lol you know the MC is not Yutori 'cause he keeps reciting pi beyond the decimal point....
the pi thing and many other references make this dorama a gem for me. I guess it would have garnered higher rating on mydramalist if the references were less obscure. It helps to have been watching dorama since late 1990s or be familiar with Japanese culture from post-war to the present to appreciate those references and the generational difference.
This dorama was on the bottom of my to-watch list for a long time because none of the cast was a familiar face ( at least, none of the more "regular" ones). I am so glad I gave it a try. I rated it 7.0, which might seem measly to some, but this is pretty high from me (There are very, very few dorama I would rate higher than 8.5)
As another commenter said - it's about people coming together and making things work, no matter how impossible the obstacles seem. "Passion, Lesson, Companion!"
Also, I discovered that the main actor was not that unfamiliar - he also appeared in Psycometrer Eiji (https://kisskh.at/731-psychometrer-eiji) - he was Eiji's ne'er do well friend Shokichi.
the only reason to watch it is to ogle at young Ma-chan. Otherwise stay away. The storyline is awful and the acting worse. At least I know now that Otsuka Nene used to be a bad actor (she's better in the newer dramas)
One of the few J-actresses who do not age gracefully. A bit of shock watching her in The Company (2021) not long after seeing her in Ashita no Kita Yoshio (2008)
Somehow, I knew it would end with Kanakuri finishing his race 55 years later in Stockholm. I took two stars away because of Kamike Ryunosuke's annoying character.
I would have given it at least 7 stars, if they have kept Eita. Eita's exit after Episode 3 brought up so many questions that it marred my enjoyment of the story. I couldn't help imagining someone from Johnny's vetting the script, making sure that their golden goose I mean golden boy Matsumoto Jun did not get outshone by two-bit comedian Oizumi Yo or worse actual character actor who can act Eita.
The more I watch, the more convinced I was this is the case. Matsumoto's character is almost George Sue, the perfect hero. Now, if this were a single PI show, it would have been okay. But please, look at the title again. Lucky _Seven_. This is supposed to be an ensemble cast. Why must Matsumoto's character always be the one to point something out, the smartest one and the one with the best lines and best fight moves?
There are many great actors in this show, such as Matsushima Nanako and Oizumi Yo, but even they are powerless against bad scripts (for which I blame executive meddling). Naka Riisa was great in Yesterday's Bread, Today's curry, but she could not do much when she is written as this whiny character with no function aside from as a clothes' rack.
thanks to this movie, I found out that it is not possible to give a rating lower than 1 star on my dramalist. the actor playing manga-artist wanna-be is simply awful. when he frowns, I cannot see whether he is puzzled, shocked or annoyed. the other lead is slightly better.
also, the script does not help much, for example, only in the synopsis did I find out that Izumi is supposed to be the plain one out of a family of glamorous achievers, but this one fact is NOT apparent at all to someone who watches the movie without having read the manga,
You definitely need to be familiar with 3K tropes to get a lot of the jokes. I am a lifelong fan of Three Kingdoms in all of its forms and reincarnations, so this movie was right for me. Twerking Diao Chan is the reason I rated it a 7 instead of 9 though. That' s just tasteless.
My favorites: Yamada Takayuki as the Yellow Turban giving Liu Bei a lecture about golden ratios (lol), Sato Jiro as a refreshingly self-aware Dong Zhuo, Shirota Yuu as no-brain muscles Lu Bu, and and wait... the list is too long. I love them all. Except for Diao Chan.
is the wife also significantly younger than Tatsu in the manga/anime? the large age difference between Tatsu and his wife is only thing that turns me off this otherwise wonderful drama
agree. can't they find an actress closer to Tamaki's age? Come on. Whenever the family is sitting down to eat dinner I imagine Tatsu is speaking to his _two_ daughters.
i read through the comments and concluded that the lower your intelligence and expectation, the more likely you will enjoy this show.
me, i am not very clever nor do i expect much from dorama, but unfortunately i work in the field of genome and molecular biology. and i know how unlikely the genome-editing baby scenario is.
only the quirky characters (the main character and the forensic guy) keep me going. the cases are sometimes interesting. i do not dislike the concept of trying to get into the mind of the dead via their possessions ("iryu), but the endings get maudlin too often and also asks for a lot when it comes to suspension of my belief. I find it hard to believe that the main character could know some of details the dead had experienced
I say this as a person who watched the 2007 version and was very deeply impressed by it, this version is worth watching, but only if you like Nakai Kiichi's acting. He is the one who carries the drama.
