Overall this is a good entertaining watch but not necessarily a good Taiga drama. It is from the same writer who wrote Confidence Man JP and Legal High so you could expect some of the non-serious moments in the script, with lots of comedic-relief-characters. The writing was modern with that "backstory came in after some episodes" as well as "dedicated episode for the side characters" kind of style. It is fresh and if this is your first Taiga drama you would definitely like it. 48 episodes fly in a blink of eye and it's binge-worthy if you have time to spare.
However for those who are expecting historical closeness (I won't say accuracy), you might be disappointed with this series. If you're not familiar with what happened during Sengoku Era, you might not want to use this drama as your source of info. The writer changed too many things especially the characters motivations. I won't elaborate as many couldn't watch this with English Sub (yet). At the same time he had to skip too many things as well to suit the newly rewrote characters.
The one good thing about this drama is that everyone did their best in the acting. Even Matsumoto Jun did well playing the older Ieyasu role, which I didn't expect he could judging from the first few episodes. Kitagawa Keiko was the MVP in this drama....no contest!
On an unrelated note, I watched with JP caption so I might have missed lots of powerful conversations especially towards the end. Thankfully it will have Eng, Sub next year according to NGN....maybe I will re-watch again at the end of the year when the sub is complete.
it takes a talent to show tsukiyama incident, one of the most interesting and mysterious moments in ieyasu's story,…
Sorry for replying an old comment, but yeah it was such a bad writing on the incident. I watched Legend and Butterfly, which is also by the same writer and I think this writer is trying hard to include feminism element in his script. Sorry if the word feminism in my comment offended anyone.
Ironically in the Sena case, the ideal world suggested by her isn't even relatable in the modern world. It was purely naive and if alliance what she was talking about it was already done many times during their time and earlier. The writer must have been forgotten about the Takeda-Imagawa-Hojo pact.
To make things more laughable is the fact that everyone in Tokugawa was buying on the idea. I was face palming with the faking war to tricked the Odas.
Earlier before the incident there was the cliched/overused idea of "world would be at peace if women do politics". That's why I personally think this writer is forcing feminism in his writing. It's such a shame because he does good comedies like Legal High and Confidence Man...maybe he isn't good in historical writing. Yeah his politic writing is weak too.
Aloha. Where Can I Watch This With English Translation? Mahalo.
If you scroll down the comments you will find somebody shared the website of the fansubber. It's locked community that you have to join first to have access to English subtitle....that apparently isn't opened for new intake....lol
This drama wasn't bad. It has interesting premise, good cast and a potential to at least match the former 3 Nen A Gumi. However like others have mentioned, the execution was not so aligned with what most people would have in mind before watching it.
Personally I was expecting a more darker drama with lots of suspense and thrill. But they have the script that gave too much focus on the dialogues that the drama turned into preachy with some long confusing sentences (with over the top BGM during the conversation)...LOL.
The director also didn't exploit the suspense element well IMO. The first episode failed to leave an impression on me. So the 2nd and third. Only Episode 4 made me "feel" this drama. The remaining was surprisingly better though and they made up for the weak first 3 episodes. So if you want to watch this but afraid by the comments please bare in mind it will eventually become better as the episode progresses.
Overall I rated this 7/10 but that's mainly because of its poor entertainment value. The plot, dialogues, and acting were pretty good though.
This was just an average drama in my opinion. It's watchable but nothing stood out from the plot or acting performances. I don't understand the rave about it being the better drama of the season or even the year. The character was typical in any Japanese drama featuring idol. It has been done countless of time already with folks like Yamapi or Kame. Other characters were also stereotyped. The antagonist was your usual one too.
