Tito Martinez

A unique movie

This movie was pretty good.

The story seems to be well thought out. The way small flashbacks that are played out in the earlier parts of the movie are later elaborated and relevant was great. However, I still felt like I was missing important key facts by the end, to which I read a summary of the movie and it all started to click in. It helped me interpret some visuals that I was actually unsure of the meaning of. In the wiki I used, I learned that the subtitles didn't convey the full meaning of what was being said, so I am more understanding of this.

The visuals/CGI is a unique situation in this movie. This was filmed all on a green screen, and I was afraid that the early 2000s CGI was not going to hold well. To my surprise, even though it is nowhere near the CGI of today, it honestly was not too bad. I have seen way worse CGI in modern Toei toku shows. I did not like, however, how the scenes would jump from one filter to another without much reason. At first, the flashbacks were the only ones in greyscale, but then, the present was also in greyscale, but only with our hero. I think the idea that they wanted to show with the filters was the mood of the situation, but honestly, I don't think it worked too well.

The acting was honestly pretty good. Can't say much about it.

Honestly, if you like action movies and experimental films, this is a decent watch and you will like it. It was worth the watch just to see the vision of the director in his CGI experiment, but the story was pretty good as well.

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Rollercoaster of a show.

Overall I would say that if you want to watch a Kamen Rider show, go for any other better ones. This was not one of them.

The Story. Personally, I didn't like it. The first arc of this show was extremely rushed. Every week it felt like we were getting characters that just popped up in the background and later they turned into riders and then you were presented to them, as the new character was in the background. Then it slowed a bit and became a show about Touma losing all his new friends for no reason and then sword fighting them into being friends with him. Literally, every one of his group members had a sword battle with him and most of them had it right before turning back to his side. Then there were so many plot points that were just brought up at the end with no buildup. Storious had a bunch of people kidnapped? Never saw it until it was relevant. Oh, And Ren just fussing about getting stronger was super annoying.

The acting was on par with other rider shows. I will give props to Angela Mei, who played Reika/Sabela. While I didn't really like how the writer handled her character at all, she did a great job. First, she was shown as the evil "right hand" woman to the main bad guy. Then was more of a comedy relief. She did both well.

The music was great. Almighty was a bangger. I listened to it for hrs and didn't get tired of it. The ending song was not bad either.

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Few Seasons can compare to Kiramager

This season was AMAZING! Very few seasons can compare with the quality and entertainment that Kiramager had.

First, let's start with the story. This season was able to have an episode zero, which made the first episode the second part of a two-parter. This should be done with all season. It gives the introduction of the story room to breathe and settle better with views. Then, after 10 episodes of knowing the core team, we had to have the hiatus due to COVID. I was ready for the huge downhill slope, but, somehow, the quality of the show did not suffer. Then we had the 6th ranger join us, and with him, came a new story plot that ended after 4 episodes. SIKE! Of course not! These writers keep this storyline going and not just completely forgotten, but active. I feel like it's so hard to find this in toku but Kiramager had it.

The character and the actors in this show were on par with the story. Komiya Rio as Atsuta Juru / Kirama Red was such a welcome surprised. When we all thought he would just be another eccentric red, he brought a sense of thoughtfulness and care. I think we should have more characters that are like him down the line if they can get it right again. Kihara Rui as Imizu Tametomo / Kirama Yellow was a great leader to follow. Always looking for the best plan, he leads the team in the aspects that Juru was least capable of. Yet he is also willing to follow Juru and let him be the official leader. Shinjo Yume as Hayami Sena / Kirama Green, Mizuishi Atomu as Oshikiri Shiguru / Kirama Blue, and Kudo Mio as Oharu Sayo / Kirama Pink were great actors and their character were great team members. Sena was always herself from the start and was ready to act first and think later. However, with the right plan from Tametomo, she would be able to focus that entry and charge into battle at top speed. Shiguru was the cool man at first but once he was more comfortable with the team, we were able to see his eccentric side that others would not be able to see. And Sayo was like the mother of the group, always keep everyone in check and making sure everything was on track. Kohei Shoji was a wonderful actor as Crystalia Takamichi / Kirama Silver, who started off wanting to do his mission solo, but with a bit of friendship from the other, he was able to get the help of the team to complete his mission. Momotsuki Nashiko as Yodonna was a good actress. At first, I was not expecting to like this character as much but quickly I just wanted to see more of her and even felt tempted to want to see a victory for her. Every actor and actress was really good, and I hope they get bigger and better roles in the future ahead.

Music-wise I loved it. The opening and the ending were top-notch. Never skipped them in this year.

Since all but maybe 2 episodes were 4 stars and up, I would be willing to rewatch any episode in the series. The filler was always so good. Never had I said that about a season till now.

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Overall it's a good drama to enjoy. Like I have seen many others mention, as vulgar as the topic can be, it is surprisingly a wholesome drama about 5 friends. If you are old enough and openminded enough, please give this a watch.

