My wish came through and they made a second one! I really loved this one as well.
Kazama Kimichika is again really intelligent, observant, strict, intimidating and scary. However, he really strives to help his students and even potential instructors be their best selves. Yes, they make mistakes, but if they regret it and try to mend it, they are meant to be police officers. Also, those mistakes will help them be more responsible, sympathetic and help others.
Again, it was a shame it was short; however, it seems that there can be another season according to how it ended. We get to see what happened to Kazama Kimichika's eye. I was freaked out and Toba saw the murderer's face! Looking forward to the 3rd one!
To be honest, it was kind of weird. However, I unexpectedly liked it.
It was different, and it totally goes away from the usual tv drama love story relationships that we usually see. Yes, we all love and want romance like how the media portrays it and happy ever afters'. Or yes, we all want to have sex with a partner / lover / boyfriend who you love.
However, I feel like this drama is really realistic. Like the main character, I totally get her reasons. With being busy with work, busy with life, etc, when and where do we get to meet people or guys in this case? In this day and age, you meet new people by means of an app, a total truth in my opinion.
I cheered Chaiki on. Divorced? Getting older? Lonely? Why not hook up with guys through a dating app?
Ok, you cannot expect to do it forever. However, as the drama said, it is a life experience and she was brave to try it. I would be terrified to do so.
Yes, you can meet dangerous people or guys in this case, but it is a risk and a thrill at the same time.
What I did not expect was the death of her best friend. Like Chiaki, we totally do not know what happened to her and why she decided to die.
What I loved in this drama, is that we get to see the perspective of Chiaki fully and get to explore the sexuality of a woman as well.
This drama is definitely not everyone cup of tea. It totally goes away from the usual mind set of relationships that we got to know from our childhood and goes away from the happy ever afters that we know. You have to watch it with an open mind.
I never saw a drama like this, especially a Japanese drama at that. They are usually more conservative. Probably, that's why I liked it. It caught me off guard, it is short and a drama after all, so why take it seriously?
Yes, there are lots of stuff that are wrong in this drama, like the comments mentioned below, but I still think it is realistic. Anyway, I'll stop here.
Currently watching and finished ep 42..... (18/02/2021)
The story is nothing new or original but it's interesting and I really love it!
It is mostly political, with the constant hidden war or mostly struggles between the Chinese and the Japanese. There is also the Russians and British involved, but it's mostly between the Japanese and the Chinese.
It is also kind of slow, but I really got into the story and this is coming from someone who hates political stories. I also did not fast forward any episodes! I did take breaks while watching it though.
To be honest I decided to watch this drama, because it consisted a woman disguising as a guy, as I'm a sucker for these stories. Although it was not quite as I expected how the story will turn out, I loved it! ^_^
I love the friendships, teamwork, the hard work the students of the academy did to become the best soldiers ever, loyalty, patriotism towards their country even if it gets them killed, etc.
I especially loved seeing Xie Xiang working hard despite being a woman. I am in favour of women, but no matter how hard we try, there are times that we cannot beat the physical strength of men. However, I loved that she did not give up and is one of the best fighters ever! She can beat most men! :D
It was really impressive seeing her breaking into a Japanese territory to save her friend and also impressive that she saved herself when she got kidnapped. She did get saved by her AMA friends throughout the drama, but I loved seeing that she is capable of taking care of herself, and this is after all the hard work, pain and stuff she went through.
There is love triangles or love pentagons as there were many one side crushes, cute moments, dates / going out together, etc, but no kiss scenes!
Originally there was but they were censored uhh >_< I hate the censorship! At least I got to see the cut scenes on YouTube. I do not know how they got them, but I thank them for posting them.
Also, for the romance, the main male lead, Gu Yan Zhen has loved Xie Xiang for a long time and told her multiple times. The female lead, Xie Xiang finally realises that she loves him back! It really took her a long time! And she still hasn't told him yet.
She also needs to tell the Shen Jun Shan that she sees him as a brother and cannot reciprocate his feelings. For Huang Song, I think she managed to make him give up on her ''sister''.
