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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The Long Journey In Borderland
A survival, thriller, sci-fi series. A live action of anime with the same title. Following three men that suddenly entering a games world, after they're doing something silly at the shibuya street. Those three men must choose whether join on the game, or got death.The story goes long. Sacrifice that tearjerking. The games that cliff-hanging. The emotional that goes through it, deep and deeper. The friendship that ups and down. Also, the realistic betrayal that somehow feels make so much sense.
The premise was utterly unique. I love how they combine dystopian world with science fiction theme that completely different. The storyline that anti-mainstream but neat yet pack. And they prove it that they craft it really well.
The performance of Kento Yamazaki, Tsuchiya Tao, Nijiro Murakami, and the others were top notch. I love their acting in here. Their emotion, frustration, depressed, even their sorrow were perfectly portrayed. Their mimics and attitude at its finest, detail yet natural.
The gore that brutal after brutal. The action that felt so pack. Mind-game that confusing. But somehow they craft it with seamlessly integrated. Like the explanation has deliver in a simple way. So the audience could understand every game's rules and we're seize into their games.
Not only stunned by their screenplay and actor's acting. They also stunned by visual and sound design. Oh, to see those beautiful scenery with those pretty cinematography, I could randomly pause and capture those aesthetic shot. Also their camera movement was masterpiece.
The world building and their CGI were magnificent. I know they're bragging their self out of that, but they deserve it tho. I love every single set in this series. So detail, realistic, and the dystopian felt alive. Also, those sound design. What do you mean to have those epic scoring? Oh, the best to enhance the story. More thrilling and exciting.
All in all. This series is one of the best series I've ever watched. I love every piece of this craft. Thank you so much for crafting this with well enough. And you guys missed this masterpiece experience? Hell, nah. Just watch it now!
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The Beauty Of Horse Dance
The Royal Family. A tale of surviving through something impossible that depict into a horse racing form. The sacrifice, bettings, and facing the bunch of obstacle were immerse yourself into brutal challenge, ambition, and egoistic. In the other hand, it's a good start for deepen your knowledge of horse race.Exploring everything about horse race. Such as horse riding, buying or auction, horse breeding, training, management, strategy, legal law, jockey, etc. Every single thing was detail yet realistic. The way they serving the explanation through a dialogue and slice of life things was indeed exact. The best experience of sportmanship, especially the legacy of horse racing theme.
I love how the main focus was clear and on point since the very first sequence, on track, and neat. Eventho, there's a slight touch of romance and dramatic life issue, but the main focus of sportmanship still dominant. It's a good manage craft, by the way.
The chemistry of Tsumabuki Satoshi and Sato Koichi was top tier, they giving its teacher-student vibes that bold. While Tsumabuki Satoshi and Meguro Ren, giving senpai-kohai vibes. Speak about the relationship between Senpai-kohai (senior-junior), japenese always masterclass at it. The dynamic, love-hate, the respective, and bortherhood were flowing natural. Oh, I love their relationship.
Kudos to Takasugi Mahiro, I don't even know whether he's really can do horse riding or did training before shoot, but he seems like a real jockey. I'm not being exaggerate, but his routines seems natural and realistic. He did a great job to maintain his role as jockey. What a genius actor, Mahiro!
Anyway. The cinematography looks simple but pretty delightful. The lighting was the best. The color grading was success to enhance the ambience. Also, I wanna give a highlight of their timelapse. I love the way they serving the best cut of timelapses. Not an awkward timelapse, instead a very thoughtful manage.
Oh also, those timelapse would be nothing without the make up of the actors. The prosthetic make up was INSANE. In span of 2 years, the difference of make up that they do was utterly detail, unbelievable. Oh gosh, also the casting of child actor who played as young-Shohei and the old-Shohei was nearly similar. How did you find that exact actor who fit the same face, honestly? I was stunned while watching it.
All in all, I highly recommending this series. The tension of sportmanship was cliff-hanging. The touch of romance of social issue was balance. Also, the horse looks pretty. Simply, one of the best dorama I've ever watched this year!
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Survive, Life, Lie. Samurai Is A Human. Always A Human.
A survival-jidaigeki series. Take a note, this is only a beginning of the story. This series is set during the final days of Samurai in a cholera epidemic. Centered on a man who is a former of Samurai and called 'Hitokiri (manslayer)'. He needs money to treat his family while cholera outbreak. A battle between his family's life or his inner trauma that never left.An ode of surviving. Life for money. And money for life. Brutal, bloody, and bleak. Once they join, there's no way out. No matter of teaming up, nor even stand alone, blood gonna flood. The harsh truth of political intrigue that hiding behind the brutality of surviving that so called 'kodoku game'.
I'm beyond loving the action choregraphies in here. So tight, packed, yet well manage. The body control of each actors in here was utterly magnificent. The katanas dancing at its finest. Dare to say most of the actor have done well so it looks like they didn't use stunt double. Looks promising and realistic, by the way.
Not only by action performance, but the mimicking of every actor was undoubtful. I love their micro expression, especially Okada Junichi as the heroine. His attitude, his anger, his tremble hand, oh he just portraying his character as the best as he could. I knew it. Also the other actors too, even the cameos, bruh all of them are so good. Anyway, they did Takayuki Yamada's cameo screentime unbelievable, I scream for his scene, honestly.
