S. Yue Michaelis

Akaza Yukiko attends a high school for blind. She has amblyopia, which causes her to recognize colors only vaguely and she can recognize large letters with a magnifying glass. When she walks outdoors, she always carries a white cane. Nevertheless, she has a bright personality. One day, Yukiko happens to meet delinquent boy Kurokawa Morio. At first, Yukiko doesn’t like him, but she somehow gains an understanding of him. They become attracted to each other. (AsianWiki-2021)


This was so cute and one of my favorite Jdrama of this year. So much, I am currenty rewatching it.

Not only cute, but informative as well. I love watching romances with MC with a disability, because I always learn something new. And it is nice to see how people around this MC, like the love interest and new friends, learn as well. Yukiko is so brave, with a bright personality and always trying her best. Being played by Sugisaki Hana no doubt helped to love her. The episode where she was new at her part-time job.... so strong! If I were her I would have given up and cried till sleep. But being Yukiko-san, she was motivated and made people around her be more emphatic. The two times I watched this episode (ep04) I got all teary-eyed, it was truly an inspiring episode.

Sugino Yosuke was a sweetheart as Morio, truly a wholesome character. I love how he reacted when a friend (better said, TWO friends) confessed their feelings for him. Or how he looked up for Yukiko or how inspired he was by her.

Every one in this drama was a nice person and when there was a not-so-nice one, there was always a nice character development that didn't take much to happen, such as the sister's or Hachiko's. I wish it could have been like this til the end, but unfortunately, ep8 and ep9 were kinda MEH because of Hiyama and it ruined the pace a little bit. The ending of ep09 was specially eye-rolling because it was so cliche (in the bad sense) but luckily the final episode was good and maintained the lighthearted tone of the show, with sprinkles of sweetness.

I also love to see (and listen to) the manager of the BBurguer, played by Furukawa Yuuta XD what a great boss! He was right when he hired Yukiko to give a fresh air in their work environment... Yukiko's determination taught the other co-workers and made them changed their mind about prejudices.

Regarding the other couples... I don't understand the development between Shicho and Izumi, are they going to stay close friends forever? As in, Izumi knows he is never going to love her like a woman but they will have a close relationship like a couple would except with no benefits. So Izumi is forever stuck with a guy who is gay but as long as she loves him, they will be together? I didn't understand that part :S As for Hachiko and the friend.... cute couple but getting married??? oh well.

Overall, cute, uplifiting with no big dramas. Anyone who watch this will have zero concerns.

When Ai Sato (Fuka Koshiba) was little, she was pretty. She is now 28-years-old and her appearance has changed for the worse. Her life has also become gloomy. Making things worse for her, she gets fired from her part-time job on her 28th birthday. One day, she receives an email from her first love Sosuke Hasebe (Kento Nakajima). Sosuke Hasebe moved to the United States 17 years ago. In his email, he informs Ai Sato that he is moving back to Japan and he wants to meet her. (asianwiki-2021)


Generally speaking, I don't like to watch remakes but this one was starring the charming Koshiba Fuka so I just had to. It was a nice drama that kept me entertained and besides a few moments of eyerolling, was much better than expected. In fact, I liked it very much and I would recommend it.

The star was of course Koshiba Fuka, she does the goofy, awkward girl perfectly. Except maybe that when she was "plain" she was still pretty, her smile is very infectious. The love triangle between her, Sosuke and Higashi made sense because, how couldn't one fall for this girl?? It should have been a love square or more actually :D And not really a love triangle since Higashi never stood a chance... was friend-zoned from the beginning. In spite of me liking Akaso Eiji a lot, I never had SLS because he wasn't the guy she loved.

Nakajima Kento was more or less at first, a bit stiff, but he gets better in latter episodes. He doesn't come off as unlikable but the first 2 episodes it was hard to root for him and Ai. There is something in Koshiba Fuka that makes you dislike anyone who is rude to her character :) A big plus to Kenty is that I loved his voice, it was calm and I don't know, soothing. Only that I can't take him seriously as a romantic lead, sorry Kenty! But he gets better.

There were a few cliches that made me roll my eyes, such as Sosuke fainting in the street, or just the whole Risa hiding stuff from Ai and then acting like the victim... that kind of plot makes me nervous. And Sosuke living from the past... like dude, that happened 15 years ago!

