Not as satisfying as it should have been
To keep the review simple, that was just not very satisfying. As a long-time Takumi-kun fan, I had high expectations for this drama. Seeing stories from the books (which I have read and partially translated) that were not included in the original movies was nice, but they left out too much. It was obviously a drama aimed at fans of the books, rather than new fans, since they didn’t even start at the beginning this time. The 2023 movie wasn’t available widely, and not internationally at all. If they wanted to draw in new fans, they needed to either make that movie available on the same platforms as the drama or just start over again. Make it a 10 episode drama and include all that material.This drama was well produced compared to the old movies, and would have been a nice new version if it had included everything for those four couples up to that point in the books, so we had the full context. The kisses were bland, but I didn’t expect spice from a Takumi drama. The books are pretty bland, too, at this point in the story.
I will say, I’m mostly disappointed with the Gii/Takumi storyline. I enjoyed the others, just wanted more of them.
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