dropped at ep 8 :( maybe i'll give it a chance again in the future but i think... my expectations were set too high for this series. i didn't grow attached to any of the main cast by episode 8 which was a huge deciding factor to whether i'd enjoy watching the rest of this or not. i enjoyed lee je hoon's acting immensely, both in signal and move to heaven and he was good here. but do ki himself as a character is just Alright.....
goeun, kyungsoo and jineon were plenty charming but not enough for me to stick around for longer. i didn't have much of an opinion on the relations and ambitions of sungchul, as well as sungmi... i wish hana could have contrasted the main team better and appeared directly at odds as them because i just felt bad seeing her constantly lag behind. though i guess this could represent how the law is slow to act and makes mistakes which is one of the more prominent messages of the series. but still man i just felt bad for her.
i think i probably would've enjoyed more banter or something that showed the dynamic more between the rainbow taxi crew to make me more invested in them, as well as their shared struggles in chasing down the villain. but they were truly coworkers to the end and that didn't align with what i was expecting i guess. that's on me. sorry taxi driver i tried to love you i really did.
watching this at the time it aired and the quality was crazy good and now re-watching this in 2024 and it's... something alright. it's still dear to my heart though and jang do han i miss you. when will there be another man who can charm me like he has.
Yeah at first he was going to chicken out when he told Kohei about the burger story and Kohei didn't hear him.…
in the manga, he chickened out with the burger story and honestly it was one of the things that really bothered me about the source, especially with when he told kouhei he can ask him to repeat as many times as he'd like. i was pleasantly surprised by the dialogue change and it made for a really cute scene!
he's definitely not straightforward and definitely a little shy and oblivious about his own feelings, but i want to attribute it to that...this guy probably has not had a Legit crush or something LOL he's a little confused but he's got the spirit
I've seen more than a few comments on tumblr about why can't Taichi just /talk/ to Kohei because he was so good…
this is a really great take...! i feel like people also tend to forget that we have the omniscient view. for those two especially, they're carefully trying to tip-toe around hurting each other's feelings and not causing trouble for the other person. taichi is 100% as you said he is, the type to eloquently speak his mind for what his ideals and what is right or wrong. i think it's easier to understand his emotions when he feels a lot of it at once (anger, happiness as easy examples) but for the more complex ones it's harder for him to put a name to it. especially when he's going through some Really big decisions/changes for a uni student.
i think the scene that's most significant to me about taichi communicating his feelings is probably the hamburger scene, where he told kouhei about his family. i really like how he tends to become contemplative and quiet when he's deep in thought about something that, emotionally, matters to him a lot.
sorry most of this comment was a little unrelated to your post, it just reminded me of a lot of things! i'm definitely looking forward to next episode... personally i really like maya and i'm looking forward to the scene they previewed... can't believe this is ending in 2 weeks...!
(breaking my silence) i like mayachan so much. kouhei and taichi were cute today too... i love the developments they've been making and the deviations from the source material... the plot has been progressing so smoothly and seamlessly, which was something i had an issue with in the manga. hidamari works so well at building and exploring character depth, so it's really easy to get invested in the cast. i'm so fond of all the characters which is something that doesn't usually happen. it's been great to watch every week... my only lament is that i am watching this weekly and not when it's all finished.
hidamari was good this week and last week and the week before and the week before that and it'll be good next week too....
liked this a lot more than i thought i would. i came in with low expectations since i was a bit iffy on the premise, but someone recommended it to me a while ago so i decided to give it a try. the humour was up my alley and i ended up really liking the direction of the game concept in the last two episodes. i had trouble keeping up with the pacing/time-skips, where the relationships between characters would develop rapidly without knowing, but it wasn't a huge deal to be honest... it gives room for thought that the viewers nor myungha are omniscient and are in control.
the cinematography and colour-grading in the last episode was beautiful. i was genuinely floored with the scenes leading up to and of myungha's seaside suicide. why'd they whip that out of nowhere and where was it hiding for the last few episodes. the aspect ratios changing also had me stunned... it was such a creative usage of the viewing experience. the final message was delivered quite beautifully as well. i was definitely left with a lot more questions than answers, but i can conclude that i'm happy for myungha and his cringe ass boyfriend.
