Mitsukirox101

As someone who loves romance dramas, I was let down pretty badly. Too many cliches, lack of real relationship development aka "Oh look, another girl who gets shit on by this dude who actually loves her but doesn't care to communicate his feelings and instead does a few kind gestures once in a while to keep her just close enough"

The music and cinematography are nice, but the story falls short and employs too many useless plot lines that don't really add anything to the overall story. If you are looking for a good romance drama, this isn't it

(Is it just me, or does Yamazaki Kento play the most unlikable characters...someone please give this boy a break so I can try to like him lol)

Honestly I was expecting so much better, but the drama played up too many cliches that I have really grown tired of when it comes to Japanese dramas. Am I the only one confused as to how Chiaki had already signed the restaurant contract to that creepy dude, only for the family secret to be revealed then everything went back to normal? It was completely useless to the plot. Plus Chiaki dumping Misaki for his ex, then dumping his ex for Misaki? Tired trope that really made Chiaki's character an untasteful presence in the last few eps. Finally, I hate the lack of real relationship development between Kanata and Misaki. They were constantly fighting and did not even communicate well... Don't fall for that 8.0 rating because you will be left disappointed.

At least Misaki went to New York, it's basically the only thing that saved this from being less than a 4.5 for me...

I just finished this drama and honestly it's a 7 at most. I found Misaki's character unbearable one too many times but the plot kept me watching. I'm glad the ending was a good one, and I appreciated the theme of forgiving and forgetting the strife of the past. I still wish they paid more attention to Hazuki's happiness overall