As with all remakes you're going to compare to the ones you've seen before. I really enjoyed the first half of the series. The episodes where funny and nicely paced. Even though I knew what was coming, there was enough variation in the placement and acting to keep me interested. Where I felt this one lagged behing my favorite,ISWAK, was the second half. Naoki's actions seemed a bit unrealistic given how the show had portrayed him up through episode 13. While I understand why Naoki's logical, robot mind made him act the way he did, there was no real explanation in the show for his abrupt decisions so it felt a little out of place. Despite the minor things that bothered me I enjoyed the story overall and was happy with the ending.