Good Morning-Call: Guddo môningu kôru

Honestly a genius endeavor into the romantic minds of the modern Japanese teenager, struck with such worries as boys, girls, boob size and ramen. Never has such a gripping story-line been written and the fact that it comes from the far east just leaves me baffled, Hollywood has been truly put to shame. With interconnecting plots tackling many issues which leaves the audience witness to the members of the cast being pushed to their absolute limits in some enthralling scenes of true romantic dilemma, while at other times showing the true pros of friendship, which move the plot forward, whilst simultaneously teaching us all a little something about ourselves. 10/10 loved every second which I spent watching this amazing journey into the next generation of cinema.

It's cute, but it got boring half ways through the first season. I'm not familiar with the Japanease culture, custom, and behavioral expectations for both males and females, but I hated how insecure all the female characters were. And man the lack of communication between characters is frustrating. Like please just tell him/her how you feel and get to the point. I really just stopped caring for the characters, especially the main female lead... I wanted to see her woman up, but as the episodes dragged on it was becoming clear that she wasn't going to. Overall, the cast was great, many cute and funny screens, and lots of female insecurities... and don't forget big male egos.

'Good Morning Call' is a hugely enjoyable, heartfelt Japanese romance. After watching the first episode I was immediately hooked. I have never watched a Japanese series before so I was on edge at first, but after the first episode I wanted to binge watch the whole series to the current episode, so that's what I did in the space of 3 days. The actors play the parts of traditional Japanese students perfectly whilst adding an edgy twist to their personalities, well Uehara does anyway. 'Good Morning Call' shows us two people who come together after being scammed in a way which is humorous yet serious. They portray the diversity between the two main characters, Nao and Uehara, perfectly. If you want an easy to watch, heartfelt romance watch this Netflix series. They are still coming out with episodes so watch it now or wait till they finish the season so you can binge watch it all!

I've seen this show on Netflix and at first I really thought it to be some tacky crap but I was proved wrong after giving it a closer look. At first it may seem completely clichéd but that's just a travesty that will probably fool lots of Western audiences. The reason why I'm saying Western is because we deem clichés and things that are over the top generally as bad or vacuous. Admittedly, Good Morning Call is full of clichés but they're used so well that everything just seems so charming and endearing. A lot of the acting and the plots is really exaggerated but I can't help but laugh at it ... and I mean in a good way, enjoying the show. However, it may not appeal to everyone which is, in my opinion, mainly because lots of people won't get what this show is trying to do.

Have watched Season 1 & 2, and am completely, unashamedly, hooked!It is one of the most enjoyable rom coms that I've watched. I know it's adapted from a Manga story but it is well written and going on my teenage experiences, even though I never went to uni, the depiction of teenage angst and insecurities is very close to what was mine. The actress casting for Nao was well judged, she plays it very well as I identified myself with her when I was eighteen, and the fact that I met my husband at that age. Enjoyed it so much that I've watched season 1 4-5 times so I've got to know and understand the characters better, all played very well. As season 2 was only 10 episodes, am hoping there will be a season 3. Season 2 was a bit more of a emotional roller-coaster as the characters evolve from teenagers into adults, well that is if there is a season 3. Am still laughing at the comic situations, better than some of the other south east Asian romcoms. I'm sure I've read on another site, the author did a trilogy, so keeping fingers crossed. Nice to see some Japanese culture, although I identify there is a lot of American influences. My husband has visited Japan several times and found their sense of humour very close to the British.