Forgiving Over The Tons Of Mistake, And Forget It!
A romance comedy drama. Another woman's life destroyed by a basterd man. Following a woman who caught her fiance cheating, then she's straight to breaking up with him. But, yeah, that jerk was destroying her life by leaving a tons of debt to her. While he enjoying his new life with his so-called-wealthy-woman.I thought this was pure rom-com, but not at all. Yes, heavy on romance-comedy, but the sub-plot wasn't a lite at all. There's a sub-plot about political bussiness and the bussiness monarchy. Not full of lovey-dovey, instead the sub-plot might be overshadowing the main-plot. At least, for me.
I would hundred percent enjoying this, if the sub-plot not stealing the whole spotlight of main-genre. Instead of focusing on the growth of fake marriage and their relationship, they're focusing more on the sub-plot of Kim Woojoo's family and the dirty political bussiness, kinda miss.
I get the dot of those political-bussiness-thing with Kim Woojoo's trauma, yes I got it. But, the way they switching the genre into thriller was a bit over, suddenly get darker, and suddenly soften. The tension was not build smoothly like the first 5 episodes. But, I'm glad the problem solving was undepth and simple. Eventho, not stick on the track.
Never doubting the performance of both heroine, Choi Wooshik and Jung Somin, they served their best chemistry. Both are success to delivering their endearing, cute, and cherish character.
The color grading that warmth and bright, giving the delightful ambience of romance comedy, while the cinematography looks pretty and simple. The soundtrack were ear-catching.
Anyway, shot out to Copywriter-nim, peak performance of copywriting by putting 우주 (Woojoo) 메리 (Meri) 미 as the title! The words-play of both literal meaning in english (Would You Merry Me) and the korean pronounciation (Uju-meri-mi) one was INSANE. So creative!
Overall, if you craving for romcom with fake marriage trope, this one might be for you. Not the best, but decent. I've been missing this kinda romcom honestly, so my experience still solid, cute and exciting!
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Puppy Love In A Guilty Pleasure
A teenromance drama. Following girl who has a crush on a boy that she met on a train. Guess what? Sometimes, the fate seems funny, and has its own way to make them interact by only unimportant event, he stepped on her keychain. The story goes long between those two high-schooler.The tale of guilty pleasure-romance. Yes, the fact that they normalizing the topic of loving someone's man is diabolical. Despite the story is around high-schooler which is a puppy love, but don't give an excuse to a cheating one, please. As long as the show runs, I keep feel guilty, but the other hand, I enjoying this lovey dovey story, not gonna lie tho.
The coming of age touch that light, cherish, and inspiring. Also, felt realistic and natural, clearly seems like any other Japanese craft. Japan and their realistic story, as always.
The performance of both heroine were good. I love their dynamic chemistry. How they portraying the clumsiness, the forbidden love, even their innocence have delivered well enough. Their subtle acting at its finest. Nothing exaggerate.
The cinematography was beauty. Also, I'm beyond loving the lighting, utterly magnificent, so aesthetic and warmth. I love that the color grading was perfectly fit with the lighting. Not too yellowish, but success to depict the warmth vibes. The Japanese scenery that always calming and greenish. The visual design that eyegasm. Also, I love the scoring. The piano tinkling that enhance the ambience.
Overall, if you craving for teenlit with quadrangle love, you might love this one. Every scene looks pretty aesthetic that I could capturing every piece of it. So good, but guilty pleasure.
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The Sweetness of Life, Relationship, and Chocolate
A remake of French-Belgian movie with the same title. A tale of the sweetness of life, also different flavor of every step of life that depicted by chocolates. A pack of chocolate that contain different flavor that matches the humanhood.A man with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), he barely touch anything even other people, accidentally fell down and held a woman's hand. He found it so strange, because he's never touch someone, but he's suddenly feel okay when he touch her. And that woman itself is an anonymous chocolatier, she has an extreme anxiety and oftenly has panic attack whenever someone gazing at her.
The story that fresh and unique, yet they crafted it really well. The story was profound. The way they crafting this with its beautiful and meaningful story, also the metaphore of chocolate was hit deeper. So poetical and not exaggerate at all. I love the coherence of chocolate with life, behind.
The performance of Han Hyojoo as chocolatier also having an extreme anxiety was well potrayed. I love her gesture, her attitude, even her tremble voice whenever she got the spotlight on her. Aside, the performance of Oguri Shun as a CEO and someone who has OCD was also magnificent, well portrayed. I love his natural acting, his gesture whenever he touch strangers, even his attitude that looks prestige.
