Fumiya’s painting made its reappearance 6 years later in another Nojima Shinji’s work - Lipstick (1999). it was displayed in an exhibition at around 9:59 in Episode 1 of Lipstick. I believe it was to suggest that Fumiya’s painting finally won something. Nice easter egg, as a fan it was exciting to spot that detail.
As for my thoughts on this drama, I found the character design very interesting. Not only the hairstyles and outfits distinguish everyone and their personality but also the use of colors is really fascinating, like how Koyuki mostly wears white outfits and Rina (the actress in Masaya’s hospital) mostly wears red outfits, showing the contrast of their personalities. And I could go on about the other characters as well.
Why is it that only 3 are named in the cast here? There were a lot of actors and actresses in the cast, including Sakurai Sachiko and Mikami Hiroshi who were the usual faces in Nojima Shinji’s dramas. I heard this one was really good. Not sure why it’s still not subbed and got so overlooked. I’d like to watch it someday. Please let me know if it’s being engsubbed somewhere.
if you're interested in the soundtracks, i suggest getting them from iTunes. it has 2 albums, the first one is named "Chugakusei Nikki Original Soundtrack" (28 tracks) and the second one is "Chugakusei Nikki Original Soundtrack Vol.2" (10 tracks). I'm sure you can find some of the tracks from Vol.1 anywhere but Vol.2 isn't widely shared. And trust me, the OST from this drama worth every damn penny. Like, i'm a sucker for film soundtracks/scores and i can't even remember when was the last time i heard an OST album this beautiful.
omg Hitomi (Kamiya’s girlfriend) was played by Hamasaki Ayumi!!!! I finished the whole drama and didn’t even realize who she was lmao she was so cute in this drama.
i can't believe i was going to drop this drama after Ep.2 because Hiro seemed to be too much of an annoying character, i doubted i could enjoy the drama. God, i'm so glad i didn't drop it. Starting from Ep.7, i couldn't stop crying til the end of the drama. Most of the main characters, they were too beautiful for the world they lived in TT__TT And the ending felt like a dream, i'm still not sure if that ending was real or not. i think i'm gonna write a review for this drama when my head has cooled down. I cried so much my head hurts lol
Full English hard subbed torrent is still alive on Nyaa. I'll help seeding for as long as i can. Go grab it if you want to watch it.
i did some research on Japanese Flowers’ Meaning sites. apparently, Dandelion’s meaning is 真心の愛 which can be translated to ‘wholehearted/sincere love’ and 別離 meaning ‘parting ways/farewell’, not ‘wishing for happiness’ as Misaki said. So Miyuki was right about him lying in that moment. TT__TT
i admit the past few years i had been ignoring this type of JDramas, the ones about teachers trying to win over students' hearts. I know they're good and touching dramas but having watched several of them, it started to feel repetitive and predictable. But i'm currently on a 90s' JDramas spree and seeing this one get praised so much, so i thought to myself 'Why not?' and i finally gave it a try.
And wow, i was not disappointed. it's really something huh. i enjoyed it a lot. Sorimachi Takashi was so great in this drama, i was impressed. Gotta love the bond they formed in that class, especially in the final episode, it makes you want to be in a class like that, with a homeroom teacher like him, they must be beautiful memories if it was real.
Annoying female lead and some side characters were even more annoying. I started this drama because of Toyokawa Etsushi and i really liked his character but i'm sorry, i have to drop.
It actually only has 11 episodes + 1 Special. The Special episode is 11-min long and contains interview, some play back scenes from the drama and a NEW 2 minutes special ending that took place some years AFTER the ending in the 11th episode. it's only 2 minutes though, but it's worth watching. if you're looking for the Special, you can download it at raredoramas. there's no sub for it but you should be able to understand most of that 2 mins if your Japanese is decent.
As for my thoughts of the drama, I love it. I don't really have any complaints tbh. I found myself yearning for more after each episode. I rooted for the characters to find happiness after what they had suffered. and boy, it was amazing.
And I find it quite interesting that almost 15-20 years after this drama, Toyokawa Etsushi was cast in Her Granddaughter and Natsukawa Yui was in Chuugakusei Nikki. if you have watched Aoi Tori, Her Granddaughter and Chuugakusei Nikki then you'll see what i mean.
The synopsis spoils way too much and very misleading at the same time. The drama doesn’t just revolve around 2 characters. So many things happen in it, i still can’t believe they managed to put all that in just 12 episodes. That was a lot to take, i really shouldn’t have watched it in one go.
I read somewhere that this is the darkest Jpn drama ever made, and yes it sure is dark, enough to make me not want to see it ever again. i have to admit the drama as a whole was excellent though, the performances were exceptional, even the for supporting characters. The Sunada sisters are probably 2 of the strongest female leads i’ve ever seen in Jpn dramas.
As for my thoughts on this drama, I found the character design very interesting. Not only the hairstyles and outfits distinguish everyone and their personality but also the use of colors is really fascinating, like how Koyuki mostly wears white outfits and Rina (the actress in Masaya’s hospital) mostly wears red outfits, showing the contrast of their personalities. And I could go on about the other characters as well.
Good drama. Real classic!
And trust me, the OST from this drama worth every damn penny. Like, i'm a sucker for film soundtracks/scores and i can't even remember when was the last time i heard an OST album this beautiful.
Full English hard subbed torrent is still alive on Nyaa. I'll help seeding for as long as i can. Go grab it if you want to watch it.
And wow, i was not disappointed. it's really something huh. i enjoyed it a lot. Sorimachi Takashi was so great in this drama, i was impressed. Gotta love the bond they formed in that class, especially in the final episode, it makes you want to be in a class like that, with a homeroom teacher like him, they must be beautiful memories if it was real.
As for my thoughts of the drama, I love it. I don't really have any complaints tbh. I found myself yearning for more after each episode. I rooted for the characters to find happiness after what they had suffered. and boy, it was amazing.
And I find it quite interesting that almost 15-20 years after this drama, Toyokawa Etsushi was cast in Her Granddaughter and Natsukawa Yui was in Chuugakusei Nikki. if you have watched Aoi Tori, Her Granddaughter and Chuugakusei Nikki then you'll see what i mean.
I read somewhere that this is the darkest Jpn drama ever made, and yes it sure is dark, enough to make me not want to see it ever again. i have to admit the drama as a whole was excellent though, the performances were exceptional, even the for supporting characters. The Sunada sisters are probably 2 of the strongest female leads i’ve ever seen in Jpn dramas.