The cinematography was peak cinema, peak beautiful. Like it should, Fujii-kantoku. The angle placement were masterpiece, oh I can't forget those bird's eye shots, the knee level shot. Precisely pretty. Also the lighting, those contrast, the intensity of light, just fit the best. Majestic. Oh unforgettable camera works, those shaky, zoom in/out, it's like we're dragged into those brutal combat with them.
The scoring, were bops. Also I love the way they serving 'silence moment' at the right scene, just give me goosebumps. Especially before the climax combat, oh define peak cinema.
All in all, I highly recommending this series, if you love hunger games, battle royale, combine with shogun, then you might love this. Let's watch it and wait the second part coming, guys! What a best experience I have while watching this! Don't miss this master-craft.
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Every Single Person Deserve A Justice
A historical, political kingdom, and revenge drama. Following a woman who has burried alive by her own husband. The one who she loved the most, turns out to be the one who she hate the most. She wakes up and start her revenge and seek for her own justice towards the unpleasant tragedy.It's not only a tale of revenge and justice. Also, a tale of redemption and forgiving. Layering conflict that one by one got ripped. The political intrigue that emosional. Also, the brutal strategy that keep intense.
I love the way they highlighting the woman empowerment topic. Also, how the male lead standing up beside her and supporting her, not even interrupt every step she tooks. Big proud, that he provide everything she needs. Stay calm, but loyal. And the way they portraying a relationship, start from partner of crime, turns to be partner of life. From the pawn treatment, to a loving treatment. Oh that's my roman empire.
The performance of both heroine were good. The dynamic chemistry that they served was utterly solid. The male lead that cold yet charismatic, and the female lead that looks like cinnamoroll yet deadly. Kudos to every actor in here. Their acting were totalistic. Especially the main actress, her sadness, anger, ambition, also her pain were perfectly depict by her mimic. So detail yet painfull to watch. Like I could understand her feeling whenever she cried.
Not forget to mention the screenplay. I BEYOND LOVE IT. Layering conflict that packed and neat. Yes, it's a sluggish, slowest slow burn. But, never get bored because I love the way they serving 1001 strategies of revenge. Typically a story where heroine guaranteed win, but with that tons of cost, of course. Not heavy on plot armor tho, for me at least. Oh, it's mostly about political kingdom that much intrigue and confusing.
The romance that mature and barely do skinship, but only by a hand touch, I could scream out loud. Yes, slight romance that keep enhance the story. Expecting a good romance with much skinship? Then, it's not for you.
I love how they serving different kind of emotion in each episode. An episode that fulfill with laugh, tears, and proud. Bittersweet story that seizing me in. They served beauty in pain. So pretty that I could crying for their destiny.
The cinematography that beauty. Some scene looks colorful, and the other hand looks so painfully depth-dark. The camera movement was so cool, and angle placement were aestheticly fit. But, minus point for the CGI, some part looks rough. Not a bad tho. And then, the soundtrack, so good and mellow. I love that the BGM has enhance the story itself, perfectly fit for the scene.
All in all, If you craving for revenge and historical drama, I highly recommending this drama. Even the pace is slow burn, but the story itself will never be bored to enjoy. The way every revenge and every redemption have perfectly portray. One of the good historical drama I've ever watched. Just give it a try!
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The Depth Emotion Along The Journey On Every Piece Of Borderland
A new season of Alice in Borderland. Continuing the journey of Arisu and their friends in a games world called 'Borderland'. This season is the same Arc of the season 1, so every single thing in here was mean to be clearing the storyline or plot holes of the first season.If I said, Alice in Borderland season 1 is masterpiece of work. Then, this one is beyond it. I beyond loving this season more than the first. I really mean it. If the first season has unique screenplay, but this season, their screenplay was MASTERPIECE.
Oh, if the first season is mainly talk about technically 'Borderland'. In this season, they mainly talk about the character itself, also the tale of human-being. The layering conflict of every character has perfectly protrayed in this one.
Honestly, the games were not too intense like the first one. They barely showing the detail of each game. Sometimes they're just serving some montage of game. But, the dialogue, the screenplay, the character itself, every single thing of human theme were beyond my imagination. They crafted it really well. Like utterly magnificent.
Every character has their own spotlight. Not only the heroine, Arisu and Usagi, but Chishiya, Kuina, Ann, Aguni, Heiya, even Niragi got their own back story. How they're ended up on the 'Borderland', how the 'Borderland' change them into. Of course the tale of their redemption of their own sins. Yes, this season is the tale of redemption.
I love the performance of Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, and the others. They're serving their best performance. Hear me out, kudos to Nijiro Murakami that for me, he stole the spotlight, he could portraying his character well enough, even on his subtle act. Their chemistry was slowly strengthen as fas as it goes.
The visual and sound design that keep on their best like always. Beautiful and aesthetic. Also the world building that undoubtful, insane. The scoring that enhance the story, build up a thrilling experiences. What a wonderful eye-ear-pleasing.
Oh, those last sequence, that fooking foreshadow was absolute cinema. Those foreshadow was utterly insane. Honestly, by those last sequence only, it could ended the other series. I just stunned when I saw those last sequence. My forever roman empire.
All in all, I beg you all to watch this masterpiece after masterpiece. This series deserve more recognize and hype. I love every piece of this series. They just crafting is with their own heart so it payed off.
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