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At 25:00, in Akasaka Season 2 japanese drama review
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At 25:00, in Akasaka Season 2
3 people found this review helpful
by Kate Drama Bestie Award1
Dec 4, 2025
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 6.5

More individualistic than I thought it would be.

If it was up to me, I would probably remove the romance from the genre, since it never felt like the center or core of the drama. It was more of the background and set up for the personal internal and external struggles the leads had.

Far more slice of life with theatrical touch. It dives into themes of self doubt, insecurities, expectations we place on ourselves, hard choices between practically and what we desire, fear of disappointment. That said, I wish they dived deeper into all these internal conflicts. Somehow I was not quite satisfied with the complexity of the presentation.

Weirdly, I got really interested in the production of that fictional play, and I was mentally arguing with the director about his preferred interpretation of the main character.

Acting wise, we already knew the cast was great after season 1. There were moments I was not quite… vibing with Niihara Taisuke’s performance, not because of his skill, but rather the style that was chosen for this production - I am honestly not a theatre girlie.The performance was great, just not my preferred type.

Overall, it was for sure at least on the same level as season one, if not better. I guess it would depend on what you expect to get from it.
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