Maids aren't always pretty
Yamada Tarou Monogatari 2! There was always a little boy-love in the manga between Tarou and Takuya and in the live-action version, Takuya's tiny sadistic side comes out to play; thus, making them both title characters in future fanfiction. Even though I don't see the appeal of these Arashi boys, they do play these character sincerely and it's very funny. The dancing was very unexpected. As for the girl, Takako, hmmm..I don't hate her yet.
Bambino 4-11! Finally finished this up..even though I was tempted not to. The moral of the story is to stay passionate about your work even if you end up looking like an idiot and start crying over every mistake you make.
As mentioned before, I was disappointed this wasn't a comedy like the original manga implied, but it had its ups. After Bambino had his short summer stint at the Baccanale, he quit school to return there as a full-time employee. They start him out in the dining hall so he could learn about 'love' or how to care about his customers. He makes every mistake possible in the dining hall and that part of the story kinda drags. He helps out with the dolce/desserts in one episode near the end and that was a very cute episode. Yonamine is probably the best character on the show. The show flashes forward a year and he finally gets back into the kitchen. The end was good since it was keeping with the whole theme of work and passion, but it also kinda dragged.
~6/10 rating~ for mediocre writing, but good production. At least everyone had their hair done prettily. Matsujun played the over-enthusiastic dork well.