Both protagonists embark on an almost impossible but awe-inspiring journey of starting an art career later in life despite having very little talent to begin with.
Both dramas have teachers that are determined to be a positive force in their students' lives despite the fact that everyone else has given up on them. The students in this drama are also delinquents not expected to graduate or make anything of themselves after high school.
Both dramas have teachers that are determined to change the lives of their students and defy a corrupt system.
Both feature schools notorious for their delinquent students fighting to rise to the top. These teens are also tied to a large crime organization.
Tokyo Revengers also features teens getting involved with mob groups and it has similar themes of friendship and overcoming hardships together.
They have similar stylistically choreographed and filmed fight scenes and both dramas feature balanced tonal shifts, they both have darker themes but are also comedic. The dramas also concentrate more on camaraderie and character development rather than being romance-centric. Not mention both dramas feature Neo Hou or Hou Minghao.
