Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu

I've watched a lot of series, and can tell you this one is awesome!

For the purpose of keeping this review spoiler free, I will only comment on the gems -- what I think made this series as good as it is!

Each one of the actors are sooo good at playing their roles, the plot is interesting and has a great pace, and the scenes look great; action-packed (without any boring pauses or flashbacks), colorful, meaningful, and sweet.

Honestly I could go on and on.. but to summarize I totally recommend this series as both funny and interesting.

Big congratz to the cast, producers, and directors for this amazing series!

Looking forward to seeing more from y'all!

Enjoyed this simple, unpretentious (inner joke!) comedy more than I thought I would.

All the actors did a wonderful job - well done, team!

The plot is straightforward and fun. Nothing unexpected would happen here, you know exactly what to expect. A few nice side-stories add variety.

I don't really have any criticism to offer, the show sets the expectations clearly and delivers on them. I loved that it doesn't take itself seriously and has some funny day-dreaming sequences.

The only thing is, it's "very Japanese" in terms of actors play style. A bit more exaggerated in intonations and gestures. I don't mind this, but to some audiences this may seem "artificial."

It also helps that the clear Japanese they speak helps keep my language skills up! Picked up a few fun phrases from the dialogues for my own use :)

As a drama, it covers the basic premise of romance developments, while also discussing more pairs and several topics that pertain to Japanese people. Specifically "de facto marriage" relationship (living together but not actually married), same-gender relationships, and other more general subjects. But the core is the main couple, and the evolution of their complicated arrangement.

I actually quite enjoyed it, but mostly because the drama revolves more around the character of "Mikuri". A very cute and approachable young lady, with a logical approach to things, while still being emotionally pushy. Certainly a journey to get to know her, and one I'm glad I went through. Aragaki-san is one of my favorite actresses , and is beyond delightful for her to do such a role! Mikuri's side of the family is just as appealing.

Gen Hoshino is definitely a talented singer and does well in his role as the cherry-boy, but his character is far from likeable a lot of the time. But, is this contrast that allowed the character of Mikuri to develop the way it does. Some other characters are well defined, but equally awkward. Still, everyone delivers with ample charisma and help build a world you'd be happy to be a part of.

Series has good production and very energetic segments that contrast well with the seriousness at times. And while not completely predictable, it rarely goes anywhere unexpected. But it keeps a joyful atmosphere and I laughed quite a bit. Would definitely recommend, because it is well written.. and the execution couldn't be better!! There's a movie, for anyone interested.. one that is even more serious still, and deals with the Pandemic and it's problems. As the series itself, all interesting content, educational and a different point of view to consider.

Writing this, and having watched some other shows in the genre, I feel like this one is not spectacularly better than the best I've seen, but by the end of it I realize I was very invested and entertained - I just had the best time with this show.

Like any other dorama or anime show, the premise starts heavy within the trope-space allotted to these by kami-sama (or so it seems, for many a show to follow this path). Then it's up to you to evaluate whether the build-up for the setting and the main characters are worth your time.

I'm happy to say this one has risen over the top for me. I will not spoil the stuff but let's just this is far from my first rodeo in this genre, whether it is anime or live-action - still this show had me genuinely going all the way. It also features a very interesting but down to live female main character together with a very interesting stricter male character, from which the main energy of the show stems from, and lots of events ensue.

If you are not looking for those over the top once in a lifetime hero-characters, but rather the sweet "what if?" in stuff akin to your real life - this is another great show for you. Even the intro and outro are sweet without being over the top performance-wise.

Quite a decent heartwarming show that even manages to bring out some interesting characters and day-to-day concerns in life that ended up being really enjoyable and thoughtful.

Cheers.

Presenting various perspectives on the traditional marriage or relationships in a romantic comedy drama. Funny and sometimes moving. Might be a little difficult to understand for non-Japanese cultural people because of the often appearing written Japanese words and parodies (Japanese TV shows and election) . Enjoyable with the good presentation, organization, tempo, humors and very satisfying happy ending.