Drama Review: Cinderella Is Online

10

Duration

00 Hrs 30 Mins

Episodes

10

Drama Digest:

Arisawa Ichika is a college student who is crazy about online games. She is not romantically invested with someone and is not interested in romance. All-day, she is playing an online game ‘Tenkyo’.  Her avatar ‘Vivi’ in this game is trendy among all the leading players. In this game, she teams up with one top player named ‘Leon.’ After some time ‘Vivi’ and ‘Leon’ are virtually in a relationship for this game. Arisawa decides to meet Leon in person but it turns out that Leon is the prince of the college campus, Onoda Asahi. He is her senior, popular in college, a good athlete, and owns a gaming company. They started dating after they realized that they have already fallen in love.

The Feel-Good Part:

While watching this series, the audience will crave playing online games. The characters of the avatars are beautifully presented in the show. The romance between the main leads is so soothing. Sometimes their romance gives you butterflies. The characters of the series were so well written. The friendships between them are pretty remarkable.

The Disappointing Factor:

The dialogue is boring in some conversations. The animation presentation should have been better. The audience can notice the loopholes while watching it. There was more scope for the scriptwriter to enhance the drama. There could have been more twists in the plot.

In-Depth Analysis:

Most of the part of this drama is based on online gaming. After the main leads start dating in real life, the main female lead, Arisawa has gone through slandering. A co-worker of the gaming company always looks for a way to create problems between them and tear them apart. Many girls, who are jealous of her keep troubling her. However, the show’s highlights are the romance between Ariwasa and Onoda or Vivi and Leon.

Star Power:

The performances of the characters are prominent. There is a fine line between each character. Seto Toshiki as Onoda Asahi is very cute and so smooth with his dialogue delivery. The female lead is very fun-loving and cheerful. Also, she acts excellently in the emotional scenes. The other characters are also outstanding to watch in the drama.

Overall Opinion:

The drama is entertaining and while watching it, the audience can enjoy the drama and the feeling of playing games. Those who already watch Asian dramas can try it. This Japanese web drama won’t disappoint you.