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isang18

Maybe Indiana. Probably Greece.

isang18

Maybe Indiana. Probably Greece.
366 Nichi japanese drama review
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366 Nichi
2 people found this review helpful
by isang18
Jul 23, 2024
11 of 11 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 6.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 4.0

A drama with no clear identity or purpose

The story was an indecisive plot about a bunch of high school friends being indecisive until, ten years after graduation, their pent-up emotions force them to half-heartedly act. I'm not sure what the message was. And, while I like the ensemble style, I am not persuaded that those five people really knew each other like inseparable high school buddies should so I felt that the backstory had some really thin spots.

I'd have been content if it had lived up to the potential of being a light drama about the healing power of love and baseball. Instead it spends too much time in slice-of-life melodrama territory before it decides to blindside us with random resolutions while leaving us hanging on the main plotlines until the last second. And I got a case of SLS for Miyabe-san. Whoever tried so hard to make her character look creepy and pathetic: You failed and I don't like you!

It was competently acted but I think the directors failed to use the leads' strengths as physical actors who can fill the screen with motion. All that static, tight cinematography did not let them show their best.

I wouldn't watch it again and can't say that I really recommend it. Even for fans of the leads you're not missing out if you skip it.
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