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What’s so endearing about this series is that its focus isn’t on boy’s love, but on the innocence of first love and all that it entails, especially when you don’t know how to express it well yet and are consumed by teen hormones and runaway thoughts that lead to impulsive actions, then trying to backtrack when your mind is somewhat settled. That’s clearly Amagi, but more subtly in Takara.
Takara-Kun and Amagi-kun is about teen first love and also happens to feature two boys who navigate through their feelings for each other while suffering from misunderstandings. Even so, the drama portrays a healthy relationship between the main couple while still being realistic to the characters’ age, they make small mistakes and learn with them, strengthening their relationship.
The best proof of their progress is how Amagi was so unsure of their relationship in the beginning and almost broke up with Takara, but at the end when proposed with a problem that might make him want to break up, he vehemently refused to, showing how much surer of his relationship he was.
The biggest issue for me was the awkward acting from the main characters. The acting was quite stiff and awkward throughout the show (though it got better in the second half). To be honest, I liked the actors who played Tanaka and Katori better. They felt more natural to watch. If you ignore the acting of the main characters, and enjoy it being mostly lighthearted teenage angst, you’ll likely enjoy the series.
I would be so happy if I had a friend like Katori. He's kind, supportive, protective, and not judgmental. I also liked Tanaka, who is quite different compared to Katori. I initially disliked Tanaka's character and wished he would go away, but as the episodes progressed I could see that he has a much deeper character compared to the rest and I loved that his character had development within the amount of screen time he was given. I honestly wish I could see Tanaka as the main character.
When it comes to the characters’ themselves, Amagi is so likeable, Takara on the other hand I had a hard time liking him in the first part of the first episode but as soon as they explained his character I began to love him just as much. They are opposites to each other. Amagi keeps inside his social boundary and isn’t ‘popular’, he is optimistic and not afraid to share his feelings.
Takara is the extrovert but to me they switch that, as Takara is put in the role of being popular but keeps to himself inside of his circle of popularity whereas Amagi seems to be more extroverted inside his group. Takara keeps his feelings back because he doesn’t want to overwhelm others. They really are opposites and I like how the dialogue showcased that.
Takara-Kun and Amagi-kun is about teen first love and also happens to feature two boys who navigate through their feelings for each other while suffering from misunderstandings. Even so, the drama portrays a healthy relationship between the main couple while still being realistic to the characters’ age, they make small mistakes and learn with them, strengthening their relationship.
The best proof of their progress is how Amagi was so unsure of their relationship in the beginning and almost broke up with Takara, but at the end when proposed with a problem that might make him want to break up, he vehemently refused to, showing how much surer of his relationship he was.
The biggest issue for me was the awkward acting from the main characters. The acting was quite stiff and awkward throughout the show (though it got better in the second half). To be honest, I liked the actors who played Tanaka and Katori better. They felt more natural to watch. If you ignore the acting of the main characters, and enjoy it being mostly lighthearted teenage angst, you’ll likely enjoy the series.
I would be so happy if I had a friend like Katori. He's kind, supportive, protective, and not judgmental. I also liked Tanaka, who is quite different compared to Katori. I initially disliked Tanaka's character and wished he would go away, but as the episodes progressed I could see that he has a much deeper character compared to the rest and I loved that his character had development within the amount of screen time he was given. I honestly wish I could see Tanaka as the main character.
When it comes to the characters’ themselves, Amagi is so likeable, Takara on the other hand I had a hard time liking him in the first part of the first episode but as soon as they explained his character I began to love him just as much. They are opposites to each other. Amagi keeps inside his social boundary and isn’t ‘popular’, he is optimistic and not afraid to share his feelings.
Takara is the extrovert but to me they switch that, as Takara is put in the role of being popular but keeps to himself inside of his circle of popularity whereas Amagi seems to be more extroverted inside his group. Takara keeps his feelings back because he doesn’t want to overwhelm others. They really are opposites and I like how the dialogue showcased that.
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