I really enjoyed this! I actually watched in American, as the J-dub just doesn't fit the mouth movements. Luffy has a Mexican accent, but you quickly get used to it. Sanjii has this massively irritating London Roadman accent that just grates, whilst Garp & Zeff put on Scottish accents to seem like really hard men!
My main criticism is that it is only 8 episodes long. There should have been a J-Dorama season of 11, or US/UK season of 13, then we could have acquired Chopper, and done the Loguetown arc with Smoker, and finished at the Reverse Mountain entrance to the Grand Line.
My minor criticism is that Emily Rudd is obviously much older than Nami is supposed to be. Now there is nothing wrong with making Nami an older wiser character to temper the youthful attitudes of the rest of the crew, but honestly, the flashback- "8 years ago..." 15 or 16 would have been more believable, and actually show how hard and how long Nami worked.
The ending is terrible, pretty much the exact opposite of how the manga plays out. I found it shocking, although it was sort of predictable from the changes made compared to the manga.
Is it just me or does the plot really sounds similar to Usagi Drop?
There must be loads the same, I've seen Usagi Drop, Kazoku no Uta (2012) with Odagiri Joe and My Girl (2009)- most unsatisfactory ending that one, I put it in a spoiler.
Usagi Drop (manga) is not as bad as My Girl (2009) where the ML is the father, spends the entire series bonding with his daughter, then just abandons her at the end to go off to America to pursue his dreams. Now that actually shocked me, in the manga he did the opposite, made sacrifices for her and brought her up as a proper parent.
Usagi drop isn't the ending we wanted, ( Daikichi getting together with the single mom, then Rin could have a relationship with her step brother and we could be outraged by that instead) but it isn't as bad as people make out, it wasn't as if Daikichi was grooming her or that they were blood relatives. Look up Westermarck Effect, Rin was 6 when she met Daikichi.
I loved the anime, but I'm worried about how they are going to adapt the ending here...
With how much they've changed it so far, literally anything could happen.
My money is on him becoming an item with Hina's "single parent" mother who has an extra appearance written into every episode. Handa is older, and is more of a father figure than in the manga.
I think she must be related to the director in some way, it took an addition to the story to give her her appearance in episode #3. Let's see what part she gets in #4.
I've just watched the first episode, and it was ok, compared to the manga & anime there are some significant changes (e.g. Hina's mother*, no hospital ghost, no kancho). Sugino Yosuke doesn't seem confident in the role to me, maybe he will improve as the series goes on, but Miyazaki Ririsa gave an excellent performance as Naru.
*I hope this change isn't setting a flag for later... EDIT: Hina's mother appears significantly in episode #2, replacing what happens in the manga/anime- hmmm....
I watched the anime a lot of years ago, i dont remember anything so, the first episode was good.Handa is 27 right?…
I don't know whether it is because Sugino Yosuke can't pass for 23, or because the flag set by the nurse becoming Hina's (single parent) mother will become significant, depends on how far from the manga it is going.
I've just completed this, I'm not really sure what to think.The acting was very good, and I was impressed by the…
I couldn't believe episode 8, how Nozomi could change in zero time, and go from crying on the street with everything in a shopping bag to living as the men in grey in a massive flat filled with expensive IT equipment.
I lean towards the idea that the whole series happens inside her head and she is institutionalised somewhere.
If she isn't Yuuto certainly dodged a bullet! (rule #1: never stick ..................)
I've ordered a copy of Momo by Michael Ende, I'll give it a read and see if Nozomi was basing the entire delusion on the book.
I've just completed this, I'm not really sure what to think. The acting was very good, and I was impressed by the make-up that made the mother and father, both in their mid fifties look like they were 30 (I need some)
The first few episodes were great, then episode 8 is just unbelievable. 10 is a reasonable ending though.
Have to say I'm enjoying this. Takito Kenichi plays yet another detective role, you know where you are when he is a detective :) (I haven't got over not realising it was him in Gokushufudo)
The acting is good, the scenery is good, the music is great and the car! - what's not to like?
I also started watching this after seeing Fuuto PI.