Not only stunned by both heroine, the performance of second couple, Jin Akanishi and Yuri Nakamura were peak mature romance. I love their dynamic relationship, the love hate relationship towards them was tickle me out, oh so good yet so mature. The way they solve their own trauma, how their dealing with their own past, and start getting a new life page was utterly wonderful. I love the minimum skinship they have, yet still giving me butterfly effect.
The japanese countryside scenery that calming and greenish, the cinematography that pretty, the color grading that warmth and enhance the ambience, also the angle that fit precisely, oh the visual design at its finest. Also I never skip the backsong, eargasm and easy listening.
For me, compare to any other japanese workplace drama, this series's workplace is kinda so-so. Yes, they have highlight about chocolatier, bussiness stuff, even marketing, but not deep enough like how doramas usually is. Not the best, but, it's still a good workplace.
One mistake of this series is, the cameo that sadly the most problematic man ever. Why you put him there randomly, if Japan has so many talented actors and not problematic like him. What a biggest mistake. When you have the best experience of watching a good series, but suddenly destroyed by the cameo even for the 30 second screentime. Oh, I HATE it.
Overall, this series was stunned by the screenplay, actors performance, also by sound-visual design. A lil tips from me, just prepare your chocolate when you start watching it, because the only wrong experience while watching this is, I didn't prepare my own chocolate so I keep craving for the entire show.
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Ambition, Revenge, Redemption, In A Form Of Shogi
A brutality ambition that set aside the beloved one, then slowly build a grudge. Depict a revenge into a chess played. On the other hand. Leading a self-discovery and empowerment against social issue.Nonen Reina was delivered the emotion so well. I love her performance, her micro expression was detail and realistic. Her frustrate, depressed, and mentally unstable were well-portrayed. I love her chemistry with her co-actor. So good and felt natural.
If you love revenge and chess, this one is for you. Not gonna lie, some scenes just reminds me of The Queen's Gambit. I felt dejavu while I watching this. Also both of these series was highlighting chess and woman empowerment, using chess as a life force agains social expectation.
A bit miss, Miss King ain't giving the detail explanation of shogi. Because, eventho the concept is nearly similar like chess, but the overall game was totally different. It would be perfect if they showing us the detail of shogi such as strategy, the shogi's board, or even the shogi's pawn.
The revenge was good enough. But, I wanna highlight the 'redemption' part. Oh, Japan was masterclass at this, tbh. The way she's forgiving them, and moving on was heartwarming. I knew it. Also, she got the best way of hers, her new life path, her own dream, her own freedom. This series was clearly serving the best redemption. A man could destroying the women's life, but as a women, we could stand up by our own feet. Awesome one!
Well, once I knew this is Abema's production, so as always, the cinematography was peak. So pretty, yet noir vibes really hit different. The angle placement was take precisely. I love those unique shots, eye-pleasing. Just reminds me of Nevertheless : Shape of Love
But, honestly, Abema, might you forgot to put some lighting in it so I could watching it brighter. Typically Abema production, yes, the lighting in some scene looks majestic, but some scene looks hella dark. I swear I already increase the brightness of my screen. Awful to enjoy. Anyway, the scoring were bops.
All in all, if you love The Queen's Gambit, you might like this one. Just give it a try!
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Grief Won't Be Healed, Until Justice Comes.
A law, mystery, and comedy drama. Following a man who has mysterious identity, every step he took always leading him into a new case. Bro is a nonchalant, but everytime he walks, a bunch of cases get through behind him. Different cases he took, some looks simple, and some looks miserable.Those little dot tighten up and guide him into a big one that so called "have distroyed" his life for at least 15 years long. One by one was unveiled. A man by a man gathered and banding up with him to be a new team. A team of unserious people, but somehow their chemistri was unbeatable.
If you love a series with typically 'protagonist always won' and heavily weight on plot armor, you might love this. Also, the witty jokes that hilarious, never failed to make me laugh while watching it. Never be a bored. The storyline was on track and neat. I love the pace that seems fit for me, not too fast nor a sluggish.
Shot out to casting director, the kids character have similar looks like the adult one. Also, their acting was good. Not forget to mention, the performance of Han Seokkyu as Shin Jay, oh he's amazing, every project he did was always nailed. I love how he build the Shin Jay's character, looks like he is born to be Shin Jay. His attitude, his mimic, even his stare were on point.