There are a lot of skinship that made me have a bit of 2nd hand embarrassment because I am not used to it in JDramas XD This drama is a much, MUCH, better version of the awful Oh My Boss.

Nami Suzuki was born and raised in a small rural town. She doesn't have a specific dream to pursue and she is an easy going person. As an ordinary woman, she desires to be happy with an ordinary life. She follows Kenya, who is her childhood friend and her unrequited love, and applies for a job in the supply management department of a large publishing company in Tokyo. Nami gets hired by the company, but she is assigned to work in the editorial department of a fashion magazine. (MDL-2021)


Initially I wasn't going to watch this, but because the cast was invited to Tokyo Park Friends show and they all seemed lovely, and I was curious about Mone as a lead of a romcom, I watched the 1st ep and was immediately hooked. It has that TBS filter I like so much: vibrant, happy colors and nice shots of Tokyo, with colorful clothes.

The characters were also good; seemed like it was going to be some sort of Devil Wears Prada plot but it wasn't really because, the Chief Editor is known as an Akuma (Demon) she is just ruthless but not mean. She doesn't look down to others (seems like she does, but she doesn't), is a good senior to Nami-chan in spite of Nami being too "average", and she really loves fashion and magazines.

So for the first 4 or 5 episodes it was a nice drama, funny, sometimes cheesy but of the good kind (who cares if the MLM is waiting for her under the rain, as long as he is nice and cares for her?) and I liked the fashion aspect more than anything.

But that was the first half only. The 2nd half went downhill so quickly, with many cliches I hate watching in "romance" drama, such as SLM (out of nowhere he falls for her? zero chemistry btw them, but oh no, the tsundere guy falls for her and then goes with "I will never let you cry" and stupid stuff like that), overhearing behind doors/walls, the white knight and the black knight doing their most to "save the damsel in distress" and boring stuff like that.

And don't let me start with the whole ending... Jun goes to Cambodia to achieve his dream to become a photographer, before that they get engaged but he doesn't even talk to her for THREE YEARS?? What in the world.... what a lousy script. What a waste of Mamiya Shotaro and Kubota Sayu, they make such a lovely couple but nothing, even the spin-off is a complete waste. The romance, which takes 70% of the story, was so bad my gawd it ruined everything.

Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, the con artists: Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family when their head of the family passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen. (IMDB-2020)


Visually speaking, this movie was better than the previous one, but as for twists, there weren't too many. Less twists and less surprises. However, it was very fun to watch Dako and her "daughter" (wtf, Dako with a 18 (?) year old daughter? Get the hell out of here!) Dako seemed to like "Michelle" and care for her and tbh I was expecting a twist regarding that, but she truly cared for her so there wasn't any twist :(

There are many small roles (RIP Miura Haruma, RIP Takeuchi Yuko, Takito Kenichi, Maeda Atsuko), some cameos (Gackt, Namase Katsuhisa) and good secondary characters (Furukawa Yuta, Eguchi Yosuke). Most of them talk tons of English, I was impressed! Some of them with very cute accents :D

Easy to watch, even for people who didn't watch the previous SP/Drama/Movie. I just wish I didn't had to watch the ugly face of Higashide, how can an ugly man ruin everything! He is disgusting and I wish to see only the marvelous Kohinata Fumiyo and Nagasawa Masami, who were great as always.

The story centers on Kano Nakamura, a 26-year-old office worker seen as highly desirable in her workplace, but is in truth a tokusatsu (special effects shows) geek. She lives in fear of being found out: sneaking around town to get capsule toys for her favorite shows, singing tokusatsu songs alone in karaoke, and living her life with her heroes' credo in her heart. (Anime New Network-2019)


Adorable, plot and heroine. I don't know how I didn't know about Koshiba Fuka before Youkai Sharehouse.. she is so pretty, a bit awkward and just so cute. Her smile is **chef kiss**. This role was perfect for her; in fact, it is like an upgrade from the manga version. Manga version Nakamura wasn't so shy and geeky like dorama version I think.


The main character is a closet geek for Tokusatsu. I may not be one, but I did watch one series that I adore completely and while watching this dorama, made me want to revisit it (I'll watch the SP afterwards). Besides TokuOta (Tokusatsu Otaku), there are also Idols geeks, and shoujo anime geeks (a big guy who looks like yakuza).