Phillip & Shotaro are just like their anime counterparts. Akiko isn't as good as in the anime. She dresses like she is 12 (frilly miniskirts & half mast leggings) and mostly behaves like she is too, childishly interfering with investigations and pouting when clients mistake her for a middle schooler.
The Power Rangeresque posing takes a bit of getting used to, but once your expectations align with what you get it is enjoyable enough, just don't get frustrated by the blinding incompetence of Shotaro, who couldn't detect his way to the opening of a paper bag.
Nice to see cameos from other popular actors of the time too, like Shibuya from Magisuka Gakuen
I've seen two episodes, and I'm quite enjoying it so far, but once again the Police fail to investigate anything…
Takeru's ridiculous story about the Bad Guy somehow shooting himself (again!!!) when it is obvious that Takeru shot him then put the gun in his hand should have been disproven by simply testing Takeru and the Bad Guy for gunshot residue.
Unless Takeru had spent the afternoon at the shooting range he would be clean, and the bad guy covered in it which would rather suggest Something Is Going On.
I actually watched in American, as the J-dub just doesn't fit the mouth movements.
Luffy has a Mexican accent, but you quickly get used to it.
Sanjii has this massively irritating London Roadman accent that just grates, whilst Garp & Zeff put on Scottish accents to seem like really hard men!
My main criticism is that it is only 8 episodes long. There should have been a J-Dorama season of 11, or US/UK season of 13, then we could have acquired Chopper, and done the Loguetown arc with Smoker, and finished at the Reverse Mountain entrance to the Grand Line.
My minor criticism is that Emily Rudd is obviously much older than Nami is supposed to be.
Now there is nothing wrong with making Nami an older wiser character to temper the youthful attitudes of the rest of the crew, but honestly, the flashback- "8 years ago..." 15 or 16 would have been more believable, and actually show how hard and how long Nami worked.
Usagi drop isn't the ending we wanted, ( Daikichi getting together with the single mom, then Rin could have a relationship with her step brother and we could be outraged by that instead) but it isn't as bad as people make out, it wasn't as if Daikichi was grooming her or that they were blood relatives. Look up Westermarck Effect, Rin was 6 when she met Daikichi.
My money is on him becoming an item with Hina's "single parent" mother who has an extra appearance written into every episode. Handa is older, and is more of a father figure than in the manga.
Sugino Yosuke doesn't seem confident in the role to me, maybe he will improve as the series goes on, but Miyazaki Ririsa gave an excellent performance as Naru.
*I hope this change isn't setting a flag for later...
EDIT: Hina's mother appears significantly in episode #2, replacing what happens in the manga/anime- hmmm....
I lean towards the idea that the whole series happens inside her head and she is institutionalised somewhere.
If she isn't Yuuto certainly dodged a bullet! (rule #1: never stick ..................)
I've ordered a copy of Momo by Michael Ende, I'll give it a read and see if Nozomi was basing the entire delusion on the book.
The acting was very good, and I was impressed by the make-up that made the mother and father, both in their mid fifties look like they were 30 (I need some)
The first few episodes were great, then episode 8 is just unbelievable.
10 is a reasonable ending though.
I spoilerd what I think about it.
Takito Kenichi plays yet another detective role, you know where you are when he is a detective :)
(I haven't got over not realising it was him in Gokushufudo)
The acting is good, the scenery is good, the music is great and the car! - what's not to like?
Phillip & Shotaro are just like their anime counterparts. Akiko isn't as good as in the anime. She dresses like she is 12 (frilly miniskirts & half mast leggings) and mostly behaves like she is too, childishly interfering with investigations and pouting when clients mistake her for a middle schooler.
The Power Rangeresque posing takes a bit of getting used to, but once your expectations align with what you get it is enjoyable enough, just don't get frustrated by the blinding incompetence of Shotaro, who couldn't detect his way to the opening of a paper bag.
Nice to see cameos from other popular actors of the time too, like Shibuya from Magisuka Gakuen
Unless Takeru had spent the afternoon at the shooting range he would be clean, and the bad guy covered in it which would rather suggest Something Is Going On.