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Interesting! Have you seen the first few episodes already? If so, where have you seen them? I'd like to watch this sometime.

I have Viki Plus - there are so many dramas there that aren't shown anywhere else (legal) and they're getting more movies now too

I didn't realize this was a thing - I thought you could only help translate from another language into your language, so this is great information! Do you know how we can register to help edit grammar, etc on Viki? I've never seen that on their site.

The American was so annoying that I had to stop watching this (and I'm an American myself!) Ugh. (Content warning for the next sentence: politics) Also I didn't need to be reminded that "T-word" (or "He Who Shall Not Be Named") was president just a year ago - I've tried to block it out completely.
But other than the man from Utah representing all of the US, it was interesting at times.

That's why I was glad to see this news!
https://variety.com/2021/global/asia/netflix-expansion-of-japanese-content-1235107911/

WWII ended in 1945, so this will take place just after the war.

Thanks! I hope the subber downloads all the episodes soon

I really like the OST but I can't find it anywhere - does anyone have any information about it?

There are 8 episodes altogether? I wonder when the raw of 7 and 8 will get uploaded....(and I wonder when we'll get subs for 5 and 6.) Oh duh, I just looked at the drama details and saw that it is indeed 8 episodes. Reading is a helpful skill to have....LOL

And like I said in a comment before this one, the articles on MDL are often written by and commented on by koreaboos. And just because I love J-dramas (and AiB in particular) it doesn’t mean I’m a weeb. It’s insulting, actually. Those of us who love J-dramas aren’t constantly on K-drama pages talking shit like you and some others are here.

Versus articles on MDL being written by and commented on by koreaboos? Ok.

Have you never watched The Hunger Games or The Handmaids Tale or many other dystopian shows based on novels)? There is usually a grotesque element to it, including people way overdressed and wearing heavy makeup. AiB fits that perfectly, imo. Also it is definitely just your opinion about the acting - I thought it was quite appropriate for the setting and situation.
One last thing - you say you live in Japan, but I for one still didn’t appreciate the “typical cheesy/goofy Japanese stuff” comment. That is one giant unhelpful stereotype.

I haven't seen Squid Game yet, (and I will), but I rated AiB a 10, so that's how I felt about it. It's honestly a classic in the making. The second half leads us into the second season and others here have expounded really well on the imagery and symbolism of both parts, so I don't have to.
But I will say that I haven't seen enough praise here for one of my favorite pairings in all of dramaland: Kento and Tao. They continue to play off each other so, so well and it's easy to see that it's their third pairing.

Also, Murakami Nijiro deserves every word of praise that he gets!! He is absolutely possessed by Chishiya.

Thanks for this great article!

Exactly! :-)

I usually agree with your reviews, but I strongly disagree with this one. :-) I still respect your opinion immensely and look forward to your next review!

This wins for best comment! I wish we had a way to save comments because I want to go over what you said as I rewatch AiB (for the tenth time.)

You totally missed the point of the second half then.

Reading some of these comments, I didn't expect much, but I actually liked it. Some of the episodes were cautionary tales, and some were just reality for a lot of people.

Did you really call the FL in the first episodes a slut?

Men do it all the time, and are hardly called out for it, so there's that. Also she wasn't portrayed as a saint at all - in fact, she got yelled at constantly and then got doxxed online.