Good Morning Call serves its title as the representative of nearly every shoujo manga ever. It presents itself with a very cute and fresh ambience, an example of what a shoujo manga would be like and how it would be received if turned into a live action (as the show itself is based off of a shoujo).

STORY:
Many reviews have pointed out the lack of originality in the general plot. And I agree, at first, it's predictability generally pissed me off a little and made me a bit hesitant to continue watching. As someone who has read shoujo ever since their elementary school years, the story is a textbook stereotype and so were all the twists and turns and arcs. The only thing missing was the beach arc.

However, this does not formulate into a god awful show, as everyone loves a good cliché. Although it does not bring anything new and refreshing to the table, it was quite a nostalgic watch for me, and garnered several comments as I went through the episodes as if I was seeing these clichés for the very first time. It's a simple and sweet story that caters to the exact audience it's made for, and for that I give props. I do wish Netflix adapted a more original shoujo, however. This show is literally L-DK except their apartment is bigger.

CAST/ACTING:
Acting, at most, was slightly above mediocre for me. I'm used to the way Japanese actors act in these romance dramas, but how they presented their characters — especially Uehara — gave a very poor performance of making us like them in general. Marina seemed rather annoying, and Uehara's expressions never seemed to soften even when he laughed or supposedly softens up in front of Nao.
Nao's actress definitely pursued that awkward, shy, idiotic and pouty atmosphere I believe the character is supposed to have, which was a good performance on her part.

However, their characters are not supposed to be dramatically realistic anyway as the drama itself is rather comedic. As per usual, I rooted for the second male leads throughout the entire thing, and by far the most likable character to me was Kitaura for some reason.

MUSIC:
Nothing I can remember from the top of my head, so easily forgettable. It could be rather cheery and matches with the mood.

REWATCH VALUE:
Not very high. Perhaps I should head over to reading the manga instead, as people say Uehara is much nicer in the original adaption and shows more genuine emotion. I may also watch the second season to pass the time, as I wasn't exactly very obsessed with the show to begin with.

OVERALL:
A sweet, simple and predictable romance drama which is ideal to pass the time. Although I am a lover of clichés and did find myself liking this drama somewhere in between, it really is about time they start changing it up a bit before the audience really does get bored of it. I would definitely recommend if you love shoujo manga and all its cute little stereotypes, but not if you're looking for something different.