Story
The storytelling of this drama was very interesting. The whole drama revolves around a group of five coworkers/friends who each have a unique quirk/trait to themself but also mirror/parallel each other. This, I loved. We start of by getting to know the promiscuous girl, named Momoe, that has five friends-with-benefits whom she spends most of her nights with. In contrast, we have the only other girl, Ume, be an asexual virgin who's only sexual interest is BL. Matsuda is the male equivalent of Momoe, being a handsome man who has multiply friends-with-benefits. His other male colleague is Hayashi. Hayashi is a man who is constantly working out and looking at his ex's social media. Due to how things ended with his ex, he now only wants to be in a relationship with virgins and has become a "second virgin," not having sex with any other girl since his breakup. These four have Hiyama as their team leader, a workaholic who uses his money to buy time with an escort and does not have any real relationship with a girl outside of this.

Each episode would tend to focus on two individual themes that ended up being shared among two of the coworkers and how it differs among them. This shows how separate and unique their lives and problems are among the group. Soon after, the story had an "its a small world" interaction with characters, connecting all the personal lives of the five friends even outside work but with none of them finding out. I really like that, as usually when something like this happens, its to "out" a person to the rest of the characters, but not here.

Actors
I really liked all the actors here. They were above average and did real good, in my opinion.

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Overall I think that if you have free time and like to see a storyline that was meant for a female audience, watch it. I, as a male, enjoyed it and will watch the third season if one is made.

Story:
I feel that since this season was smaller, they started the storyline and went all-in with it. The first season felt like it had filler at the end but this one had a solid pace and the latter half is very on point. This season also felt a bit more serious than the first one with a lot more tense moments.

Acting/Cast
Personally, I really liked the cast. They bring back most of the actors from the first season and added four new characters. Personally I liked all the new characters a lot with Rin being my least favorite of the new ones.

Music
I think the music was played in good places and the music flowed well the scenes.

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Is it better than the anime adaption of these chapters? No, it's JUST as good.

Before watching this I had seen both seasons of the anime, the first movie and read the first volume of the manga, and to me, this story is literally one of my favorites. I try to watch anything that comes out from this franchise!

Story
To start, this miniseries is a live-action adaption of chapters 5 (final part of ep 1), 18 (second part of ep 4), 28 (middle part of ep 6), 37 (first part of ep 10) and 53 (middle of ep 14) of the manga (anime). So basically, this is an adaptation of some of the better parts that were not adapted into the first live-action movie, and it stayed close to the source material. Also, this was done to be almost identical to the way the anime adapted, which means it fixed one of the bigger issues I had with the movie: the usage of the Narrator. It's just great to have him tell us who wins the battles in each episode

Actors
Now, to us, this is the second time we see these people play these roles, and again, the actors were great in their parts. The main leads made the characters theirs and did a great job. By now, I am used to them being in these roles and how they portray them. I learned to love the style used in this Live Action as well. The mix of animation is perfect in a story like this.

Now I am ready to see the sequel to the movie!

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Is it better than the anime? No, BUT it doesn't HAVE TO to be Good

Before watching this I had seen all three seasons of the anime, the live-action movie and miniseries, and read the first volume of the manga, and to me, this story is literally one of my favorites. I also enjoyed the previous movie/miniseries so I had to watch this sequel. And I wasn't disappointed

This movie is a direct sequel to the first movie, leaving the miniseries to take place presumable during the first half of the first movie. It starts off by aligning the second half of the first movie (which had an original plot) to the starting point of the anime's 3rd season. From there on, it is very similar to the first half of the first movie: Following the manga/anime plot with some liberties. It also feels rushed at some points. Again, this movie gives the narrator little use. He only appears a few times in the movie.

A story plot that I wished had been explored but was left out due to time is the Ino/Ishigami relationship where they both help each other out without the other knowing. I really like that part of the story in the original plot and it saddens me to see it gone.

The last time we see this cast and it has to be said: They were perfectly cast for the characters. They are great actors going through some great roles perfectly. They truly feel like new versions of the same characters.

At this point, I just want to go back and rewatch all of the live-action contant for Love is War together.

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One of the best Kamen Rider stories I have seen.

I just finished watching this about 5 minutes ago loved it. I always have a hard time going back to watch a show that is over 13 episodes but this one really kept me wanting to watch. I love how they give a well-written back story for Eiji literally shaped his way of being a hero and the way the story is concluded. There was also great lore for the Medal, Villians, and the OOO driver. Now my biggest problem with the show would be the way it followed that 2 part episode format that Rier used to follow.

The actors were pretty decent. I do think that the back end of the show had the best acting for sure, but it was good since the start.

The music was great. LOVED the opening.

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It's only 30 min. Give it a try.

Overall
It is actually a really good movie. I give it a try because it was only 30 minutes long and I am glad I did.

