I was really looking forward to this so idk if it's because of all the hype but I felt a bit dissapointed. The story is interesting but it was all too focused on the backstory and flashbacks in the 1st episode and it seems like they will keep doing this until the very end. Which I don't think is a very good move because this way the tension is somehow missing, at least it seems to me. I can't help it but I just saw Kazoku Game recently and I always end up comparing dramas to this one, because I think KG was brilliantly made. Although the story is completely different, the way it was made, the way the tension was built up and the way they handled the backstory (the backstorrrry!!) - all of that was so skillfully managed and that's what I call a successful drama.
The visuals are okay but nothing spectacular, from time to time we can see some action scenes that liven up the drama and some abs (lol! :D) but that's about it. Regarding the characters, I was at first confused about Toma's character because I didn't know what the heck he was supposed to be haha. Like the "good" one? I don't mean that I expected a hugely generalized archetype, I was just confused by the way the character acted (don't mean Toma acting, I thought his acting was good haha) .. it becomes more clear in 2nd episode though so... lol Other characters are okay I guess. Shun's character is a bit more flat, so I expect something more from him in the future. Juri is cute, I think she's beautifullll~~~~ lol haha but it seems like she doesn't fit the original character from the manga.
Overall the drama is doing okay but not amazing. When watching the episodes, I didn't feel super hyped about watching the next. That is a bad sign!
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Date: 2015-02-03 08:38 am (UTC)I can't help it but I just saw Kazoku Game recently and I always end up comparing dramas to this one, because I think KG was brilliantly made. Although the story is completely different, the way it was made, the way the tension was built up and the way they handled the backstory (the backstorrrry!!) - all of that was so skillfully managed and that's what I call a successful drama.
The visuals are okay but nothing spectacular, from time to time we can see some action scenes that liven up the drama and some abs (lol! :D) but that's about it. Regarding the characters, I was at first confused about Toma's character because I didn't know what the heck he was supposed to be haha. Like the "good" one? I don't mean that I expected a hugely generalized archetype, I was just confused by the way the character acted (don't mean Toma acting, I thought his acting was good haha) .. it becomes more clear in 2nd episode though so... lol
Other characters are okay I guess. Shun's character is a bit more flat, so I expect something more from him in the future. Juri is cute, I think she's beautifullll~~~~ lol haha but it seems like she doesn't fit the original character from the manga.
Overall the drama is doing okay but not amazing. When watching the episodes, I didn't feel super hyped about watching the next. That is a bad sign!