Wait, what do you mean 4 characters? You mean Japanese alphabet characters? I don't understand Japanese, so I…
Ryuji regularly speaks in yojijukugo, which are 4-character idioms. They're meant to be poetic since they contain entire thoughts in just 4 characters. (Traditional Kanji alphabet is character-based rather than the syllabic Hiragana.) They flip this later: when he angrily texts Issei, he does it using just 4-character phrases (though he gives up after the first few texts, which is the punchline). It's a background joke that gets lost since it doesn't really translate.
It's nice to see Kumada Rinka again after Marry Me! Still cute as ever. First episode felt like a cross between the two Abema dramas Black Cinderella and Animals.
It's an interesting premise as a multimedia project, having the narrative unfold in different formats over different platforms. Though from my understanding, the important stuff is in the drama itself and on the smash. app. Hopefully I can see the full picture one day.
Certainly a very different plot for a special, but enjoyable nonetheless. I like that they managed to tie it back to the narrative's central themes. It's worth a look if you liked the series!
Man, I would love a series of this. Standard food drama fare, for sure, but there's so many ways to play with themes surrounding community and connection, tied to the process of farming, cooking and eating as a social activity. Imagine all the places around rural Japan they could visit!
Another winner for the Tsukahara Ayuko/Junko Arai combi. Like most of their work so far, gripping edge-of-your-seat serial storytelling with just the right sprinkle of melodrama, grounded by great performances and real heart.
this looks to be a extension of the 2009 movie occult?? i just recently watched it and the director and some cast…
It's not a direct sequel, but it is kind of a spiritual sequel. Some of the cast is playing similarly named characters but not the same ones (for example, the Eno in this is very different from in Occult and him and the director's character don't know each other) but the movie is in the same style of found footage horror with extraterrestrial themes.
I might be very dense not to get it, but did he reject her? Was it as Chiemi said? He did look more flattered…
I think it was purposefully vague to highlight that it didn't really matter the outcome. What matters is that Riko confessed—something she might not have done before because it's not what a "mass-produced" type would do. She's a Zaku who was capable of making the "last shot."
東京女子流 / Tokyo Girls Style - Viva La 恋心 / Viva La Koigokoro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfC6IrqZZXM