Personally, I would not recommend Toshi No Sakon to anyone because the relationship between the leads was creepy. The show could have discussed all sorts of issues married couples with a huge age gap face, but chose to have exes / 3rd parties constantly interfering in the leads relationship. I dropped it at E4.
Must watch recent Japanese dramas I would recommend, apart from the other two given by the author - Nijiro Karute Remolove Uchi No Musume Wa Kareshi Ga Dekinai Tengoku to Jigoku : 2 Psychos Ore No Ie No Hanashi Shitteru Waifu
E10. WOW I don't even know what to say. Tomo could not have had a better tribute written for him. You can see how much he is loved and just how much he will be missed. This was one of the most PERFECT finales ever! Thank you writer san and the entire team for this labour of love. Great mix of humour & heart, this was a beautiful drama through & through. Highly recommended!
This wasn't as romantic as the original. Nonetheless, this was a GOOD adaptation that maintained the essence of the original, while making it its own. I liked it. The one thing I must say this did better was keeping the emotions real without being melodramatic (which isn't a surprise given that this is from Japan) In this regard, this adaptation suits the sentiments of the modern day audience a lot more though the original will always be a classic with high nostalgic value.
Is this one have the same style as early 2000's Kudo Kankuro? (Kisarazu/IWGP)
Similar and different both. Its not as wacky or cheesy as Kisarazu & neither is it as funny as IGWP. I would say this is more heartwarming & emotional since it centers around a family though there are a lot of hilarious moments each episode.
Also this drama is one big tribute to Tomoya since this is his last so you'll see a lot of references to his iconic dramas & roles. In my opinion, this is a must watch if you're a fan of Tomoya & the screenwriter :)
Cut her some slack. She's a teenager. Also it was her first time being in a relationship. There is a reason why…
I guess to each his own. While I am close to 30 & nowhere near your or Mairu's age, I work with a lot of teens & I would say that I see many of them present similar issues.
Also in a country like Japan (or even some countries in SEA where I live), not having a boyfriend when you are close to 17 is ridiculed. It is an important source of validation and popularity. Thus the high rates of girls who get sexually active in their teens & end up in host clubs, or pregnancy & what not.
Mairu is also coming from the background of having been looked down for her appearance so it is normal (regardless of her age) to want to look for external sources of validation when she started to gain confidence in her looks.
Whether is teen or adults, trust me everybody knows rebound is bad but a lot of people do it nonetheless because they want to fill the void the previous relationship left. Mairu afterall only experienced love for the first time. Again I am speaking of this from experience because I see this day in & day out in my job.
I don't think what she did was stupid. What she did was emotional.
Won't comment on her tackiness - that's your view and I respect that even though I don't agree.
The show didn't make it clear. But I remember Mum mentioning that grandpa had an affair with a student while teaching.…
It's an interesting dilemma I'm facing with Grandpa.
Agreed, he's the only person who seems genuinely respectful & allows Mokomi to be who she is (without judgment), but at the same time, this very non-judgmental & free attitude of his went on to hurt his family when he had the affair.
Makes me realise how all of us have double standards. We don't want Mokomi to be judged but we judge Grandpa. I do appreciate that the nature of the instances are different. Grandpa's act was a mistake while Mokomi is not outrightly harming anyone. But still.. we tend to advocate non-judgment when our values are not in question. But the moment we have contradicting values, we condone / condemn another's actions.
Maybe Grandma really didn't have a problem & understood Grandpa? If that is the case, who are we to judge him really? Also it could very well be that the student seduced him first?
Idk ultimately we are all human the same.. and deserve love (maybe not from everyone, but from at least one person who can understand even when the whole world doesn't)
Im not gonna continue watching this show. I was rooting for the FL but then she cheated.It is really evident that…
Cut her some slack. She's a teenager. Also it was her first time being in a relationship. There is a reason why teens are said to be most prone to making mistakes & why it is known as a phase when kids tend to grow up.