As for the other two leads, I never liked Mukai Osamu's acting so his scenes (except for the final one) felt like a drag to me. Same with Uchida Yuki.
For people who have neither watched the 2007 (KimuTaku) version nor read the novel, I would recommend:
1. if you don't want to spoiled story-wise, watch the 2007 version first. I just felt like the 2021 version reveals too much from the beginning. That kind of spoils the impact at the end. On the other hand I have read some reviews claiming that the 2007 version felt rushed near the end. so ymmv
2. if you don't want to be spoiled acting-wise, watch the 2021 version first. Nakai Kiichi is good but even he cannot carry the two less talented leads ( Mukai < KimuTake and Uchida < Kyoka Suzuki)
that's prolly what most people think of Sedai Wars, but I became a fan because of that drama. This guy can really act!
the pi thing and many other references make this dorama a gem for me. I guess it would have garnered higher rating on mydramalist if the references were less obscure. It helps to have been watching dorama since late 1990s or be familiar with Japanese culture from post-war to the present to appreciate those references and the generational difference.
As another commenter said - it's about people coming together and making things work, no matter how impossible the obstacles seem. "Passion, Lesson, Companion!"
Also, I discovered that the main actor was not that unfamiliar - he also appeared in Psycometrer Eiji (https://kisskh.at/731-psychometrer-eiji) - he was Eiji's ne'er do well friend Shokichi.
The more I watch, the more convinced I was this is the case. Matsumoto's character is almost George Sue, the perfect hero. Now, if this were a single PI show, it would have been okay. But please, look at the title again. Lucky _Seven_. This is supposed to be an ensemble cast. Why must Matsumoto's character always be the one to point something out, the smartest one and the one with the best lines and best fight moves?
There are many great actors in this show, such as Matsushima Nanako and Oizumi Yo, but even they are powerless against bad scripts (for which I blame executive meddling). Naka Riisa was great in Yesterday's Bread, Today's curry, but she could not do much when she is written as this whiny character with no function aside from as a clothes' rack.
also, the script does not help much, for example, only in the synopsis did I find out that Izumi is supposed to be the plain one out of a family of glamorous achievers, but this one fact is NOT apparent at all to someone who watches the movie without having read the manga,
My favorites: Yamada Takayuki as the Yellow Turban giving Liu Bei a lecture about golden ratios (lol), Sato Jiro as a refreshingly self-aware Dong Zhuo, Shirota Yuu as no-brain muscles Lu Bu, and and wait... the list is too long. I love them all. Except for Diao Chan.
me, i am not very clever nor do i expect much from dorama, but unfortunately i work in the field of genome and molecular biology. and i know how unlikely the genome-editing baby scenario is.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01906-4
As for the other two leads, I never liked Mukai Osamu's acting so his scenes (except for the final one) felt like a drag to me. Same with Uchida Yuki.
For people who have neither watched the 2007 (KimuTaku) version nor read the novel, I would recommend:
1. if you don't want to spoiled story-wise, watch the 2007 version first. I just felt like the 2021 version reveals too much from the beginning. That kind of spoils the impact at the end. On the other hand I have read some reviews claiming that the 2007 version felt rushed near the end. so ymmv
2. if you don't want to be spoiled acting-wise, watch the 2021 version first. Nakai Kiichi is good but even he cannot carry the two less talented leads ( Mukai < KimuTake and Uchida < Kyoka Suzuki)