Good Morning Call (2016)

What I always love about mangas adapted into Japanese Dramas is that they know how to work with the source material to make it suitable for a drama. In the dramas I’ve watched, they’ve rarely done it badly. This adaptation is an example of a good one.

The manga is a lengthier one, and dramas cannot possibly cover everything. But I feel they’ve taken the important story arcs and the essential spirit of the manga story and made the a really good version of it. The characters are lovable, and the progression of the story is set at a pretty good pace.

Watching drama adaptations of mangas I enjoy is always scary, but I’m glad I gave this a shot. It was really cute and sweet and a good watch.

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When Naos parents go to take over the farm of her grandparents, she decides to stay back in Tokyo to graduate from school and thus has to live by herself. What starts exciting and good ends with her and one of the three hottest guys in school - Uehara Hisashi - being swindled by someone who rented the apartment to both of them. Since they both have troubles to face if they can't stay in the apartment, they arrange to live there together until one of them gets the chance or money to move out. As long as the school and their friends don't find out, everything should be fine. At least they think it's that simple.

This story is based on a manga that started in 1997 and watching the drama really made me feel thrown back into the 90s. I loved the style and the story, the characters are good and cute. There is something innocent but lovable about most of them. It has many similarities to Itazura no kiss, but only in some subtile things. The way he talks to her sometimes, how she has to walk behind him. How she is somehow stupid but kind-hearted and can only see him. That they live together. All those things make me think of Itazura na kiss, but the good way. I never got bored of the story, so it didn't have many similarities to Itazura.

Also, was it only me or did the actress of Nao-chan remind me an awful lot of Yankumi from Gokusen? She looks like her and also her behavior at some points was so much Yankumi, that I wondered if that could be her daughter. And later in the story, Uehara-kun reminded me a lot of a young Ogrui Shun...

Anyway, the story itself did not have many weaknesses to me. There was a major plothole in the end, I think they got overwhelmed by the problems they had to resolve in the last episode. But then again, they resolved everything nicely (one thing TOO nice, if you ask me) and I was satisfied with the ending. I even wanted to know more, just like in Itazura na kiss, where they show us how they go to university etc. I wanted to see more of that. I heard the is a sequel manga, so need to check that one out.

For those who dig some good old-school-romance, this is what you're looking for. Missing Itazura na kiss? Go and watch this. They main characters might lack a bit of chemistry, but it overall is a very enjoyable show and very romantic. Overall 4* from me!

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Ya me lo he visto dos veces, y me entretiene bastante. Aunque aveces la actuacion de la protagonista es DEMASIADO exagerada, actuaba de forma muy tonta y no se enteraba de nada, me gusta, siento que eso la hace ser ELLA. Tambien me desesperaba el protagonista algunas veces ya que no mostraba sus verdaderos sentimientos, pero me gusto mucho la historia uwu Recomiendo mucho este dorama :DDD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Some have said this reminds them of Itazura na Kiss/Playful Kiss but this pales in comparison. Maybe it’s the actor’s lack of ability to show emotion, but I quit watching because the only thing appealing an out Urehara is his looks. I hoped things would get better, even in season 2, so I read the synopses on Netflix and came to the conclusion that it just wasn’t worth my time.

The rest of the cast was interesting and I cut a lot of slack for the FL because manga characters are usually over the top and I think she did an excellent job. Too bad the chemistry wasn’t there with the ML.

