Hello new drama friend!
OMG you guys!
Yamada Tarou Monogatari is AWESOME. I just watched the first episode.
I would watch it just for Nino and Sho of course, but I *really* like the story and the characters so far. The disaffected rich boy and family-oriented poor boy are two types I'm definitely attracted to. They kind of remind me of Makino and Domyouji. With the whole rich boy becoming obsessed with the poor one thing too. And omg Sho's smitten smile at the end as he was like "[I guess I'm Yamada's] friend, huh?" literally *knocked me over*. I went from a sitting to a lying position on the tatami in one toothy blow. I guess it's good I was already lying down for Nino's closing rooftop smile. My God.
Nino and Sho both showed *tremendous* charm and beauty in these roles--I could understand all their female classmates fainting. And I loved the plot device of Yamada obliviously causing everyone he meets to fall in love with him at first sight, while he's only in love with food. The Great and Noble Supermarket Battle for the croquets was *hilarious*. Hehehehe! The fantasy sequence elements were extremely well done--entertaining and much easier to swallow than Hana Kimi's real-life fantastical elements. The other actors/characters are good too. The Gokusen yakuza boss is the principal (who, like the Hana Kimi principal, makes endless comparisons between raising plants and raising children, only he does it with more personality), their homeroom teacher is a nervous woman trying to resist falling under Yamada's spell, and the main girl with the crush on Yamada is very good at her comedy.
I'm also a sucker for little kids and family-oriented drama. Those scenes with Yamada and his siblings totally made me tear up. Awwww. Plus next episode apparently has Nino in a maid's costume. Hello nurse.
In conclusion: Much better than Hana Kimi. A must watch for this summer season. Also now I really want to read the manga.
Yamada Tarou Monogatari is AWESOME. I just watched the first episode.
I would watch it just for Nino and Sho of course, but I *really* like the story and the characters so far. The disaffected rich boy and family-oriented poor boy are two types I'm definitely attracted to. They kind of remind me of Makino and Domyouji. With the whole rich boy becoming obsessed with the poor one thing too. And omg Sho's smitten smile at the end as he was like "[I guess I'm Yamada's] friend, huh?" literally *knocked me over*. I went from a sitting to a lying position on the tatami in one toothy blow. I guess it's good I was already lying down for Nino's closing rooftop smile. My God.
Nino and Sho both showed *tremendous* charm and beauty in these roles--I could understand all their female classmates fainting. And I loved the plot device of Yamada obliviously causing everyone he meets to fall in love with him at first sight, while he's only in love with food. The Great and Noble Supermarket Battle for the croquets was *hilarious*. Hehehehe! The fantasy sequence elements were extremely well done--entertaining and much easier to swallow than Hana Kimi's real-life fantastical elements. The other actors/characters are good too. The Gokusen yakuza boss is the principal (who, like the Hana Kimi principal, makes endless comparisons between raising plants and raising children, only he does it with more personality), their homeroom teacher is a nervous woman trying to resist falling under Yamada's spell, and the main girl with the crush on Yamada is very good at her comedy.
I'm also a sucker for little kids and family-oriented drama. Those scenes with Yamada and his siblings totally made me tear up. Awwww. Plus next episode apparently has Nino in a maid's costume. Hello nurse.
In conclusion: Much better than Hana Kimi. A must watch for this summer season. Also now I really want to read the manga.