Anyway, the cinematography, lighting, and every visual aspect were good enough. Honestly, I barely focus on the visual or sound aspect, because I've been hooked since the very first sequence. Ths story was indeed profound. So, I don't care enough about the technical aspect. Blessed my taste of story, to be honest.
Okay, this one was honestly profound by its screenplay and the acting of heroine. Also, the witty comedy that never exaggerate and fit with my taste. It's been a while since I'm this excited with a Kdrama. Honestly, this drama was success to bring me back on Kdramaland, I'm back from my kdrama-slump y'all!
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No Matter How Much The Layer Is, The Truth Will Always Unveil.
A revenge, romance, historical, sci-fi drama. Centered on a woman whose her entire family got murdered by a mysterious men behind those dirty political kingdom. She made a prejudice and try to get a revenge for her family, also justification against everyone who involved in this case. The long journey to gain her own power and build the trust among social community.While I watching this, I get familiar by this-kinda story. The premise was nearly similar like "Our Blooming Youth" (a south korean drama). If you love that drama, please try this as well. A whodunnit and whydunnit that well-executed. Please take a note, this drama is heavy on forensic-detective theme, not shamanism-detective like OBY.
Dare to say, the forensic cases were well-structured and detail. Since I love science, I'm beyond enjoying this autopsy-forensic things. Yet, I could said that many cases weren't relate to the main conflict. Some case was a stand-alone one not a red string to the main topic. If you expect this drama will have fast-problem-solving, then this drama is not for you, sluggish one, by the way. Too many unnecessary scenes.
I love the dynamic chemistry between Ao Ruipeng as Prince Yan Chi, and Li Landy as Qin Wan. The man that always protecting his woman, never doubt her for whatever she did, providing her while she took the revenge. Also, Qin Wan that keep straight to the point, and never do useless thing, very mature, independent, yet open widely to him for everything she did, an honesty over honesty.
The soundtrack, oh those soundtrack were eargasm, and addictive, I love those songs so much. Also, the BGM was enhance the story ambience. So gloomy, blue, and moved.
The cinematography was so-so, but, kudos to the prop team, the property was utterly detail and realistic. Especially the dead-body properties, oh so cool. I love they put so much effort on serving those totalistic prop. Despite, some CGI looks cheap and rough.
All in all, if you love whodunnit-whydunnit with heavy on revenge-romance, you might love this one. Both heroine were clever enough to have 1001 problem solving and science related.
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If Kidnap Means Unfreedom, Then I've Been Kidnapped Since I Born.
A remake of South Korean drama with the same title. A mystery, escapist, suspense, and slight science fiction. Following a man who's gonna kidnapping a young girl from a wealthy family. Once, the kidnapped agenda turns into uncovering several veils. Layer from layer, lie within a lie. Discovering the odd facts.The dynamic chemistry that built between kidnapper and the young girl was clearly exciting. I love to see their assemble, their chaos, their love-hate, even their sincere that never be fooled. Especially the way they highlighting the different subject's name within each other, the girl that slowly calling him 'Papa', and the kidnapper who slowly call her 'my daughter', Oh that's light-hearted. I'm sobbing for those two.
The performance of both Saitoh Takumi and Nagao Yuno were perfectly balance and fit each other as papa-daughter. Nagao Yuno, girl, you're just a kid but your acting was chef's kiss. The way she could clearly portraying as 'fake cry' and 'real cry' was hella good. Age is just number, and she prove it. I could clearly knows the different either while she's fooling Masamune, or while she does a real crying.
Although, for me, some twist was kinda predictable, but they're success to giving another surprise moment. By only nine episodes, dare to say this is well constructed. Nothing exaggerate, nor filler scene at all. Instead, just serving the packed plot. Some might say the last episode a bit rushed, which I agree, but not that too-rushed. Still on track and neat.
I love the way they crafted it with more Japanese sense. The banding together, forgiving the villain, unveils the villain's background, also the redemption despite they did an anti-hero things. This is what it makes them good. The Japanese sense that different and heart-warming. For me, this is one of the best 2025 summer dorama that I've watched. Just give it a try!
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Lack of Whodunnit, Heavy of Howdunnit
A remake from 'Beyond Evil', South Korean drama. suspense, crime, mystery, revenge. Centered on a 25 years murder case that had never been cleared. Someday, a new case blown up and related to the old case. The police of a small town start to digging down to the case and solving it. They must catch up the murderer.The pilot episode looks unconvincing, honestly, but as far as the show runs, the tension keep higher and intense. I love the way they serving us whodunnit and wheredunnit but not in a heavy weight. Instead it's heavy on howdunnit, they just blatantly showing the doer to the audience, not letting the audience solving by ourself. Also they serving the way the heroine and the other police officers solving with their unique trap.