I also loved the places, the costumes, the music, the action scenes, the props and cars, the gun shooting scenes (there were a lot!), the martial arts, etc.
Even the pronunciation of the Japanese language was very good. I'm no expert, but I have watched loads of Japanese dramas and I can recognise it.
My thoughts overall is that the story is smooth flowing, makes sense and one thing leads to the other. It is quite predictable at times, there is lots of revenge, loads of deaths, has serious and tense moments.
Moreover, it has the perfect timing of comic relief of the male lead and other comic moments, the friendship, the team work, the hard work, etc. I really love the story.
It is not mind blowing or original, but all this I mentioned came together and created a harmonious drama. Definitely worth a watch!
I cannot say a good ending as they killed off Huang Song, Li Wen Zhong and Guo Shu Ting. They deserved much better!
Huang Song should have had found another love and build the house he wanted to build for his sister. Li Wen Zhong should also have had a happy ending with the florist. The most tragic death of all is that of Guo Shu Ting. He had finally married Huo Xiao Yu after she waited decades for him and he died before they got to spend time together, uhh >_<
At least Qu Man Ting finally accepted Shen Ting Bai love for her. The irony is that nearly at the end of the last episode of this drama, we see the first kiss scene.
For the main leads, I'm assuming they have gone off travelling or something, and we still did not see any kiss scenes. I think they were censored for the rest of the whole drama, uhh!! Anyway, I can be satisfied with the cut kiss scenes on youtube.
The death of Jin Xian Rong / Oda Hiroshi meant the end of the hidden war between the Chinese and the Japanese.
Not exactly a happy ending, as many died, however, you can say they will be peaceful times.Although, the AMA is full on training students to become soldiers, probably to prepare.
Loved it! :D The story was quite predictable at times and I guessed a lot of stuff, but I really enjoyed it ^_^
I loved the story, characters and acting. I really loved the friendship, love and family feel between the 3 main characters who run the Pop-Up Bar.
I also really loved how the three of them helped solve the grudges for humans and for the spirits. At times, I cried, I was happy, sad, angry, etc. It made me feel lots of emotions.
Moreover, I loved how the story could be serious and turned comedy to the next, to give us comic relief or vice-versa, from comedy to serious. From the writing side, it was really good and planned well.
Furthermore, I especially loved the spirits theme, the mention of heaven and hell, the reincarnation, the afterlife, etc. It was really interesting and I love how each country, each writer and each story manages to give different interpretations and aspects of how the afterlife can be viewed.
I loved the modern feel to of the Afterlife as well. I also loved how according to how you lived your life, if you did wrong things, you can be reborn as an insect or an animal and if you did good, you will be blessed in your next life.
The hilarious moments I remember was the chicken part, especially when Chef Gwi communicated with chicken, that was really hilarious xD I also loved the part when there were firemen who died in their life of work and the Judges told them that in their next life, they will be Idols and they made reference to BTS.
I also loved the historical past of Wol Joo and Chef Gwi. Their story was really sad story and tragic and because of their sins they suffered for 500 years, but they got to meet again.
I knew from the beginning that Chef Gwi was the Crown Prince. They tried to put us off, they are telling us that Han Kang Bae could be the Crown Prince, but the overall feel I had of the trio, from the very beginning of the drama, was the father, mother and the son.
Also, Han Kang Bae and Kang Yeo Rin were falling in love with each other and were cute together, so Han Kang Bae wasn't the Crown Prince.
Conclusion: The drama wasn't perfect and the story was predictable, but I really enjoyed it! ^_^ Definitely worth a watch!!
Thank u for ur review. It helped!! Im on episode 10 now.... I only watch the main couple and the old man villian…
To be honest, they are my least favourite couple and unfrotunately they are the second lead couple. They will keep being uninteresting till the end, at least for me they were not interesting at all.
I would have prefered Nong Ying and the 'guy she will fall in love with' to be the second couple.
For a moment, I was going to give a spoiler, as if I remember correctly up till episode 6, they still have not noticed each other or meet each other yet.
