Lovely summer love story

This was my first japanese drama I ever watched and I must say I really fell in love with this show.
The main character of Misaki was so adorable that I would really love to have her as a friend.
And the handsome men around her... haha, I really envied her. Kento Yamazaki became my favorite actor after this drama series.
I also really love the main title song.
The story was about love but also about strong bonds in family, about challenges in life and some scenes were really funny.
I recommend this drama if you want to see some heartwarming summer story. You won't regret it.

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Wild ride full of adrenaline

I have not read the manga which was this show based on, but I watched this because of good ratings and I really was not disappointed.
Kento Yamazaki is my favorite actor and he proves he can act really well, all the emotions he was able to show was really amazing to see. The other cast was great as well, I liked especially the cold character of Chishiya played by Nijiro Murakami.
Overall it was a really wild ride, I was on the edge of my seat all the time and there were definitely some moments I really did not expect to happen.
I am looking forward to the second season, really good job and I am curious how the story will continue.

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Funny high school drama where you'll love the characters

I was wondering if I, an adult woman, can enjoy some Japanese high school drama. After watching this I am sure age doesn't play any role.
The first episode I saw I felt it was kind of silly, but when I got used to the style of humour used in this show I totally loved it. I laughed a lot, smiled a lot and even cried like a real teenager.
I think usually it's really hard to make a good tsundere character which you can root for, but Sano was really a great example and all his caring moments were so brilliant. But my most favorite character was Nakatsu! He was funny all the time and I loved all the challenged he had to go through, although the biggest challenge didn't end up exactly how I would like to...
This drama is 15 years old and I can say I really went back those 15 years while watching and was back at high school.
I say give it a chance! Especially if you like a good comedy combined with heartwarming moments, strong friendship stories and also a bit of tense in some scenes.

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Unexpected topic, good story, explicit scenes

I have to say I was really curious about how a drama describing a life of a porn director could look like.
And I was surprised! Never ever in my life have I thought that I would have my fingers crossed for a porn director to make more good porn movies. The story was really good, it had dramatic moments, surprising moments, good and bad and even scary moments, all in one big package.
First thing to say - if you are easily embarrased by watching adult content, you will be here as well. Some of the scenes are really explicit, so be prepared for that before watching. Generally said, the drama is not afraid to talk about all the things related to human sexuality.
I thing one of the best thing here are the actors, especially Takayuki Yamada (playing the director, Toru Muranishi) and Misato Morita (playing famous porn star Kaoru Kuroki). Their acting skills were really number one!
I really recommend watching it for everyone who is open about these topics, as it can decribe really well some part of Japanese mentality which is usually "hidden" for everyone and also it's interesting to see how the porn industry was developing through time and what was behind it. It also rises questions about human sexuality, position of women in it and many other interesting topics, all without any taboos.

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