This Jdrama shows us how happy we are when we have something we cherish, but that we are happier when we have someone to share our hobby with. I love how this group of people who are completely different from each other, form a bond over their hobbies. Even a little boy in middle school becomes more or less Nakamura's friend, and it is all because of their share love for Tokusatsu. The little boy is played by the adorable Terada Kokoro <3

The negative thing about being an otaku is that it is not socially accepted, so we must be "closeted". Sadly, it begins at home... Nakamura's mother has pressured her since she was a little girl to not like "boy's stuffs" and to like only "girly stuff", because would she want to be seen as "weird"? It is very sad to see that this is a common thinking from parents... they may not be cruel on purpose and may want what is best for their children, but they are not seeing it as something hurtful for their children. What is so wrong to like boyish toys when you are a girl? Or vice-versa? This dorama shows the gender stereotype we suffer in society.


As long as we are not hurting anyone, why wouldn't we be a geek? I think deep down we are all closeted geeks, only that some are able to repress it (like the mother) while others just can't or don't want to. It is nice to have a group of friends with the same likes, and in spite of people not liking this message, I also think it is ok to hide this "identity" from others if you want to. It is not that they are embarrassed about it, but to be "accepted" it is not necessary to show everyone that you love XX. As long as you come back home and "detox" with your hobby and makes you happy, that is basically what an "oshi" portrays, right?

Mei Aihara (Mikako Tabe) is a single woman. She works hard as a medical representative at a pharmaceutical company. Unlike her performance at work, she is not proficient at all doing housework. On the night of her 28th birthday, a strange man appears at her messy home. The strange man is Nagisa Shigino (Nao Omori), who is an excellent housekeeper. Mei Aihara doesn't want to hire him, but she ends up hiring him as her housekeeper. Meanwhile, Yuta Tadokoro (Koji Seto) appears in front of Mei Aihara. Yuta Tadokoro works as a medical representative for a rival pharmaceutical company. (asianwiki-2020)


My favorite drama of the year, hands down. It was perfect since it has a bit of everything: made me smile the whole time I was watching it, made me go "awwwww" and "ahhhh" many times, made me cry once; made me root for the characters, love the setting (Yokohama); love the cast and all the warm feelings it made me feel. Not since Hajikoi I was this excited with a drama, searching for other comments (almost none) from other fans.

Coincidentally, Tabe Mikako was my choice for Harumi when I was watching Hajikoi. So I am happy she got a role in a drama as charming and successful as Hajikoi was in 2019.

And just like in Hajikoi, there are a couple of possible love interest that make people root for A or B. And just like in Hajikoi, the heroine has only interest in one although there is a "better" option for her in the form of a successful, young and good looking rival. So while many people may be pissed because she doesn't pick the most "obvious" guy, I am beyond happy with the result.


In that sense it is like Nigehaji... sometimes the heroine does pick the less obvious option (2nd male love interest)... not always the hero is a handsome, confident guy. Nagisa-san is as respectful and adorable as Hiramasa was. And what is best, Mei feels herself and confides in him, isn't that most wonderful than a romance based on a crush? A more mature romance. And just like Hoshino Gen, Omori Nao may not be a conventional handsome guy, but he is charming and precisely because of that is that the audience can fall and root for him. Not all heroes need to look like models.

Mei has the most interesting wardrobe in the entire drama; some were a choice (many layers!) and some were nice. But the most I liked about her were her accessories: headband, earrings, rings, etc. Adorable! Better fashion sense than Harumi.

The final episode was so cute! I love that we can hear her thoughts... how Nagisa was like a God to her. I don't know why would people root for Tadokoro (except because he was younger and more handsome) since she never saw him any other way than as a rival. For the whole drama she had zero romantic interest nor any interest in him at all.

Also, everything that was about Yui and her relationship with her mom... made me cry in Ep05! This drama was very wholesome, with the family aspect and professional aspect. Not only the MR field, but also to not take housekeeping for granted. It is not a shameful job, which Mei and her mother come to realize after knowing Nagisa-san.

Ahhh I want to read the manga too... I am currently reading Hajikoi (more than 1 year later). It wasn't easy to find a translation... I wonder if I have to wait a year to read "Kaseifu Nagisa-san" manga??

Mini-Reunion: Nagisa-san and Hashio-san from Kounodori; Mei's ex-boss was also in Kounodori.