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Kazama Kimichika is again really intelligent, observant, strict, intimidating and scary. However, he really strives to help his students and even potential instructors be their best selves. Yes, they make mistakes, but if they regret it and try to mend it, they are meant to be police officers. Also, those mistakes will help them be more responsible, sympathetic and help others.
Again, it was a shame it was short; however, it seems that there can be another season according to how it ended. We get to see what happened to Kazama Kimichika's eye. I was freaked out and Toba saw the murderer's face! Looking forward to the 3rd one!
It was different, and it totally goes away from the usual tv drama love story relationships that we usually see. Yes, we all love and want romance like how the media portrays it and happy ever afters'. Or yes, we all want to have sex with a partner / lover / boyfriend who you love.
However, I feel like this drama is really realistic. Like the main character, I totally get her reasons. With being busy with work, busy with life, etc, when and where do we get to meet people or guys in this case? In this day and age, you meet new people by means of an app, a total truth in my opinion.
I cheered Chaiki on. Divorced? Getting older? Lonely? Why not hook up with guys through a dating app?
Ok, you cannot expect to do it forever. However, as the drama said, it is a life experience and she was brave to try it. I would be terrified to do so.
Yes, you can meet dangerous people or guys in this case, but it is a risk and a thrill at the same time.
What I did not expect was the death of her best friend. Like Chiaki, we totally do not know what happened to her and why she decided to die.
What I loved in this drama, is that we get to see the perspective of Chiaki fully and get to explore the sexuality of a woman as well.
This drama is definitely not everyone cup of tea. It totally goes away from the usual mind set of relationships that we got to know from our childhood and goes away from the happy ever afters that we know. You have to watch it with an open mind.
I never saw a drama like this, especially a Japanese drama at that. They are usually more conservative. Probably, that's why I liked it. It caught me off guard, it is short and a drama after all, so why take it seriously?
Yes, there are lots of stuff that are wrong in this drama, like the comments mentioned below, but I still think it is realistic. Anyway, I'll stop here.
The story is nothing new or original but it's interesting and I really love it!
It is mostly political, with the constant hidden war or mostly struggles between the Chinese and the Japanese. There is also the Russians and British involved, but it's mostly between the Japanese and the Chinese.
It is also kind of slow, but I really got into the story and this is coming from someone who hates political stories. I also did not fast forward any episodes! I did take breaks while watching it though.
To be honest I decided to watch this drama, because it consisted a woman disguising as a guy, as I'm a sucker for these stories. Although it was not quite as I expected how the story will turn out, I loved it! ^_^
I love the friendships, teamwork, the hard work the students of the academy did to become the best soldiers ever, loyalty, patriotism towards their country even if it gets them killed, etc.
I especially loved seeing Xie Xiang working hard despite being a woman. I am in favour of women, but no matter how hard we try, there are times that we cannot beat the physical strength of men. However, I loved that she did not give up and is one of the best fighters ever! She can beat most men! :D
It was really impressive seeing her breaking into a Japanese territory to save her friend and also impressive that she saved herself when she got kidnapped. She did get saved by her AMA friends throughout the drama, but I loved seeing that she is capable of taking care of herself, and this is after all the hard work, pain and stuff she went through.
There is love triangles or love pentagons as there were many one side crushes, cute moments, dates / going out together, etc, but no kiss scenes!
Originally there was but they were censored uhh >_< I hate the censorship! At least I got to see the cut scenes on YouTube. I do not know how they got them, but I thank them for posting them.
Also, for the romance, the main male lead, Gu Yan Zhen has loved Xie Xiang for a long time and told her multiple times. The female lead, Xie Xiang finally realises that she loves him back! It really took her a long time! And she still hasn't told him yet.
She also needs to tell the Shen Jun Shan that she sees him as a brother and cannot reciprocate his feelings. For Huang Song, I think she managed to make him give up on her ''sister''.
I also loved the places, the costumes, the music, the action scenes, the props and cars, the gun shooting scenes (there were a lot!), the martial arts, etc.
Even the pronunciation of the Japanese language was very good. I'm no expert, but I have watched loads of Japanese dramas and I can recognise it.
