Kid is quietly low-key versatile, seems every time I see her on screen she always comes up as different characters, i.e. in Gun Girl and Yuru Camp, and reportedly more so in Rikokatsu which is perhaps her most challenging role so far. She might turn out to be a decent actor.
The rest of the supporting cast have been announced. Kinda a letdown for me, it's not that they are bad actors (in fact it's the opposite, many of whom are already proven actors), it's that the casting director chose a lot of actors who are way older than the characters they suppose to play. Some even are no longer in a need for such a big push, i.e. Serena, Maika, and of course Hio. Granted, they will make it work anyhow but I think it's a missed opportunity for WOWOW to showcase the wealth of Japanese acting young talents to the masses. C'mon you Japan, you are supposed to do better than this aren't you?!
Ep.3, that whole critical thinking narratives, damn from now on it's starting to become a proper Dragon Zakura.
I think Fujii will definitely make it to Todai even though he might never join the Todai prep class. His ego itself will prevent him from joining the other kids, but at the same time his competitive spirit (especially being afraid losing out to them) would eventually prompt him to change his mind to choose Todai.
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Other noteworthy shows featuring cults: Eerie (2018) Hoshi no Ko (2020): features 'cult' in more neutral perspective and even at times blurs line between what makes a spiritual belief group a 'cult' or a 'religion' Conto ga Hajimaru (ep.4)
Interestingly, common stereotype of cults in Japan involves 'holy water' as spiritual medium, which I think a relatively common feature among the 'new religions' in Japan. I personally haven't come across into one though, since any spiritual beliefs in Japan tend to be frowned upon in public and thus many of the believers might be secretive about it.
Unpopular opinion (to some): Okayama Amane is a miscast in that role. It's not that he's a bad actor per se (in right roles he managed to put up decent performances i.e. as recluse in Terrolun no Lunlun), he's just way too visually unappealing for the role. So much that the character looks even more hopeless and unsympathetic than that in the original material. If I were the casting director, I would've put someone who's just as competent but more visually-suitable i.e. Hagiwara Riku (and he's also of the same age as all the FLs).
To think that Kasumin's cheeks got slapped at least 3x and cuddled once throughout the show, I thought in Chuugakusei Nikki's universe, being openly cheek fetish is super common and even normalized lol.
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did you mean "Imouto"?
The rest of the supporting cast have been announced. Kinda a letdown for me, it's not that they are bad actors (in fact it's the opposite, many of whom are already proven actors), it's that the casting director chose a lot of actors who are way older than the characters they suppose to play. Some even are no longer in a need for such a big push, i.e. Serena, Maika, and of course Hio. Granted, they will make it work anyhow but I think it's a missed opportunity for WOWOW to showcase the wealth of Japanese acting young talents to the masses. C'mon you Japan, you are supposed to do better than this aren't you?!
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I think Fujii will definitely make it to Todai even though he might never join the Todai prep class. His ego itself will prevent him from joining the other kids, but at the same time his competitive spirit (especially being afraid losing out to them) would eventually prompt him to change his mind to choose Todai.
Eerie (2018)
Hoshi no Ko (2020): features 'cult' in more neutral perspective and even at times blurs line between what makes a spiritual belief group a 'cult' or a 'religion'
Conto ga Hajimaru (ep.4)
Interestingly, common stereotype of cults in Japan involves 'holy water' as spiritual medium, which I think a relatively common feature among the 'new religions' in Japan. I personally haven't come across into one though, since any spiritual beliefs in Japan tend to be frowned upon in public and thus many of the believers might be secretive about it.
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