Might be difficult for casual watch if you're not familiar with history... a lot of time-skip would make you feel lost with the story....the pace was slow and skippy for most of the part except for when Clara's character was in where things became a bit more dramatic but it's somehow felt inconsistent with the overall style....
It's an okay watch. The mystery part felt a bit off at some point in the middle of the series but you would get an explanation in the last episode however it was predictable and some parts weren't consistent with what have been shown in earlier episodes. 7.5/10
Nice one! Apart from the cuteness, this movie is great for giving awareness on depression and how surrounding people should react on a patient. Very informative!
Good drama with a bit of slice of life feel in several earlier episodes. In later part the focus was more on politics, but some funny/comedic moments from the earlier part were still carried forward in some of the scenes. The best highlight of this drama is definitely the Miyazaki x Sakai pairing. For history lover, this is one of those dramas that talked about Bakumatsu from the perspective of Tokugawa unlike many dramas of this era that are focusing more on people outside of shogunate. Unfortunately it was from the perspective of women in the Ooku, so many Tokugawa related important events were not explained in details...
It's episodic drama that could turn south if not written properly. However, the order of death cases was done just nicely with no individual story overpowering the other. All in all it has balance emotion throughout the series. Not something you would call a masterpiece, but I think this drama is good enough to make you stay until the last episode. 8/10
Overall not a bad drama with good production value plus amazing scenery....but story-wise it has spot ON and OFF moments with certain part being draggy. The script was also trying to over-rationalized the issues presented in the drama that it felt too meh at times especially during the final episode.... 7.5/10
Not bad movie with some comedic and serious moments. Although it could be better without the poor, comedy purpose CGI fight. Overall it's enjoyable even if you're not a fan of Ohno. 7.5/10
Very light movie perfect for casual watch....nothing fancy in here, not so much on the political side and not many indirect messages that you need to digest after watching...suitable for family as well 8/10
To be honest and fair, this drama is as good as any other Japanese family dramas. It has a good feeling and writing in it, with topics mostly related to family. What I like the most is the arguments presented by Mitsuru and his family members were all valid. Don't expect some out of this world plot though..
On the downside however, it lacks of dramatic moments IMO which could turn this into something memorable except for the scene during the marathon in the last episode... That one alone was brilliant, although it might look cheezy...
Overall, it's a good drama and highly recommended to everyone. 8.5/10
Finally finished watching this. There are few issues that I will write in spoiler below.
The bad: 1. Unnecessarily and cheaply riding on the popularity of 3 nen A gumi. And what with every class member appear as cameo on each episode??? 2. The mystery looks promising and interesting at the beginning, but the way they unfold it sometimes felt funny (waraeneei yooo!!!) 3. Too many plot twists that just felt lame and laughable at times despite they're not part of comedies of the show. 4. Despite trying to outsmart and impressed viewer with plot twists, some of the twists are cliche and predictable. 5. Judging from the ending, there's possibility they would make an SP or Movie, which totally unnecessary 6. Not realistic considering Japan police don't simply fire their gun. They should create parallel world (like Atami no Sousakan) if they want to do something like this 7. Last episode was too preachy with morals and so on...after all that unethical conducts??
The good: 1. Wow!! This drama has many well known actors...it looks like they enjoyed their acting as they could brush up their skills more with something like this 2. Most actors done well to balance out Kaku Kento's overacting 3. Second part of the drama (ep6 onward) felt much more calming to watch (if you know what I mean) 4. The fighting scene might help you stay with the drama
After all, this is an amazing drama and the writing (especially for Kuwano's character) is consistent with what…
I really wish some characters from S1 would make a cameo, especially Kaneda...but unfortunately it did not happen, but we do have special lines dedicated for them in the dialogues: 1. Hayakawa Sensei: When Kuwano is sent to the hospital, he said to his bro in law not to tell the woman doctor 2. Michiru (Kuninaka's character): Kuwano said to Madoka he would save a sick person even if he has to enter through the veranda 3. Kaneda: There was missed-call from Kaneda in episode 7, in ep9 there's car model drove by Kaneda in S1, in ep10 Yakumaru met Kaneda in countryside...
After all, this is an amazing drama and the writing (especially for Kuwano's character) is consistent with what we have seen in S1. My only regret is that, see below:
I don't care about what are in the list as they are popular dramas list not good/excellent dramas list. My only concern though, is the overall style of this video which in my opinion could be improved next time... 1. Please make the video's duration shorter unless if you have a voice over 2. Please use more suitable song/music for chart-like video 3. Please use Stereo version of the music...those used in this video are all (intentionally/unintentionally) sounded Mono
It's not that I have any recommendation actually, but somehow you know...when I see strange things on the internet, I just couldn't help myrself from commenting/asking...LoL I hope you can forgive me about that...haha
No worries! It's you list. I was just curious when I saw the number 10k. Because as I wrote on my edited comment above, even a popular Jdrama only has 5k watchers.
7.5/10
For history lover, this is one of those dramas that talked about Bakumatsu from the perspective of Tokugawa unlike many dramas of this era that are focusing more on people outside of shogunate. Unfortunately it was from the perspective of women in the Ooku, so many Tokugawa related important events were not explained in details...
8/10
7.5/10
8/10
On the downside however, it lacks of dramatic moments IMO which could turn this into something memorable except for the scene during the marathon in the last episode... That one alone was brilliant, although it might look cheezy...
Overall, it's a good drama and highly recommended to everyone.
8.5/10
1. Unnecessarily and cheaply riding on the popularity of 3 nen A gumi. And what with every class member appear as cameo on each episode???
2. The mystery looks promising and interesting at the beginning, but the way they unfold it sometimes felt funny (waraeneei yooo!!!)
3. Too many plot twists that just felt lame and laughable at times despite they're not part of comedies of the show.
4. Despite trying to outsmart and impressed viewer with plot twists, some of the twists are cliche and predictable.
5. Judging from the ending, there's possibility they would make an SP or Movie, which totally unnecessary
6. Not realistic considering Japan police don't simply fire their gun. They should create parallel world (like Atami no Sousakan) if they want to do something like this
7. Last episode was too preachy with morals and so on...after all that unethical conducts??
The good:
1. Wow!! This drama has many well known actors...it looks like they enjoyed their acting as they could brush up their skills more with something like this
2. Most actors done well to balance out Kaku Kento's overacting
3. Second part of the drama (ep6 onward) felt much more calming to watch (if you know what I mean)
4. The fighting scene might help you stay with the drama
1. Hayakawa Sensei: When Kuwano is sent to the hospital, he said to his bro in law not to tell the woman doctor
2. Michiru (Kuninaka's character): Kuwano said to Madoka he would save a sick person even if he has to enter through the veranda
3. Kaneda: There was missed-call from Kaneda in episode 7, in ep9 there's car model drove by Kaneda in S1, in ep10 Yakumaru met Kaneda in countryside...
However, there's no reference to Sawazaki
1. Please make the video's duration shorter unless if you have a voice over
2. Please use more suitable song/music for chart-like video
3. Please use Stereo version of the music...those used in this video are all (intentionally/unintentionally) sounded Mono
It's not that I have any recommendation actually, but somehow you know...when I see strange things on the internet, I just couldn't help myrself from commenting/asking...LoL I hope you can forgive me about that...haha