fyi this drama has never gotten subbed in english by anyone. the “subber” below who said they would pick this up… actually hasn’t updated their blog since 2022. so if any subber is interested in adopting this one, go for it.
i finished watching this in 2022 and now 3 years later i still think about it sometimes. i really liked it. one of the better foodie jdramas, well-directed and solid story-telling. beautiful cinematography too. praying that it will get a sequel someday.
overall still an enjoyable show as ever. my favorite episodes are the sanrio puroland, the haunted hospital and the explosion experience. some small but steady character developments for our leading lady this season (i love her sm). the only minus point is the color grading was a bit too much at times, it kinda ruined some scenes.
also really glad that tv tokyo seems to make this an annual show with new season every year! with more accessible jpn captions too! it’s always a joy to see more saotome megumi on my screen <3
i just found out that Itagaki Rihito and Maki Tsuyoshi not only have the same bloodtype (AB) but also have the same birthday (Jan 28th)… like??? huh??? the perfect Maki does exist and we are the ones that get to witness this in real time.
(they actually did mention this in the character introduction on the drama’s official website but i just noticed it now)
now that’s the kind of jdramas magic that i fell in love with in the first place
Naru still couldn’t read kanji but it was so cute that at the end of Ep9 she knew right away that the word he just wrote on her shirt was his name ‘Sei’ 🥹
went into this thinking there would be queer subtext, but it's honestly not subtext at all 😭😭 it's very…
well it’s true that the show isn’t explicitly labeled BL so it must be confusing for some people, but people really refuse to see maki’s feelings? can’t be me, and glad that i haven’t witnessed that side of the internet yet. here we audiences and our mamas collectively scream “MAKI WE KNOW WHAT U ARE!!” at every single episode.
finally had the time to finish this drama. and i really enjoyed it. so glad to see Nojima Shinji not only still…
also, we have a gay character and an asexual (?) character here. i did guess the twist of junpei being gay but i’d never have thought the drama would draw the connection between junpei and ririko like that hahahaha that was actually very cute.
finally had the time to finish this drama. and i really enjoyed it. so glad to see Nojima Shinji not only still have his touch but also evolve and adapt to the modern era. well, he can have his ups and downs, i just hope he’ll never stop screen-writing.
and Marie was so cute here arghh i squealed when she did the ‘hitting the like button’ lol love her sm.
1. there was something wrong with kainuma’s hand when he was having dinner with maki? was it a symptom of his…
i know what’s going to happen, i’ve read the manga too. but since the drama has already changed kainuma so much and there are still a few details left unexplained, i’m just wondering if they’re gonna add some twists and turns and make that case a little different from the manga.
i’ve been rewatching the drama and there were a few details about Kainuma in the 1st episode that still remain…
1. there was something wrong with kainuma’s hand when he was having dinner with maki? was it a symptom of his progressive cognitive disorder or something else that’s still waiting to unfold?
2. as we saw in the 9 suicide boys case (Ep3), kainuma was seen using incense to hypnotize the boys. he actually did the same thing to the ninth’s members (excluding maki) when he was giving them MRI lecture in Ep1, there was incense smoke flying around the room. if it’s true that he was hypnotizing them and with takimoto coming back in Ep9 as the only one who survived the kainuma case, the ninth is facing… maybe another “present” from kainuma to maki?
of course these are just my speculations, they might have already been explained somewhere in the drama or the manga and i missed it. also maybe because a part of me refuse to believe that they cast THE Kunimura Jun as a villain only for him to do 1.5 episodes and that was it T-T.
also really glad that tv tokyo seems to make this an annual show with new season every year! with more accessible jpn captions too! it’s always a joy to see more saotome megumi on my screen <3
(source: https://twitter.com/bababa_eiga/status/1905998384487395714)
(they actually did mention this in the character introduction on the drama’s official website but i just noticed it now)
maki: it’s fine. don’t follow me.
aoki *runs after maki*: Maki-san!
maki: you didn’t need to rush, i would’ve waited.
lmao
and Marie was so cute here arghh i squealed when she did the ‘hitting the like button’ lol love her sm.
2. as we saw in the 9 suicide boys case (Ep3), kainuma was seen using incense to hypnotize the boys. he actually did the same thing to the ninth’s members (excluding maki) when he was giving them MRI lecture in Ep1, there was incense smoke flying around the room. if it’s true that he was hypnotizing them and with takimoto coming back in Ep9 as the only one who survived the kainuma case, the ninth is facing… maybe another “present” from kainuma to maki?
of course these are just my speculations, they might have already been explained somewhere in the drama or the manga and i missed it. also maybe because a part of me refuse to believe that they cast THE Kunimura Jun as a villain only for him to do 1.5 episodes and that was it T-T.