Story.
Before I started watching this, I thought her ability to grasp BPMs was support to be magic but I am glad that it seems to just be a quirk she has. I think that it was the right direction to go with this and I found it interesting. Thought the movie, there was little interaction between the female lead and her love interest, which could have been amped up a bit imo. Then the end seems to be ambiguous and left for the viewer to decide what they want it to be. Overall, even though it is a romance story, it feels unique, which is always good.

Acting/Cast
I have never seen these actresses in anything else before. What I will say is that both girls were pretty good in their roles. The guys seemed good for the little time they had as well.

Music
The music was actually really great. I tend to not look into the music to much but here it was given a spotlight. The band that was shown in the movie was pretty good.

Rewatch Value
I have to say that since the movie was pretty good and the length was short, the chance that I will rewatch this is high.

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Middle of the road drama

Overall
It a good drama to watch if you have some free time and don't have something that is interesting to you more then this.

Story
The story of this Kdrama is a little odd, to say the least. A woman falls in love with a guy, who turns out to be her cat, and in turn, gets over her high school crush, who likes her. Well, this leads into an okay story to watch that can be enjoyable to follow until she finds out the secret. After that, I feel it turns weird. Thankfully, the really interesting couple, Go Doo Shik and Eun Ji Eun, start to steal the show around the same time. They have great moments which is what kept me interested in the end. I do like how the main male lead and secondary male lead end up respecting each other and caring for each other.
Apparently, this drama was not doing so good so it was shortened and you can sense that at the end as plot just happens out of nowhere.

Acting/Cast
The acting was a bit better than average but I have seen better.

Rewatch Value
I don't think that many people would want to rewatch this drama once you're done with it.

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There are better Jdramas out their to spend your time on.

Overall
I do not recommend watching this. The story is pretty bad and it's basically just a bunch of clichés put together and call a plot.

Story
This story was pretty bad. To start out with, she falls in love with a guy who she doesn't know because he helps her get away from guys hitting on her by taking her out on a date and after spending the night together seems schechy and not honest. Seems realistic asf, right? Now, make this all happen in one afternoon and you have the first episode. After that bad premise, the show brings in two other guys that are interested in her in the next two episodes and does virtually nothing with them after that. After this, the show becomes a series of damsels in distress situations, and the ML always, ALWAYS, finds a way to save her, even if he is in Hong Kong and she is in Japan. Sprinkle in there two more love triangles and that your story.

So now let talk about the characters. Risa is a pretty and young college girl that has all the single guys dying to talk with her and she doesn't allow it. Later on, we find out that she actually thinks very little about herself and actually does not think she is enough for Fukami. On the other hand, Fukami is an obsessed 30-year old that wants this girl he doesn't really know, and once he dates her treats her like his personal pet or object. These are the basics of the two leads

So to recap, this is a love story, with a romance that is faster than the flash, between a girl with no self-esteem and a man who is obsessed with her. This couple then goes through 4 love triangles and many situations where the girl needs to be rescued by the man.

Acting/Cast
Why do they cast a young-looking actor to play a 30-year-old? I know that Sakurada Dori was 27 at the time of filming but this man literally looks like still isn't legally supposed to drink if he was in America. This really takes away from the believability of the drama. Other than that, both Sakurada Dori and Fukuhara Haruka are good actors, although I think I have seen them act better in other works that they are in.

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Overall I think that if you have free time and like to see a storyline that was meant for a female audience, watch it. I, as a male, enjoyed it and will be watching the second season.

Story:
The drama had a good story overall. I really liked that the main conflict of the drama from early on was resolved around halfway and by the middle of the story, there were new conflicts to deal with. One of the final conflicts felt completely random thought as it just happened Monday and there wasn't even much explanation; still enjoyable though.

Acting/Cast
Personally, I really liked the cast. I had already seen the leads in other works and that's what motivated me to watch it. The acting was done in a way to show the shoujo side of the manga, and it felt at times that I was watching a manga, so that was good.

Music
I think the music was played in good places and the music flowed well the scenes. I really enjoyed the ending theme song by Caspa

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The movie was such a good watch. I definitely recommend to anyone that wants to watch it.

Story
This story is quite unique. Up to know, I was the first time I have seen to use time in the way it did. Such a play with time comes with the story having some plot holes but they aren't too major or offputting to make you lose interest and for the most part, I think that the writers really thought up the storyline to lower the contradictions.

Acting/Cast
Both leads were really good in their roles. They seemed to have good chemistry and showed the emotional range they needed. A particular scene comes to mind near the end in which Fukushi Sota acting was so touching and felt genuine.

Music.
The music was okay for the most part. Nothing that I will search up and relisten to but it was good during the scenes that they played in.

Rewatch Value.
I think that this is a movie that I want to watch again pretty soon. The way the storyline work with merits a rewatch and the acting was great so I definitely will be back soon.

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