Definitely an Underated Drama
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Given the 7.7 rating, I had my expectations low for this; however, I was pleasantly surprised. It has really good plot twists, different kinds of characters, and good acting.Characters
I have to say that I definitely enjoyed the slightly antihero-like ML. It was refreshing to see a character who wasn't the typical epitome of justice character.
Of course, there was also more justice focused characters such as Date and Sanemura, but even they have their own struggles over question of 'What is justice?' They do sufficiently contrast the ml's thoughts and ideas.
Female characters Akatsu and Minamoto
Both the female characters in this drama were enjoyable to watch. Neither of them were the weak character who needed help. Both of them were strong and very capable. Other dramas honestly need to learn from this ?
There was some problems with the characterization of a couple of minor characters, but those can be overlooked. For example, how do characters like Kagami and Endo manage to even exist in the workforce?
The acting of the cast members did justice to all the characters.
CONS
- The length of the drama - The length of drama made it hard to see much character development. I would have also liked to see the ML's past more fleshed out, so that we could understand him more. I also wish I could have seen more interactions between Sanerma, Date, Hyogo, and the rest of the d- squad.
Overall, I would definitely recommend giving this a try. Don't let the 7.7 rating bother you!
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This drama was awesome! Short - only 5 episodes 45 or so minutes each - but so good! It told the story of a special unauthorized police unit nicknamed Diver and the cases they solved.For me, the main draw was Fukushi Sota as Kurosawa. His Kurosawa was a ruthless genius who had no care for his life or his safety, who focused solely on "eradicating evil" at any cost, including dead bodies if need be. Because once, in the past, he made a mistake and it cost someone dear to him his life. And since then, he had no tolerance for mistakes or bad guys - or corrupt cops.
One thing I didn't like much was the very abrupt ending, that there was no "bridge" between the pier scene and the last scene. It felt like there was so much that the drama skipped. I really wanted to see Kurosawa and Sho bond, Kurosawa telling him the truth about what happened back in the past... And also - how was Kurosawa saved, considering he got shot twice?! Argh!
Overall, a great drama with no fillers. Loved it!
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No todo es lo que parece
Excelente historia corta sobre un escuadrón secreto de infiltración de la policia. No he visto muchas historias sobre ese tipo de unidades, así que me pareció una historia muy refrescante, el comienzo me engañó completamente, y pues nada es lo que parece, hay muchas sorpresas a lo largo de la historia, las cuales yo no me las esperaba para nada. La serie tiene muchísima acción con muy buenas escenas de pelea, casos con temas un poco más delicados como terrorismo, drogas, etc. la producción es muy buena, la historia se desarrolla en la prefectura de Hyogo, lo cual también me gustó mucho porque no recuerdo otras series en donde haya podido ver tanta belleza de la ciudad de Kobe. El final me gustó mucho y se presta a una continuación.Los personajes me encantaron, todos muy detallados y con su historia detrás, la actuación estuvo muy buena también, usualmente no me agrada mucho Fukushi Sota, sin embargo cuando hace este tipo de papeles en donde tiene un lado de maldad, me parece que lo hace excelente, él domina muy bien este tipo de personajes y lo hace brillar. Ando Masanobu estuvo excelente como siempre, con mucha presencia en la pantalla; también me gustó mucho Ryo, buenísimo su papel de mujer fuerte capaz de todo para lograr sus ideales y también me gustó Nomura Shuhei, hizo muy bien su papel de ex-militar.
Debo mencionar que la música de la serie es espectacular, hay muchas músicas para distintas emociones, la que ponen en las escenas donde hay suspenso y viene la acción, también la música cuando están revelando intenciones o temas del pasado, todas con una sensación de música electrónica que le dió un toque perfecto a toda la atmósfera de la historia.
En general me pareció un excelente dorama, muy recomendado para los que les gusta la acción e historias de policia con bastante suspenso y giros inesperadas, solamente me hubiera gustado que fuese más largo, así que espero que le hagan una continuación.
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