppoting cast was really good. The cases are consistently engaging, with standout emotional moments in Episodes 3, 4, 7, and 8. The show also isn’t afraid to tackle messy topics like class, justice, and Japan’s old statute‑of‑limitations laws. Some choices frustrated me — especially the moral framing around Mogi and the finale twist that didn’t land. It actually pissed me off when the KILLER is officially revealed. So completely and utterly unnecessary. I mean the brothers didn't get any real justice and that'sthe thing I hate the most about this series.
8/18/26
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