The lead actor is amazing. I've watched several of his series, and he always surprises with truly high acting abilities and he is also very attractive. However, that did not help the series, which is poorly written, very slow, uninspired, and apparently has a very low, almost student-level budget. The minutes drag on and there is no interesting or compelling character to the female lead.
Everything went backwards in this series... Instead of starting from the past, they started from the end. It had cute moments until about episode 5, and from episode 6 it started to become a typical melodrama where one goes abroad for a few years. It's so standard that it's usually skipped to the end, with the couple reuniting after a long wait, but suddenly we find out that the end is the beginning. The couple isn't interesting enough for us to care about their past at this point. The male character became so boring and different from how he was initially that it wasn't interesting enough to know what he went through a few years ago when his heart was broken.
I've seen a lot of bad dramas, or ones that I didn't like regardless of whether they were well rated or not, but…
You were right about part of it (this one is one of the worst ) , just a correction: he is one of the worst J actors and they have no chemistry at all. Both of them are really unwatchable.
She has an annoying and grating voice, but he says it calms him. The plot is reasonable, but unfortunately, the main actress doesn't convey enough presence on screen to be the "Cinderella.
One of the best series I've watched, it's such a classic that always stays in your heart. It's one of those shows that gives hope and reinforces the idea that everyone has a partner who suits them and that everyone deserves love, despite their flaws and weaknesses, and that everyone also has these natural fears. It's very funny with a really strong message, showing a certain sophistication by challenging social norms while not falling into clichés. I loved all the characters except for the two clowns , the colleagues at work Hanazuma Ran and Akamine Reina. Yamamoto's two brothers were really good and funny.
I wouldn't even give it a rating of 2 out of 10; that would be too generous for this series. It's unclear because it truly falls below Japanese standards even when there's no budget. It's one of the worst series.
This is really a youth series. Personally, I get very frustrated with characters who are too hesitant and not assertive; it's a matter of taste. In reality, it could definitely be attractive—the character who struggles to open up and connect, and eventually opens their heart is not a given, and it can be moving. In my eyes, it was stretched a bit too thin up to the very last second. The character Kikuchi Toma appealed to me more; he is bolder and more straightforward. It's also a matter of editing and plot. I mean, if only one of the main couple had been hesitant, it would have been reasonable, but when both are hesitant and neither speaks out loud what they feel, it becomes unbearable. You can't say it isn't interesting; it's just a bit frustrating, and lacks the excitement usually present in good romance. Nevertheless, it's not a bad series, which is why I continued to the second season.
The first two episodes were nice, but then it started to decline. It might be a matter of taste, overall, it's not a bad series, just not particularly good. The actors are charming, all beautiful and cute with excellent acting skills, Part of what bothered me was the righteousness of the main character and the lack of clarity of the male character, who was too hesitant and unconvincing in his intentions. I thought that maybe the main character would give herself more freedom as an adult who went back to her past, although, of course, it made sense that she would repeat the same mistakes. There was something realistic about that, I guess, and I expected that maybe, because it was a fantasy anyway, they would do things differently, but that didn't happen. Maybe if I had watched it as a teenager and not in a binge, the impression would have been more positive because it's really not a bad series, just not a captivating one.
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Yamamoto's two brothers were really good and funny.
The actors are charming, all beautiful and cute with excellent acting skills,
Part of what bothered me was the righteousness of the main character and the lack of clarity of the male character, who was too hesitant and unconvincing in his intentions. I thought that maybe the main character would give herself more freedom as an adult who went back to her past, although, of course, it made sense that she would repeat the same mistakes.
There was something realistic about that, I guess, and I expected that maybe, because it was a fantasy anyway, they would do things differently, but that didn't happen. Maybe if I had watched it as a teenager and not in a binge, the impression would have been more positive because it's really not a bad series, just not a captivating one.