Tokusatsu Gagaga
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?
**My rating: 9.5/10**
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?
**My rating: 9.5/10**