for the record, sometimes i like when things go unanswered, because that allows me to be delusional about the circumstances and write in what i think happened. it makes a story free real estate. thanks for listening to my opinion 👍
this guy said he wanted to be in a bl since he was in geats. good for him. hideyoshi kan chase your dream of kissing men!!! heated drama between men!!!!!! watch build btw if you want to see heated drama between men. or geats if you like hideyoshi kan. he sure shows up a lot in geats huh wonder why
the love and respect for the original... i felt it despite not seeing the original beforehand. cried 3 separate times and then cried again after i finished it and i processed everything. beautiful cinematography. the acting was wonderfully done. shin kino rider
agree with the guy below. if you enjoyed kuuga then don't hold this to the same standards as kuuga. this was a mistake i made - though they do make some small nods to kuuga plot-wise, agito is very much its own thing! i don't feel like writing a proper review so: personally, the start was pretty slow and i didn't really start enjoying it/find it interesting until episode 19 (cop drama episode LOL.) i'd say the plot starts unveiling itself and gets more riveting towards the middle of the series. a lot of major plot points are revealed and things start making sense, as opposed to hints being dropped throughout the first part. it's... a little hard to say whether i liked it or not, in the end. it had a lot more ups and downs than expected and there's a LOT of subplots i just didn't care about. the akatsuki-go / main plot was intriguing to me, though, once they started delving into it. but imo the last 3 episodes cut the flow off and honestly it ruined some developments for me. the suit designs for both the riders and villains are sick though!!!!! shouichi's my guy of all time and hikawa's pretty funny. ryo definitely exists. not a perfect show or KR by any means but it did have its funny and enjoyable bits... so watch if you'd like but keep those in mind! (purely based on my opinion/preferences)
goeun, kyungsoo and jineon were plenty charming but not enough for me to stick around for longer. i didn't have much of an opinion on the relations and ambitions of sungchul, as well as sungmi... i wish hana could have contrasted the main team better and appeared directly at odds as them because i just felt bad seeing her constantly lag behind. though i guess this could represent how the law is slow to act and makes mistakes which is one of the more prominent messages of the series. but still man i just felt bad for her.
i think i probably would've enjoyed more banter or something that showed the dynamic more between the rainbow taxi crew to make me more invested in them, as well as their shared struggles in chasing down the villain. but they were truly coworkers to the end and that didn't align with what i was expecting i guess. that's on me. sorry taxi driver i tried to love you i really did.
he's definitely not straightforward and definitely a little shy and oblivious about his own feelings, but i want to attribute it to that...this guy probably has not had a Legit crush or something LOL he's a little confused but he's got the spirit
i think the scene that's most significant to me about taichi communicating his feelings is probably the hamburger scene, where he told kouhei about his family. i really like how he tends to become contemplative and quiet when he's deep in thought about something that, emotionally, matters to him a lot.
sorry most of this comment was a little unrelated to your post, it just reminded me of a lot of things! i'm definitely looking forward to next episode... personally i really like maya and i'm looking forward to the scene they previewed... can't believe this is ending in 2 weeks...!
hidamari was good this week and last week and the week before and the week before that and it'll be good next week too....
the cinematography and colour-grading in the last episode was beautiful. i was genuinely floored with the scenes leading up to and of myungha's seaside suicide. why'd they whip that out of nowhere and where was it hiding for the last few episodes. the aspect ratios changing also had me stunned... it was such a creative usage of the viewing experience. the final message was delivered quite beautifully as well. i was definitely left with a lot more questions than answers, but i can conclude that i'm happy for myungha and his cringe ass boyfriend.
for the record, sometimes i like when things go unanswered, because that allows me to be delusional about the circumstances and write in what i think happened. it makes a story free real estate. thanks for listening to my opinion 👍
watch build btw if you want to see heated drama between men. or geats if you like hideyoshi kan. he sure shows up a lot in geats huh wonder why
i don't feel like writing a proper review so: personally, the start was pretty slow and i didn't really start enjoying it/find it interesting until episode 19 (cop drama episode LOL.) i'd say the plot starts unveiling itself and gets more riveting towards the middle of the series. a lot of major plot points are revealed and things start making sense, as opposed to hints being dropped throughout the first part.
it's... a little hard to say whether i liked it or not, in the end. it had a lot more ups and downs than expected and there's a LOT of subplots i just didn't care about. the akatsuki-go / main plot was intriguing to me, though, once they started delving into it. but imo the last 3 episodes cut the flow off and honestly it ruined some developments for me. the suit designs for both the riders and villains are sick though!!!!!
shouichi's my guy of all time and hikawa's pretty funny. ryo definitely exists. not a perfect show or KR by any means but it did have its funny and enjoyable bits... so watch if you'd like but keep those in mind! (purely based on my opinion/preferences)