The way Bakarhythm writes dialogue is always something else. Feels like I'm listening in on a private conversation. There's no concessions made with the audience. I find it almost hypnotic lol.
It's a real testament to the cast that you could put them in a single room just throwing puns at each other and it still manages to be some of my favourite TV. I just adore all the characters and their quirks, and the silly references that flew over my head but I could immediately recognize were references for their nod-and-wink delivery alone.
I have major beef with the ending. Am I the only one who thought the reason he rejected her in the original timeline…
This was what I wanted to. When Hasegawa and Mitsuki jumped with her the second time, I thought the story was going to pull a twist and reveal that she never jumped into an alternate world and really did just travel back in time, so just like she kept her memories, they would be able to keep theirs. Then we would circle back to where we started, but this time with everyone having grown from the experience, ready to move on with no regrets of the past... but instead we got a flat ending lol.
The con with adapting a long-running serial is that there's this world of characters with rich stories to tell that we only ever get to gloss the surface of. Every time we got introduced to a new element that hid more layers I so badly wanted them to peel away and reveal more, like Tomoko and Ryohei's complicated upbringings or the rest of Sato's story, but I think the rough basics of the leads' relationship and especially Tomoko's arc really made this such a loveable watch anyway.
Such a warm drama that was perfect for the winter. Nomoto and Kasuga's relationship is everything—love that's selfless and built on making each other happy in their own ways >>>
Edit: I've checked and these have been machine translated with DeepL with some QC work done so, uh, watch at your own risk. Additionally, all 4 episodes will be airing on GEM TV Asia over December 22-23 if you want official subtitles.
Definitely frustrating at times but never overwhelmingly so, Nao's lead performance anchors everything and stops this ship from capsizing. She makes sure Nodoka is someone to root for even when it seems like the whole world is against her. There's an old school charm for longtime JDrama lovers.
I could totally relate, but I'd say, you are a version of yourself to different people. So it is the real you,…
Oh yeah, totally! Humans are multifaceted beings and sometimes it's hard for others, even our own selves, to grasp with that complexity. For however we put on that "performance" (so to speak) we're always going to draw from who we really are.
Hope we get to see Yusuke's partner at some point, if he's moving back in. Things are still unfinished with his father and the show needs to commit since they decided to intoduce this plot point.
With this and Ase to Sekken, I think PG-13 roman porno isn't a bad direction to take the late night MBS sex drama. The outlandishness gives it character.
Kobayashi Keiichi going full early Hashiguchi Ryosuke with some of the scenes here. Love it. Was hoping he would tap into that energy again after The Time of Backlights. (Lots of rain in that movie too. Man loves his rain scenes lol.)
You can also buy the CD, there's a listing on CDJapan: https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/PCCG-2203
Edit: I've checked and these have been machine translated with DeepL with some QC work done so, uh, watch at your own risk. Additionally, all 4 episodes will be airing on GEM TV Asia over December 22-23 if you want official subtitles.
My heart goes out to his family and friends. May he rest in peace.