The business part was too simplistic with plot of conveniences written to make Haru's intelligence stood out. It reminds me of The Confidence Man JP, but the former was done rightly with sufficient amount of comedy and less seriousness unlike in Trillion Game. Someone recommended Liar Game. I would say Akiyama in Liar Game was way cooler without screaming "I'm your eyecandy" every single time you turn and smile. And Haru was nowhere near Akiyama in terms of intellectual. He was just making random plan in a roundabout way just to look smart for things that could've been done in a more straightforward way...lol
Overall like I said above, this drama is watchable. It has that "thing" that will pull you until the last episode. You won't waste your time if you already started. BUT at the same time, it has nothing to make you feel you're missing out if you don't watch this. Unless you've been watching series of bad dramas before come to this one, you wouldn't even call Trillion Game a hidden gem.
I like TV series about software and pirated software. Example: "Bloody Monday"Banks and large companies generally…
Haha lol...this drama requires viewer to close one eye on the technicality of things. If we want to talk logic, the very fist scene of Haru going down the building without harness is already a "cartoon"...well understandably it was a manga.
Great review! Could you recommend other recent dramas like this? Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai was similar and very…
Lol I had to revisit the page to see my review and comment.
I guess the user who recommended the drama here, @bossmama really made a good comparison between the two.
Personally I liked Spark a lot that I rated it 9/10. Konto was more episodic-styled kind of drama, while Spark was a long story divided into episodes. Konto was more on the fun, friendship, youth, side of POV. Spark was more depressing and showing harsh reality. Spark was slow paced so maybe it needs a right mood before watching.
Great review! Could you recommend other recent dramas like this? Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai was similar and very…
We have our own MDL forum, but it is not as active. If you have something you might want to post there. Hopefully some users will response if the topic piqued their interest. https://kisskh.at/discussions
Great review! Could you recommend other recent dramas like this? Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai was similar and very…
Thanks for reading my short review. If you like Taiga you may want to check "Hatsukoi no Akuma" and "Kisetsu no nai Machi". His older drama "Yutori desu ga" was also good and fast pace, but he played the intentionally annoying support role...lol. The drama was interesting and funny though.
If you want friendship drama with multiple main characters: Anone Saikou no Rikon Quartet 2017 (not my favorite but it received lots of love from other fans) Kazoku Boshu Shimasu (Taiga played main role but I think the drama was just okay...you may or not like it though) Kangoku no Ohimesama Kisarazu's Cats Eye (old drama though)
Dramas that I watched this year that I think is good but did not share the same theme as Konto ga Hajimaru: Maiko-san chi no Makanai-san (very pure slice of life but very captivating) Brush-up life (smart writing and attention to details) 0.5 no Otoko
The good:1. Very high production value2. Good acting performance, good directing3. Nice scenery, architecture…
1. Not so effective Nobunaga-Nohime characters writing. The "female domineering" felt unnatural and forced. The writer could've at least learned from Toshiie and Matsu if that is the kind of relationship he wanted. 2. Their attempt to focus on romance seemed like not so successful. I guess the one in Nobunaga Concerto was more sweet and cheer-able if you want a fictional relationship between the two. 3. Because the focus was on the romance, they cut-shorted on the other part of the story, like Nobunaga's retainer/vassal affair, Nobunaga's revolutionary but controversy ideas (with the help of his vassals), and other popular/unpopular decisions that lead to the events they have in the movie. 4. Akechi's character felt weird as an opportunist.
The good: 1. Very high production value 2. Good acting performance, good directing 3. Nice scenery, architecture and costumes 4. The time jump was made clear so the transition didn't feel weird unlike other J-movie with time/event jumps...lol
It's amazing they can retain most of the actors as well as retaining the overall feeling of the original series. I mean the last season was in 2006. Some people might do remake with different actors already. Because of that I rated this 9/10.
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However for those who are expecting historical closeness (I won't say accuracy), you might be disappointed with this series. If you're not familiar with what happened during Sengoku Era, you might not want to use this drama as your source of info. The writer changed too many things especially the characters motivations. I won't elaborate as many couldn't watch this with English Sub (yet). At the same time he had to skip too many things as well to suit the newly rewrote characters.
The one good thing about this drama is that everyone did their best in the acting. Even Matsumoto Jun did well playing the older Ieyasu role, which I didn't expect he could judging from the first few episodes. Kitagawa Keiko was the MVP in this drama....no contest!