I completely mesmerize by how they crafting it. Eventho, they blatantly showing the murderer in the very first second, but they ain't lack of thrilling at all, instead the way we knew the doer, the more we get seize by them, and we feel angry whenever they made a lil wrong decision. The process of how they turn to be a Monster to catch the Big Monster behind, that fits perfectly with the title. This is what makes it different from the original Beyond Evil.
By only ten episodes but still crafting it packed and solid. The layering conflict that neat. The problem solving that typically japan, 'banding together' and 'everyone has a reason of every single thing they did', also 'the atonement despite they did right for the sake of anti-hero stuff'. Oh, the most realistic one.
They broke my perception that this remake gonna be boring and decent. But, a big no. Dare to say this is one of the successful remake, at least for me. Not a totally same story, but the way they crafting it with different screenplay and perspective were utterly magnificent. They stunned by their unique way of remaking. A point plus, this is fast pace, which never boring to watch.
The performance of Mizukami Koshi was surprisingly so good, and he could balancing his acting with Yasuda Ken. Oh, Yasuda Ken, your acting was top notch, sir! Both of them have serving detail acting, some subtle act, no dialogues but their eyes can told. Also, some emotional act with nothing overacting, instead how they control their mimic were chef's kiss. Those smile looks creepy, dude.
Since this is W.O.W.O.W project, so the color grading, scenery, cinematography were all fits in. Especially the color grading, oh It felt cold and creepy whenever they used dark blue with those minim lighting. The angle placement that perfectly precise. Japanese countryside that looks beauty and a bit scary.
All in all, if you want to watch a suspense, mystery, crime drama with few episodes, you might try this one!
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Loving Someone Doesn't Mean Looking For Happiness
A romance drama with unique premise. Centered on a woman who's a teacher of girl's school. Once, her student get in a trouble, her student caught in a bar, named The Joker, and she spent almost a hundred million yen through her parent's card. The teacher was asked by her parents to solve the problem. But, she was trapped by one of the host on there.The tale of forbidden love also the different shape of every love that every single person has on their own life. The true love that beyond the normal norms and social justice. Everyone could describe the love as it was a something strange, but the one who fell for it will always have an excuse of their own stuff.
Honestly, I barely enjoyed the age-gap themed. But, surprisingly, I enjoying this more than I expected. The premise was indeed unique, but how they crafted it as a natural and realistic one have already mesmerized me. It seize me up through the show as far as it runs.
The mature romance that nothing cringe left behind, the problem solving that too-far realistic, the dynamic chemistry that natural. Oh I guess, I just watched the romance documentary, instead a dorama, by how far the naturality they served for. Japan always have the best realistic plot I've ever seen. Too realistic that somehow sick, yet addicted.
I love the way they don't make an excuse of "exploitating woman" or "womanizer" in this dorama. Also the main topic of "night's club" was barely got the right excuse. They serving the very make sense reason, the way they have almost many negative perspective towards it. But, they also serving their positive one too, with nothing exaggerate. Just giving both point of view, and let the audience choose which one they'd take out to.
The cinematography, the back song, even the scenery, they looks so simple. Nothing spectacular at all. But indeed some shot looks pretty eye pleasing. It's not a bad tho, at least for me.
All in all, this dorama was stunned by the unique plot and how they crafted it with well enough. Don't expect something "Wow" technical visual or sound design, but the screenplay itself was enough to make you sit since the very first second it played. Just give it a try, if you love a mature romance!
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A Justice Requires A Big Struggle To Achieve
A science fiction, mystery, suspense, drama. Centered on a girl whom a college student stuck in a metro bus that suddenly expload. She got shock because she's waking up again—after those expload at the same seat of the metro bus. She's figure it out that she is at the time loop event. But, she keeps wondering about how she get out of that metro bus and that damn time-loop-situation.Not only the story of time-looping for uncountable times, but also the tale of revenge for the beloved one. The justice that sometimes feels gray and doesn't come to the right person. The justice that somehow need requires a big struggle to achieve.