She definitely didn't mean to cheat, but the break up was so new that she ended up responding to Naru's kiss. Of course I am not excusing her behaviour but at the end of the day, I appreciated her development in E6 when she decided to give herself time & not get into a relationship anymore. She wanted love so bad after her break up (which is normal) that she jumped into Mirai's arms when his confession came. Even then, I appreciated that she deliberated over it.
She is definitely not spineless. She owned up to her mistakes, didn't blame anyone & spoke to both guys honestly in E6. She hated herself for it, but she was courageous to move on & not engage in self pity or blame.
I don't see how she is tacky either. I don't personally like this word because it looks down on another person on the basis of their outer appearance.
Hoping for no unnecessary s*x scenes and then this season will be perfect
Why do so many people make it sound like the show had a lot of sex scenes? It really just had one sex scene & I don't think it was unnecessary. The sex scene wasn't even explicit. The woman wanted control & manipulated him through sex so that he would surrender to her. Desperate times call for desperate measures, as we all know.
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Must watch recent Japanese dramas I would recommend, apart from the other two given by the author -
Nijiro Karute
Remolove
Uchi No Musume Wa Kareshi Ga Dekinai
Tengoku to Jigoku : 2 Psychos
Ore No Ie No Hanashi
Shitteru Waifu
All these were FANTASTIC.
Great mix of humour & heart, this was a beautiful drama through & through. Highly recommended!
Also this drama is one big tribute to Tomoya since this is his last so you'll see a lot of references to his iconic dramas & roles. In my opinion, this is a must watch if you're a fan of Tomoya & the screenwriter :)
Also in a country like Japan (or even some countries in SEA where I live), not having a boyfriend when you are close to 17 is ridiculed. It is an important source of validation and popularity. Thus the high rates of girls who get sexually active in their teens & end up in host clubs, or pregnancy & what not.
Mairu is also coming from the background of having been looked down for her appearance so it is normal (regardless of her age) to want to look for external sources of validation when she started to gain confidence in her looks.
Whether is teen or adults, trust me everybody knows rebound is bad but a lot of people do it nonetheless because they want to fill the void the previous relationship left. Mairu afterall only experienced love for the first time. Again I am speaking of this from experience because I see this day in & day out in my job.
I don't think what she did was stupid. What she did was emotional.
Won't comment on her tackiness - that's your view and I respect that even though I don't agree.
Agreed, he's the only person who seems genuinely respectful & allows Mokomi to be who she is (without judgment), but at the same time, this very non-judgmental & free attitude of his went on to hurt his family when he had the affair.
Makes me realise how all of us have double standards. We don't want Mokomi to be judged but we judge Grandpa. I do appreciate that the nature of the instances are different. Grandpa's act was a mistake while Mokomi is not outrightly harming anyone. But still.. we tend to advocate non-judgment when our values are not in question. But the moment we have contradicting values, we condone / condemn another's actions.
Maybe Grandma really didn't have a problem & understood Grandpa? If that is the case, who are we to judge him really? Also it could very well be that the student seduced him first?
Idk ultimately we are all human the same.. and deserve love (maybe not from everyone, but from at least one person who can understand even when the whole world doesn't)
I'm just rambling...
She definitely didn't mean to cheat, but the break up was so new that she ended up responding to Naru's kiss. Of course I am not excusing her behaviour but at the end of the day, I appreciated her development in E6 when she decided to give herself time & not get into a relationship anymore. She wanted love so bad after her break up (which is normal) that she jumped into Mirai's arms when his confession came. Even then, I appreciated that she deliberated over it.
She is definitely not spineless. She owned up to her mistakes, didn't blame anyone & spoke to both guys honestly in E6. She hated herself for it, but she was courageous to move on & not engage in self pity or blame.
I don't see how she is tacky either. I don't personally like this word because it looks down on another person on the basis of their outer appearance.
I went back to watch E4 & you are right. The subs specifically mentioned 'former student' which I might have missed.
I skipped to E5 and you are right again that Mum could have been a teacher if she wanted to, but she didn't want all the ridicule.
One thing that is not clear is the former student's age. She could have just passed out of high school or could be older.