1 Litre of Tears
Since I've been hearing so many good things about 1 Litre of Tears, I finally decided to start watching it last night and ended up watching the three first episodes in a row. I suspect I might end up marathoning quite a bit more tonight after I get home from work...
This is based on a trued story, and it's very clear that it' is going to be a major weepie, since the main character Aya (Sawajiri Erika) is a cheery 15-year old girl who is full of life, but then she finds out that she is suffering from a serious illness. This illness will slowly make her lose the control of her movements, speech, etc., leading into early death, while constantly staying aware of her situation, since it doesn't affect her mind in the least.
It's still early, but I can see that there is already a connection developing between Aya and her classmate Haruto (Nishikido Ryo), though at this point Aya is still nursing her crush on another guy in the school basketball team.
Haruto seems a very lonely and sad guy who is trying to hide his feelings under an uncaring and quite prickly facade. I guess some of it is connected to his brother's death and some to his father trying to push him into becoming a doctor (which was what his brother wanted to be). It is very noticeable that Aya is constantly able to worm under his under his protective shield, but it also looks like his father might disapprove of the connection. I can't wait to see how things will develop.
And no, I haven't cried yet, though there were a few a bit misty moments. I guess part of it's that I was so annoyed at Aya's parents for hiding the truth from her so long, especially after she herself had already started to suspect that something might be seriously wrong with her. Though it is very realistic, I can't help being annoyed by them at times.
There is also the fact that they are constantly belittling and ignoring Aya's younger sister. She does behave a lot like a sulky teenagers and she might not be as book-smart, but it's clear that she's showing artistic talent. I thought it quite sad when she came home after winning the first prize in an art competition, but was completely brushed off when she happily tried to tell of it to her parents. They were only concentrating on their own pain and trying to come to terms with Aya's illness.
On a completely random note, I thought it very amusing that Yakushimaru Hiroko, the actress playing Aya's mother, constantly reminds me of the Indian actress Reema Lagoo who often plays the role of a mother in Bollywood films.
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On other stuff, I watched my backlog of Sushi Oji! episodes last weekend. Now I only have the last episode to watch once the subbed version becomes available. It is still quite amusing, but it's not really a good idea to watch too many episodes in a row, since the big sushi battles in every episode can get quite repetitive after a while. Still, I can't wait to see what happens in the last episode.
This is based on a trued story, and it's very clear that it' is going to be a major weepie, since the main character Aya (Sawajiri Erika) is a cheery 15-year old girl who is full of life, but then she finds out that she is suffering from a serious illness. This illness will slowly make her lose the control of her movements, speech, etc., leading into early death, while constantly staying aware of her situation, since it doesn't affect her mind in the least.
It's still early, but I can see that there is already a connection developing between Aya and her classmate Haruto (Nishikido Ryo), though at this point Aya is still nursing her crush on another guy in the school basketball team.
Haruto seems a very lonely and sad guy who is trying to hide his feelings under an uncaring and quite prickly facade. I guess some of it is connected to his brother's death and some to his father trying to push him into becoming a doctor (which was what his brother wanted to be). It is very noticeable that Aya is constantly able to worm under his under his protective shield, but it also looks like his father might disapprove of the connection. I can't wait to see how things will develop.
And no, I haven't cried yet, though there were a few a bit misty moments. I guess part of it's that I was so annoyed at Aya's parents for hiding the truth from her so long, especially after she herself had already started to suspect that something might be seriously wrong with her. Though it is very realistic, I can't help being annoyed by them at times.
There is also the fact that they are constantly belittling and ignoring Aya's younger sister. She does behave a lot like a sulky teenagers and she might not be as book-smart, but it's clear that she's showing artistic talent. I thought it quite sad when she came home after winning the first prize in an art competition, but was completely brushed off when she happily tried to tell of it to her parents. They were only concentrating on their own pain and trying to come to terms with Aya's illness.
On a completely random note, I thought it very amusing that Yakushimaru Hiroko, the actress playing Aya's mother, constantly reminds me of the Indian actress Reema Lagoo who often plays the role of a mother in Bollywood films.
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On other stuff, I watched my backlog of Sushi Oji! episodes last weekend. Now I only have the last episode to watch once the subbed version becomes available. It is still quite amusing, but it's not really a good idea to watch too many episodes in a row, since the big sushi battles in every episode can get quite repetitive after a while. Still, I can't wait to see what happens in the last episode.