If you expecting this to be science accurate like any other sci-fi time loop theme, then this ain't for you. Not focusing on science matter, instead focusing on mystery itself. The whodunnit, wheredunnit, whendunnit, and howdunnit in the same event. The big questions that keeps coming up as far as the show runs. The layering conflict that many amount of it, but they success to explained it well enough. Like a tangled thread that slowly straightens out
Dare I say the performance of both heroine were utterly magnificent. Both Bai Jingting and Zhao Jinmai have nailed it. I love how Zhao Jinmai serving her best mimic, her amateur expression, her trembling voice, her frustrate were fit perfectly. And Bai Jingting that portraying as someone who's innocence and clueless of what's going on was match precisely. I love the way he could balancing the dynamic emotion with Zhao Jinmai as the female protagonist. Looking at their acting was seizing me through the screen, like I was dragged by them and joining to be one of the metro bus passenger. The amateur touch at its finest.
Not only profound by the actors performance and the screenplay, they also stunned by the visual and sound design. I love the exploading sound effect, felt majestic and rumbled, also the scoring that insanely odd yet enhance the tension. Reminds me that this is dolby atmos worthy, by the way.
The visual design, eventho they barely use many set places, and mostly used two set places. I'm beyond amazed with the way they serving it with the shaky camera movement which felt amateur, the lighting that felt different of each moment eventho they used the same place. Success craft to giving different ambience in just two different set places. Don't forget to mentioning the CGI explode that felt better than any other chinese drama.
Overall, by those positive things that I mention, they still have the minus one. Sadly they had a couple plot holes in it. But, it's not a bad at all. Instead, this is one of the best sci-fi cdrama I've ever watched. If you love time loop and mystery theme, you might like it. The tension was worth to experience!
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A Love Need Second Chance
A romance, workplace, drama. Following a man who's a CEO met a woman who work as journalist of bussiness tabloid. That woman was intend to get closer to him for the sake of revenge to his niece who has had stole her boyfriend. A wrong relationship turns into a real love.This drama has heavy on workplace, not only romance stuff. But, for me, honestly a bit boring. They just serving the very template workplace bussiness, which is meeting for thousand times, reviewing the bunch of documents, also typing on computer. Just like that, there's no in-depth discussion regarding the bussiness topic.
Also, the progress of romance relationship was sluggish, it's the slowest slow burn. Too much filler honestly. The way they solving their misperception need twenty six episode, like are you fooking real? I can't stand by the plot pace.
Aside, the romance was so good. The skinship that nothing exaggerate, nor cringe. Instead giving butterfly effect when I watch it. Their chemistry was solid and cute. I love the way Dylan Wang and Bai Lu portraying the couple, oh like they're born to be with each other.
A bit miss, the CGI of every drive scene felt ugly. But the camera movement, was banger. The cinematography was okay. Also the soundtrack was easy listening, eargasm.
All in all, for me this is a decent drama. Just typically workplace romance drama. They made highlight of 3 couples at the same time. So, if you craving for cute and lovey dovey young-adult romance, you might love this one. The conflict wasn't tough. Just give it a try!
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Sacrifice, Love, Life in Timeloop Agenda
A science fiction, action, suspense, comedy drama. Following a police man who has the ability to do time looping. Eventho he has the memory of every time loop, but he can't control the time loop schedule, he just did it because he has to, not based on his willingness.Once a time, he's got two cases which seems natural and made by accident, somehow he felt that those case looks fake and manipulated. He convinces his policemate to re-open the case and have a detailing more again. The story goes long until the case has so much layering.
The multiple conflict which a bit confusing, and not gonna lie it's heavy enough. Also the opening sequence was kinda sluggish. I found it bit boring because the pace was slow burn, but whenever I got the ending of every episode I got excited by their mystery. I love how they crafting the whodunnit, wheredunnit, and howdunnit by their own way, not in a confusing way, instead gently straighten the tangled threads, slowly but clear.
The performance of Bai Jingting as protagonist was chef's kiss. How he could depict every emotion was detail and delivered well enough. His anger, confuse, intrigue, even his tired face were all its finest. Also the performance of Janice Man as the female heroine. She could portraying as suspicious woman. And guess what? I was totally wrong by suspecting her on entire episodes.
The action that packed and exciting, also the dynamic chemistry, banding together with DingQi's teammates was absolutely entertaining. I love their dumb and dumber action. The witty, gag jokes that fit perfectly with the genre. A breath of fresh air for me.
Kudos to the DOP, i love the camera works, the angles placement, also the lighting that enhance the tension. The cinematography that eye-pleasing. The footage scenery that looks pretty. Oh, not to forget the scoring that were bops. Some soundtrack that eargasm. I love their visual and sound design so much.
