I don’t wanna feel Blue anymore...
I think I mentioned to two people that I was going to watch it and both of them said they tried it before but were left unimpressed. Yet I couldn't believe it could be that boring. I mean the dorama is about learning Japanese, that alone should be enough. And so I decided to see for myself and I'm glad I did. Surely there are things that are lacking but overall I really enjoyed it.
If I were to talk about the stuff I didn't like, basically, I found most of the students highly annoying. Isn't not just that their acting sucks (I wonder if they took in all foreign students staying in Tokyo), but their characters and so shallow and just plain moronic it pisses me off. Marie, Russian girl Diana with a horrible accent and especially that ninja-loving Sweden girl. I wonder if it's the way the Japanese really see foreigners. As stupid lost little children.
But I have to say I myself do feel kind of sad thinking that no matter how well you speak Japanese or how well you know the traditions you will always be an outsider there. I love Japanese arts and stuff but it feels strange doing it myself. Like I think that a white woman in kimono looks weird. But enough about that.
Anyway, if the students were bad at acting, the teachers made up for it. But most of all surely it was a one-woman-show. I really liked Haruko. Her outfits are priceless. I mean it's something I would never wear but it looks great on her. And it's not just the way she looks, I really like her character. Charisma indeed. The actress did a great job. The bickering with Takasu-sensei is also priceless) As for the plot - overall it was the usual sappy and naive style but I was sobbing at the very end no less. The episode plots weren't that interesting, but every episode was connected with something about the Japanese language and its history so it was like a lesson in a way. I leaned a lot of interesting facts and in such a fun way. Surely it's one of the best aspects so the dorama would be hard to watch if you're not learning Japanese. To me at this stage it was just the thing though.
先生はカワイイ。♥ 大好き、先生!
Rating: 7