EDIT: I looved the SP! It may have around 20minutes of new scenes only, but they are about their married lives, mostly about their first argument <3 Besides, I loved to recap the whole drama; once again I wondered why would people root for Tadokoro?? She never had any interest in him besides the professional one; she was never at ease with him and never had any curiosity to find more about him. And that scene where he cleans her mouth... so cringe and overstepping her boundaries! And anyway, everyone could sense at first glance that something was going on btw Mei and Nagisa-san (the matching clothes in ep02 was a big hint).

Ran Riu (Yuko Takeuchi) is member of the triad in Hong Kong. She is cold-blooded and appropriately called "Ice Princess." Ran Riu possesses the best diamond in the world. Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide) and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) attempt to steal the diamond from Ran Riu. Meanwhile, handsome conman Jessie (Haruma Miura) also tries to get the diamond. (asiawiki-2019)


This was so funny, I was laughing from the beginning, I loved how Dako teases Boku-chan and treats him like her little brother.

I watched the SP before this one, which is incorrect since the movie comes first, and then the SP. The only spoiler I had was about the character of Monaco though, so it was ok. The whole gang is back, and there are even cameos (and not really cameos.. more like a small role) from previous characters from the TV show. I think it is ok to watch the movie without watching the drama, but I wouldn't recommend it (please watch the drama first! You won't be disappointed).

I can't even tell a single thing about the plot nor what I liked about it since it would all be a spoiler. But it was all so fun and cool! Dako is the best. And Boku-chan is always making me laugh, he is so silly :)

As a side note, I love Eguchi Yosuke as a villain, he is great! Will he be back in the 2nd movie? **fingers crossed**

Junko Harumi (Kyoko Fukada) was once a model student during her middle school and high school days. She failed to enter prestigious Tokyo University and her life has not gone smoothly since then. She has a hard time finding a job and having relationships with men. Now, at the age of 31, she works as a teacher at a private institute. 3 men, who vary in type, appear in front of her. Masashi Yakumo (Kento Nagayama) is smart and a cousin of Junko, Kyohei Yuri (Ryusei Yokohama) is a disorderly high school student and Kazuma Yamashita (Tomoya Nakamura) is Kyohei ’s teacher in high school. (asiawiki-2019)

It's been a long time since I've been this giddy with happiness watching a drama. A fresh (pink) air of breath XD Each episode was better than the previous one. And every time I finished an episode, I couldn't wait for the next week, so much I rewatched the last episode and couldn't think of nothing else XD

As the J-netizens said, I would like to think Yuri was the heroine of this drama. I loved how supportive was everyone of him. There isn't a single bad character here. And all 3 rivals were nice, handsome guys who wanted nothing more than Junko's happiness. Each one of the guys had their amount of support from the netizens, I am not sure who was the most popular. But since episode 1 I had my favorite, and that is because I am a huge fan of manga-Shinkumi <3 The chemistry between Yokohama Ryusei and Fukada Kyoko was AMAZING. I think she had a tiny crush on him, they were so cure together! I wouldn't say they have a 14-year-gap at all. Maybe 8 or 10 top.

Yuri-Yuri was a delight to watch; he has a lot of character development. The actor is not only super handsome but such a nice actor as well. Every time he smiled, I was happy. His tears were also so beautiful... His hands... his teeth... awwww handsome XD

I have yet to watch the final episode subbed, but just watching it raw I loved it (I covered my eyes but peeked between my fingers in the last scene). I'll write a proper review (with a proper rant over this actor I fell head over heels) when I finish the subbed last episode.

Favorite scenes, in no particular order:
- The "heroine in a dating game" (but the whole study camp made me happy)
- The "betrayed" look in front of Junko's house
- All the hugs (kyaa they were all amazing, the most romantic I've even seen)
- every time my favorite smiled
- Nishioi and Miwa were funny, but together they were hilarious

Favorite drama of the year? XD too early to tell but I loved it so much I am having drama withdrawal symptoms ^_^ And listening to the OST ("Happy birthday" by back number) isn't helping ^_^

Akiko Iwaki (Haruka Ayase) is a career woman who works very hard at her job. She gets married to Ryoichi Miyamoto (Yutaka Takenouchi) who has a daughter. Akiko Iwaki must now deal with housework and raising her stepdaughter. (asiawiki-2018)


The drama with the highest rating of the season. And it deserved it. Not only because Ayase Haruka is and will be forever Japan's favorite girl, but because this was funny and sweet and with zero drama and a real representative of a Japanese Slice of Life Drama.