On an unrelated note, I watched with JP caption so I might have missed lots of powerful conversations especially towards the end. Thankfully it will have Eng, Sub next year according to NGN....maybe I will re-watch again at the end of the year when the sub is complete.
Ironically in the Sena case, the ideal world suggested by her isn't even relatable in the modern world. It was purely naive and if alliance what she was talking about it was already done many times during their time and earlier. The writer must have been forgotten about the Takeda-Imagawa-Hojo pact.
To make things more laughable is the fact that everyone in Tokugawa was buying on the idea. I was face palming with the faking war to tricked the Odas.
Earlier before the incident there was the cliched/overused idea of "world would be at peace if women do politics". That's why I personally think this writer is forcing feminism in his writing. It's such a shame because he does good comedies like Legal High and Confidence Man...maybe he isn't good in historical writing. Yeah his politic writing is weak too.
Personally I was expecting a more darker drama with lots of suspense and thrill. But they have the script that gave too much focus on the dialogues that the drama turned into preachy with some long confusing sentences (with over the top BGM during the conversation)...LOL.
The director also didn't exploit the suspense element well IMO. The first episode failed to leave an impression on me. So the 2nd and third. Only Episode 4 made me "feel" this drama. The remaining was surprisingly better though and they made up for the weak first 3 episodes. So if you want to watch this but afraid by the comments please bare in mind it will eventually become better as the episode progresses.
Overall I rated this 7/10 but that's mainly because of its poor entertainment value. The plot, dialogues, and acting were pretty good though.
The business part was too simplistic with plot of conveniences written to make Haru's intelligence stood out. It reminds me of The Confidence Man JP, but the former was done rightly with sufficient amount of comedy and less seriousness unlike in Trillion Game. Someone recommended Liar Game. I would say Akiyama in Liar Game was way cooler without screaming "I'm your eyecandy" every single time you turn and smile. And Haru was nowhere near Akiyama in terms of intellectual. He was just making random plan in a roundabout way just to look smart for things that could've been done in a more straightforward way...lol
Overall like I said above, this drama is watchable. It has that "thing" that will pull you until the last episode. You won't waste your time if you already started. BUT at the same time, it has nothing to make you feel you're missing out if you don't watch this. Unless you've been watching series of bad dramas before come to this one, you wouldn't even call Trillion Game a hidden gem.
I guess the user who recommended the drama here, @bossmama really made a good comparison between the two.
Personally I liked Spark a lot that I rated it 9/10. Konto was more episodic-styled kind of drama, while Spark was a long story divided into episodes. Konto was more on the fun, friendship, youth, side of POV. Spark was more depressing and showing harsh reality. Spark was slow paced so maybe it needs a right mood before watching.
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If you want friendship drama with multiple main characters:
Anone
Saikou no Rikon
Quartet 2017 (not my favorite but it received lots of love from other fans)
Kazoku Boshu Shimasu (Taiga played main role but I think the drama was just okay...you may or not like it though)
Kangoku no Ohimesama
Kisarazu's Cats Eye (old drama though)
Dramas that I watched this year that I think is good but did not share the same theme as Konto ga Hajimaru:
Maiko-san chi no Makanai-san (very pure slice of life but very captivating)
Brush-up life (smart writing and attention to details)
0.5 no Otoko
2. Their attempt to focus on romance seemed like not so successful. I guess the one in Nobunaga Concerto was more sweet and cheer-able if you want a fictional relationship between the two.
3. Because the focus was on the romance, they cut-shorted on the other part of the story, like Nobunaga's retainer/vassal affair, Nobunaga's revolutionary but controversy ideas (with the help of his vassals), and other popular/unpopular decisions that lead to the events they have in the movie.
4. Akechi's character felt weird as an opportunist.
1. Very high production value
2. Good acting performance, good directing
3. Nice scenery, architecture and costumes
4. The time jump was made clear so the transition didn't feel weird unlike other J-movie with time/event jumps...lol
The bad: (in spoiler below)