Overall, only by 16 episodes but this was one of the best craft of this year. 16 episodes yet nothing missed, everything was clear, nothing exaggerate nor a plot hole. If you craving for sci-fi, action, suspense, comedy drama, you might love this! This drama not only stunned by the screenplay, but also by the actors performance and the visual-sound design. What a great experience they served to me!
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Every Single Human Has Their Own Spark
Continuing Kounodori sensei's life as an Obgyn doctor. This moment, they're opening the sequence by Kounodori in a small town hospital, in the Japan's countryside. And the story goes long with much similar like the previous season.Take a note, if the first season was focusing more on Dr. Kounodori's personality and life. In this season, they're more focusing on other side characters. The deeper characteristic and back story of Shinomiya, Shimoya, Komatsu, Imahashi, Shirakawa, and many more.
They're wrote every character more deeper. They have their own spotlight in here. I love it so much. This series just proving that a hospital couldn't run by only a man, but many people get through behind. I could easily loving every character because of this season.
Not only make me respect for the side characters. Also, they're success to build up the chemistry so well. How the chemistry become deeper as far as the show's run. How they're slowly become a real family instead.
This season their showing us about their own future plan. Despite being a doctor, they're still a human which have a dream. How they slowly separate from each other to chasing their own dream. Oh, I'm sobbing while watching.
So beautifully story. I couldn't forget the last sequence which have children's voices as a backsong. Ah, that's pretty tearjerker. If I say, flawless ending was exist, then I meant it.
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The Tale Of Human-Birth
A medical drama which pointing out about obstetric, gynecology, and neonatology. All about pregnancy also the meaning of human's being. This drama has difference case of each episode. And I could guarantee, you might be cry at least once while watching it.This season was focusing more on the protagonist, Dr. Kounodori. The genious doctor which also a mysterious pianist. He's often delivering his emotion through playing piano. He lefting down his doctor title while playing piano. Although, he's so passionate with his work life.
Just like typically medical drama, where they have difference either case or patient. How the doctors live, also how they handle their patient well-enough. Of course with some surgeon scene just like any other medical drama.
What I love the most from this series is, they have profound script, with deep meaning dialogues. It's like a tale of birth, a tale of human being, a tale of family. They're just well-written. And Go Ayano was perfectly delivered the emotion, so well. He's just basicly Kounodori sensei, without overdramatic facial expression.
The dynamic chemistry between every characters were so great, i could enjoying it easily. Lovely character, seems realistic set, also the cases were very exciting.
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Might Be Opening a New Page Journey
A sequel of Alice in Borderland. Following Usagi that came back to Borderland for the sake of missing his father and getting to know is he really on there? So she start to get back on playing games, with the man who named Ryuji. Sadly, Usagi didn't told her husband, Arisu that she got back to Borderland. Arisu knows it and start following her to Borderland, and looking for her.It's mad right? Honestly, for me, the open ending of season 2 was the best as the very ending. But they just serving this for what. I don't even know the existance of this season if they're not making it good enough like the two previous seasons.
I love the performance of Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya, their acting in here were top tier. Especially, Tao, her anger, sorrow, depressed were well-portrayed. She could manage her subtle act, and her overact with precisely fit every scene. Love her performance in here. Go grab that Emmy, gurl!
Also, the third wheel topic that ridiculous. What do you mean by Ryuji's character development, bruh. In a whole season just being a dumb and wife snatcher. Biggest redflag ever. Also his fetish with Baka's world was insane. Be real, please.
The first season that perfectly showing about technically 'Borderland', second season that dept development of character and human theme, but the third season was lack of everything, the screenplay which is weak, also the character development was meh.
Eventho the screenplay was weakest, compare to the previous seasons. But, I'm not gonna lie, I still enjoying this season more enough. The games that keep exciting and thrilling. I love every single game in here. With their talkative dialogue and manipulative skills. Every game was indeed a cliff-hanger. Just best of the best game ever. Also the survival that fit perfectly as the main theme.
The world building that still masterpiece. Totalistic and detail. I love the dystopian set and every single spot of the set. Natural and eye-pleasing. The cinematography at its finest. So pretty and aesthetic. The camera work that still insane move. The precise angle that makes it more beauty.
Not only the visual design, the sound design keep bops. I love whenever they serving good scoring. Those scoring were success of enhancing the story. Especially the dramatic scoring of the first game, the game in the temple one.
Overall, this series is a decent one compare to the previous season, the two previous season still set the bar really high. But for me, this season wasn't a bad. Yes, the screenplay ain't solid and heavy enough, but at least, the games still entertaining. I love this one too.
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