The story is divided in two parts, so it was like Season 1 and Season 2 together. From ep01 to ep05 is one timeline, and from ep06 to 10 is another, 9 years later (that was a total surprise for me!). I adored "Season 1" and it was my favorite. Akiko-san trying, first, to be accepted as a stepmom to Miyuki, and then, her first duties as a mother. I love the little girl who played Miyuki (Yokomizo Naho), awesome actress! She behaved like a little girl behaves, not like a smart-ass girl who talks like an adult. My favorite episodes were 2 and 3: ep2 because I loved the little "game" Akiko-san and Miyuki played at the supermarket, and ep3, because of the "battle" of Akiko against the Parents Association.

Ep 06 was a total shock to me because of the time-slip and because of... well, change of actors. Still, the actress who played older Miyuki was really good and likeable (Hiroki-kun too. Both boy and older boy are so cute!), and some of her expressions resembled her younger-self (both girls have big eyes). I liked how Akiko-san starts working again; her role in the bakery was amazing, totally plausible. I love how everything she does, it is because she is thinking in her daughter. And everything Miyuki does, she always has her stepmom in mind. They may not be blood-related, but their love fo each other was real.

If there has to be a minus it would be that Akiko-san looks the same after the time-slip. Same as Shimoyama-san (even the highlights in her hair...)

In spite of the many comedic scenes, there were also some touching scenes :( I am still not sure of the ending, only because I did not fully understand it. I know that it was a "miracle" too, but why? What does the train ticket mean??

All actors were excellent, except for Takeru Sato. I think goofy roles don't suit him. I noticed that some "cool" actors, like him, do wonderfully in action and cool roles, but when it comes to goofy roles... nah. And too bad he had to go and fall in love. I mean, it provided many funny scenes XD but Akiko-san and Ryuchi forever <3 And I was disappointed since I truly thought he was going to be some kind of angel, the one who was going to bring a miracle into Akiko-san's and Miyuki's lives. I guess he sort of did, but not the way I wanted. And at the end, it was really Akiko who was a miracle to him.

The little touches, like the miracles (I thought it was going to have a bigger role, like **coughcoughthefathercoughcough**), and minor characters, like Taguchi-kun, were very nice. I actually laughed out loud several times with Taguchi-kun, he was a silly sweetheart :)

The OST was excellent, I want it. And the funny one made the scene even funnier XD I did not pay attention to the ED song tbh.

So overall, first part is a 10 and second part is a 9 for me.

Dako (Masami Nagasawa) is a con woman. She stays at a suite in a luxury hotel and schemes to take money from vicious wealthy people like yakuza bosses and evil businessmen. She works with Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide) and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata). Boku-chan is a sincere and timid young con man. Richard is a veteran con man.

Dako is able to master knowledge from various professions in a short period of time and disguises herself as someone working in that field. Along with Boku-chan and Richard, they carry their plans using fantastic teamwork. (asiawiki-2018)


I've probably watched around 5 dramas this Spring Season and, no doubt, this was the best. Anyone could watch it, and I bet anyone will have fun in at least half of all episodes. At least, I had fun with all of them. This is about a trio of conmen (ok, 2 men and 1 woman). Dako is the brain of the group, and the most mischievous one. I am not really a fan of Nagasawa Masami, but I think this kind of role fits her perfectly. And she had fun doing it, in my eyes, so that is always a plus for me. Then there is Boku-chan, the kind-hearted and most naive young man, interpreted by Higashide Masahiro. I've seen him in VS Arashi and I think he may be a bit of Boku-chan in real life, so he was perfect. Always falling for the person in need, and almost always playing unwillingly Dako's games. Last is Richard, the veteran, played by Kohinata Fumiyo. He is always good, in whatever role he plays, since he is always so calm.

This is an episodic drama, and almost all episodes were unpredictable. Like 90% of them. The last one was amazing. There is nothing Dako can't prevent nor can't do. These trio of con may make a lot of money, but to make money, they also spend tons. So most of the times it was very over-the-top, but that is why this drama was so much fun to watch. It was a witty drama, with lots of sense of humor.

I know it is almost impossible, but I wish this one has a 2nd Season. Or at least a movie. I feel like I didn't have enough time with Dako's, Boku's and Richard's adventures.