Drama Digest
Mio attends a middle school reunion one day and runs across Shuichi, her first love. When the guy approaches her, her love is reignited, but they are caught up in an incident in which members of the reunion start dying one by one.
The Feel-Good Part
Indeed, despite the initial disappointment, we can get caught up in the game from the end of the 3rd episode and oddly, the fewer characters there are on screen, the more interesting it becomes, better directed and scripted, until end the series opposite to the initial feeling. The clumsiness and the heavy, gives way to strong and touching moments in the feelings. They’re all based on a well-worn vengeance plot, focused on the anger and fury of grownups who have abandoned their teenage fantasies. There appears to be a bonus for the attractive mole in the cast, as you will have pleasure detecting those of others until you only see that. There is, perhaps, music that tries to be current in composition, but there is no distinct subject that sticks in the mind. It’s more of a rip-off of what works elsewhere. Similar to the cover tapes we used to buy at summer markets in the 1980s and 1990s. At the moment, it was effective, but it was shortly forgotten.
The Disappointing Factor
Lying is often at the heart of mystery dramas. With all the subtlety that characterizes the acting of Japanese actors, we never tire of deciphering the facial expressions distilled in such a subtle way, in order to detect the character’s (non-)guilt. This drama is itself of great subtlety, I’m not going to be tender with Itoshi Uso: Yasashi Yami, yenga adaptation relating a terrible secret of a group of old school friends and obviously overtaken by this one. The level of the scenario, therefore, even if the secret takes time to really emerge throughout the episodes, somewhat filling the boredom of this series which nevertheless wants to be adult. The problem is that with so many clichés, it’s hard to hang on.
In-Depth Analysis
Mio is reunited with her first love, Shuichi, during a middle school reunion one day. When the guy approaches her, her love is reignited, but they become involved in an incident in which members of the reunion begin to die one by one.
Star Power
Despite the initial disappointment, we can become engrossed in the game by the end of the third episode, and strangely, the fewer characters on screen, the more interesting it becomes, as well as better directed and scripted, until the series ends, which is the polar opposite of our initial impression. In the feelings, the awkwardness and the weighty give way to strong and touching moments. However, there is a sense of unease caused by a filthy atmosphere that has been well-managed. There was a harshness in the statements, and it was disturbing to watch a certain violence distilled by truly terrifying characters. It is his performances in those roles that provide a layer of realism to the series. It’s fair enough to have a jealous mangaka or a violent husband. However, in some ways, the entire cast is admirable.
Overall Opinion
Too cliché, but strangely worth watching.