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Intragável. Dá uma agonia extrema até, sem condições. E posso dizer o porquê sem spoiler, aconselho a leitura dessa resenha:
Eu bem que tentei, mas o Uehara é bem o tipo insensível, frio, que vive tratando mal, que não se expressa direito. Daí a Nao é a típica que corre atrás, que tenta, que se ilude, que passa vergonha, que sofre sozinha até o cara se tocar só bem mais tarde e resolver tudo com duas palavras, e já basta pra ficar tudo bem entre o casalzinho. Isso é um tipo bem camuflado de relação abusiva, onde a mina é sobrecarregada com preocupações para agradar e estar a altura do cara, parece que a responsabilidade de manter a relação estável é apenas dela, saca? Enquanto isso o chatão só se faz de indiferente, vive diminuindo a mina, fazendo ela se sentir uma coisinha, é mal agradecido, só reclama/exige, e por aí vai. Ela nunca se impondo e dando a dura que ele merece. O único que falou umas verdades pra ele foi o Daichi, e olha, vacilo ela não preferir ele (que é o Sakurada Dori ainda por cima kkkkkk) ao sonso do Uehara. No fim eu shipparia a Nao com qualquer outro personagem masculino q teve interesse nela, menos com o robô estúpido do Uehara. Tô nem aí se tudo isso é "comum em dramas", a ideia continua erradíssima e vou criticar sempre que me deparar com dramas desse tipo (exemplo: playfull kiss né, nem falo nada).
Enfim, tem que ser masoquista pra assistir essa série, e fui checar o manga e é a mesma coisa (até pior, gordofobia, etc). Um otário e uma menina sem amor próprio ou imatura demais pra entender que o cara certo não deve agir assim com ela. Uma tristeza imaginar que tem muitas meninas que se submetem a relações tóxicas assim, e essa romantização em séries/filmes/dramas só faz afundar esse buraco.
Portanto, não recomendo que assistam. /pois é "meti o pau", é isso kkkkkkk.

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This drama was so disappointing it forced me to drop it I mean I’m not the type of person who would drop something while watching even if it’s bad however the Female lead was beyond annoying she had no character she always tries to be cute and all at many times it’s just trying too hard also even when she got the guy she was still finding a way to ruin things by having zero confidence the only thing that helped me go through the 12 episodes I went through was the ML and the second ML other than that there’s nothing to it tbh also the story is not that special it’s full of cliches but I wouldn’t mind them if it wasn’t for the female lead character being absolute disaster.

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Both main characters are insufferable, and there is no chemistry between them.

Storyline:

The main plot involves two high school students who are forced to live together and develop feelings for each other.
The beginning is very funny and entertaining, but this doesn't last. After a few episodes, it's clear there is no chemistry between the two main characters.

The story is routine and not special, it's filled with uninteresting side stories. As usual, there's a big contradiction in the main plot. The series is aimed at a young audience, yet one of the side stories about the brother and his wife wanting to get a divorce is complex and more suited for adults. This mix makes the show boring.

Character Critique:

Both characters are extremely annoying and have no value to their surroundings or to each other.

The female character is unbearably annoying, not attractive, petty, selfish, and stupid. She distorts her voice to sound like a child and has no appealing qualities. She behaves grotesquely, which doesn't do her any favors. Even as the plot progresses and they are in a relationship, she still acts like a five-year-old rather than a teenager. This might have been acceptable if it were funny like in the beginning, but at some point, it stops being funny due to her poor acting and other factors. Strangely, she has many attractive suitors, although she is not appealing or beneficial to the other side in any way.
Main Actor:
The main actor is not particularly handsome, but he's portrayed as a beauty prince. He doesn't seem attracted or in love, even when he should be showing some love. His facial expressions are the same in all scenes, regardless of what's happening. This also happens a lot, but due to the lack of chemistry between the characters, it doesn't work.

Music:
There's nothing memorable.

Overall Impression:
a one-time watch, with many skips over especially boring scenes, particularly towards the end. It's unclear why they stretched it to so many episodes; it's completely unnecessary.

A disappointing series.

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I got bored

I don't really mind dropping a show, but I hate dropping the show in the middle of a season. But I just could not keep watching, I was into the show at the beginning and then boom I was falling asleep. I think I have seen 10 episodes; however, I really can't remember where or what was happening the last time I picked up the show.

What I can remember, which is not much, there is a lot of cliche tropes that play out. I usually don't mind if they are done right. The show just really didn't hit the mark for me.

I gave the music 1 because I can't remember the sound track :'(

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This was so hard to watch....

This is the first J-drama that I watched and it was very hard to watch. I had to force myself not to drop it atleast once per episode because the Japanese cultural norms for romantic relationships tend to be so sexist, and easily seen in the male lead character, and even the female lead character. In the first 6 episodes, I hadn't seen the male lead character cook or clean once, the female lead character overly apologies, even when she isn't in the wrong. Additionally, she's obedient to the male lead, and even her male best friend. After watching this, I can sense why romance is dead in Japan.

This is drama is a little similar to Boys Over Flow/Meteor Garden/F-4 in the sense that the school has 3 hot guys whom the female students swoons over, and one female student who isn't caught up in the hype.

I'm not going to drop this drama yet because I want to know what's going to happen with the female lead and the guy who work at the Ramen restaurant.

I dropped it.

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