My thoughts overall is that the story is smooth flowing, makes sense and one thing leads to the other. It is quite predictable at times, there is lots of revenge, loads of deaths, has serious and tense moments.
Moreover, it has the perfect timing of comic relief of the male lead and other comic moments, the friendship, the team work, the hard work, etc. I really love the story.
It is not mind blowing or original, but all this I mentioned came together and created a harmonious drama. Definitely worth a watch!
Last few episodes left!!
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EDIT: Finished!
A right ending.
I cannot say a good ending as they killed off Huang Song, Li Wen Zhong and Guo Shu Ting. They deserved much better!
Huang Song should have had found another love and build the house he wanted to build for his sister. Li Wen Zhong should also have had a happy ending with the florist. The most tragic death of all is that of Guo Shu Ting. He had finally married Huo Xiao Yu after she waited decades for him and he died before they got to spend time together, uhh >_<
At least Qu Man Ting finally accepted Shen Ting Bai love for her. The irony is that nearly at the end of the last episode of this drama, we see the first kiss scene.
For the main leads, I'm assuming they have gone off travelling or something, and we still did not see any kiss scenes. I think they were censored for the rest of the whole drama, uhh!! Anyway, I can be satisfied with the cut kiss scenes on youtube.
The death of Jin Xian Rong / Oda Hiroshi meant the end of the hidden war between the Chinese and the Japanese.
Not exactly a happy ending, as many died, however, you can say they will be peaceful times.Although, the AMA is full on training students to become soldiers, probably to prepare.
The end. Definitely worth a watch!
Enjoy ^_^
Loved it! :D The story was quite predictable at times and I guessed a lot of stuff, but I really enjoyed it ^_^
I loved the story, characters and acting. I really loved the friendship, love and family feel between the 3 main characters who run the Pop-Up Bar.
I also really loved how the three of them helped solve the grudges for humans and for the spirits. At times, I cried, I was happy, sad, angry, etc. It made me feel lots of emotions.
Moreover, I loved how the story could be serious and turned comedy to the next, to give us comic relief or vice-versa, from comedy to serious. From the writing side, it was really good and planned well.
Furthermore, I especially loved the spirits theme, the mention of heaven and hell, the reincarnation, the afterlife, etc. It was really interesting and I love how each country, each writer and each story manages to give different interpretations and aspects of how the afterlife can be viewed.
I loved the modern feel to of the Afterlife as well. I also loved how according to how you lived your life, if you did wrong things, you can be reborn as an insect or an animal and if you did good, you will be blessed in your next life.
The hilarious moments I remember was the chicken part, especially when Chef Gwi communicated with chicken, that was really hilarious xD I also loved the part when there were firemen who died in their life of work and the Judges told them that in their next life, they will be Idols and they made reference to BTS.
I also loved the historical past of Wol Joo and Chef Gwi. Their story was really sad story and tragic and because of their sins they suffered for 500 years, but they got to meet again.
I knew from the beginning that Chef Gwi was the Crown Prince. They tried to put us off, they are telling us that Han Kang Bae could be the Crown Prince, but the overall feel I had of the trio, from the very beginning of the drama, was the father, mother and the son.
Also, Han Kang Bae and Kang Yeo Rin were falling in love with each other and were cute together, so Han Kang Bae wasn't the Crown Prince.
Conclusion: The drama wasn't perfect and the story was predictable, but I really enjoyed it! ^_^ Definitely worth a watch!!
https://gogoanime.so/category/prince-of-tennis
Enjoy ^_^
https://www.youtube.com/user/Qasther/videos
The episodes are all over the place and not in good quality, but I hope this helps.
I would have prefered Nong Ying and the 'guy she will fall in love with' to be the second couple.
For a moment, I was going to give a spoiler, as if I remember correctly up till episode 6, they still have not noticed each other or meet each other yet.
You're not missing much if you skipped the 2nd couple scenes and enjoy watching it :D
I hope they upload the subtitles episodes again of this lakorn and get a chance to watch it.