Once I got over the high pitched voice of the main actress (for me Maki-chan was better) I liked this version in many ways better than the original.
It made me laugh because it was genuinely funny, unlike the original, where 70% of the time I was laughing from confusing wtf moments (rocking horse!?).
This Nakatsu, while not being as epic as Ikuta Toma's, was also much sweeter and not so mean to Mizuki at first, which always annoyed me in the original, so for me he was better.
Sano's character was also improved (more like the manga, instead of him being a jerk for more than half the show) but the actor that played him IMO did't have the required sex appeal.
There is also much more of the side characters than in the first version, which I liked alot and is more like the manga. Kayashima in particular was great.
Those two and Mi Ho's cuteness are what kept me watching until the story picked up around episode 11. The last 6 episodes are much better than the first 10.
In the beginning I found Dae Woong difficult to like, but it got better in the later episodes
I really wanted to like this being big fans of Kimi wa Petto and JGS both, but found the only reason I could follow the story was because I knew what was going to happen. There's just too much story to fit into such a small amount of time.
Though parts of this were funny, for me the best part of the whole thing where the clips that ran durring the credits. The rest was not nearly as good for me as I had hoped.
When I saw him in Otomen I was shocked when, a few episodes in, I recognized him as Nakao from the original Hana Kimi. The stylists from that show (HK) should be shot for making such a good looking guy look so bad. He looked better in the special, but still no where near the smoking hot guy that he really is. Shame on them.
He was great in Otomen. I hope to see more of him in the future.
I love to hear him speaking English :)
I do think it was pretty lazy of them to use the same BGM as the original though....
It made me laugh because it was genuinely funny, unlike the original, where 70% of the time I was laughing from confusing wtf moments (rocking horse!?).
This Nakatsu, while not being as epic as Ikuta Toma's, was also much sweeter and not so mean to Mizuki at first, which always annoyed me in the original, so for me he was better.
Sano's character was also improved (more like the manga, instead of him being a jerk for more than half the show) but the actor that played him IMO did't have the required sex appeal.
There is also much more of the side characters than in the first version, which I liked alot and is more like the manga. Kayashima in particular was great.
I'm having Miura Shohei withdrawls.....maybe I'll watch Hana Kimi again
Be prepared for lots of toilet humor, though.
Love his voice too, completely angelic! I'll be watching his other dramas after seeing him in Heartstrings.
Those two and Mi Ho's cuteness are what kept me watching until the story picked up around episode 11. The last 6 episodes are much better than the first 10.
In the beginning I found Dae Woong difficult to like, but it got better in the later episodes
Though parts of this were funny, for me the best part of the whole thing where the clips that ran durring the credits. The rest was not nearly as good for me as I had hoped.
Also, sooooo pretty!
And Okada is hot and adorable! You can never get tired if seeing that guy in a kendo uniform.
Something about him reminds me of MatsuJun, not sure why.
Also the music was awesome. BGM was much better than the Japanese version (which I watched first, so I am not biased).
He was great in Otomen. I hope to see more of him in the future.