Rahsia Alam

First half is boring.
2nd half is better
The conflict can be written better. and Genki's acting is mid. 6.5/10

Watching this is so stressful. I feel like I wanna slap everyone. I think it just matter of taste since I dont think the production is bad. 6/10

A lot of people share the same opinion as yours. I saw a lot of comments on social media where those who didn't like the Thai version found this watchable (me included)

This drama is not bad and it ends at ep9. Netflix has this as 10ep and that last ep is mostly just flashbacks. like 95% of them. LMAO.

Japan is champion of dry romance. The romance is so dry ... like usual and Im used to it. LMAO. But given that most Japanese marriage is called Transaction marriage, it does make sense since romance is just secondary element of this drama.

The real element is Mei, the FL who is bad doing housework and ace in her company and her sales area, only to be dethrone one of the possible love interest Todokoro.

The fact she has more than 1 love interest in this drama yet the romance is still dry is something unique to Japan. Haha. I do enjoy this drama though. 7.5/10

For a short drama, this is surprisingly good.

I guess because it is short that it does not dragging the plot.

Ex police turns into private detective turns into someone who fulfill the last wishes of terminal ill person. Although it is more like bringing the sick person to destination they want. Each person has their own story to tell and it somehow connecting the story from one another

Nobody expects toku to have good acting. It is kid show. So even bad acting will not looking that bad. But drama is different. I dont think their acting are bad but I do think Kanade's actor mostly has 1 expression that he always uses which is keeping his eyes wide open for every reaction. But other than that, I am fine with their acting. pretty standard for Jdrama especially the dead fish kiss, Jdrama specialty.

Good drama. 7/10

But I cannot pass the obvious propaganda behind making the hospital's pharmacist to be seen as someone that really important. Im not a doctor or pharmacist but let be honest, how many hospital pharmacist is like Aoi? Do drug store/pharmacy pharmacist really that bad? in my real experience as patient (well not in Japan obv), Hospital pharmacist rarely involved with patient beyond the dispenser counter. Unlike pharmacy's pharmacist, they actually do a lot more small talk with patient. Also doctor is not absolute. I watch doctor and pharmacist in the hospital arguing about med dosage. So maybe this issue is more prevalent in Japan.

Also yes, someone like Aoi that focusing on just 1 patient is not ideal. Hospital admit a lot of patient in a day.

Watching this drama is a little bit frustrating especially with the sister. But it still a good watch with roller coaster rider plot. 7/10

Hahaha. A comedic Police Jdrama. It was done so well. At first it kinda feels a bit repetitive on how they always choose the easiest target and unlikely be the main suspect but after few eps, they mixed it up which I really appreciated.

I cant stop laughing watching the entire drama. Usually when it is comedic Police drama, it always about a group of useless police lead by smart police who chose the most functional one as his/her partner. But this is just about 2 Detectives who likes to slack off work but they actually brilliant detective.

Also I love Tsukiga and Ikiri bromance. Despite them being just supporting role, they really play important role as Takano and Yonaka rival. They just dont write them as incompetent, it just they Tsukiga is super unlucky.

8.5/10

You can found this internationally in an App call Dramawave.
If you dont want to spend money, just do the daily eps unlock with watching ads. I think 20eps for whole app per day

I saw Koshiba Yuka and I immediately thought she might be a damsel in distress and annoying like her few characters she has acted before in this drama and turned out it is. Talking about typecasting.

Anyway, I kinda hate her character. she was suffocated to watch. But the youkais , the priest and the boss making this drama funny make me able to get through this. The ending is so predictable.
6.5/10

Some times, people has thing they like and other people might judge them for it. This drama is exactly that. Showing the strunggle of few ossan trying to escape life with cute thing they like but afraid to admit due to judgement. And finding friends that you can share your hobby is very important. I like the bromance in this drama.
7.5/10

It is cringe no doubt. When I saw it is JE jr drama, I thought this will have a very bad acting. Surprisingly, they are decent. Well .. it is HS drama. Not that hard. But let be honest, the character that carries this show is Sanpei, acted by Hakata Hanamura which sadly has no profile entry on MDL.
Also that girl journalism is BS and nobody in the drama actually strongly call out for the club BS except few mention by the main characters

But it was fun to watch. I did laugh watching the main group stupidity
6.5/10

Well ..... in Japanese, the nipple is called Oppai. Op-pai (as in pi sounds)
So that Pi reference is Akafuji censoring the Pai in Op-pi which is why you see in the drama, they censored Hajima's nipple every time it is Akafuji POV

Ayase Haruka english .... at least she is trying. I was trying so hard to understand her
It was funny and them talking about parents need support system ... well might be true in current situation especially in Japan. Her robotic behaviour still a turn off. But nevertheless, still enjoyable. 7/10

The acting was great. Yes, all people can go and try to be policeman but not all qualify to do so. Some might not agree with what the instructor was doing but then again not everything going to be be flower and rainbow. 8/10

I didnt think I will like this more than I was expecting. I like the journey of the dad trying to understand his son although some might say it was too late. 7.5/10

I wish I love this more but the pace is very .... slow and it is a docu-drama.
I think this drama will appeal more toward architect as they are talking about building
5/10

Okay. I was thinking that this must be another meh HS drama that we usually get. But I was wrong. This drama talked about a lot of teenage issue
- Being a little bit masculine girl
- Mommy issue
- Abandonment
- Manipulation
- Unmanly boy
As Asian, I found they dealt with this issue better than most Jdrama. This exceed my expectation. 8/10

It was short. The mystery a good mix of good and average. Nothing really special but still a good watch nonetheless. 6.5/10