“We can’t pause time. Things grow old as life goes on..."

Chastity High popped up on my Netflix account a couple of days ago and I started it out of pure boredom. I concluded once again, that series that I have no idea about end up being the most entertaining.

Love: Battle Royale -that is the much better Japanese title- is a binge-worthy and highly entertaining drama about a "love ban" in an elite Japanese high school and it is unexpectedly -or not so much- based on a true story, at least according to some sources.

I enjoyed the series a lot and it was even objectively quite good in many aspects. I will be briefly mentioning below the things I liked and disliked for whoever may be interested and then I will comment on my most and least favourite thing in the drama.

Things I liked:
- Production quality
- Acting (from the majority of the cast)
- Music
- Concept: It sounded pretty “cheap” and idiotic, but it worked perfectly
- Cliches and predictable moments: There were many cliches, but they were mostly done right and they ended up being extremely entertaining to watch
- Anime/Manga vibes
- Fun to watch characters
- Actors "looks": Despite the actors being over eighteen, they fit their roles perfectly and many of them can actually pass for high school students.

Things that I disliked:
- Typical emotionally unstable/villain characters
- Some overacting here and there
- Quite a few “easy way outs” for the plot to move forward


MY FAVOURITE THING → Last scenes
Chastity High manages to craft some quite emotionally impactful last scenes in many of the episodes. Despite their typical structure, by having the main protagonist talk, throwing some pretty great lines, while the viewer watches scenes unfold, they create a very beautiful and sentimental atmosphere.

MY LEAST FAVOURITE THING → The last episode
"My Life, My Rules", as the last episode is titled, is the least interesting and the most unrealistic episode of the entire drama. Of course, I know the series was never meant to be realistic to begin with, despite the fact that it deals with quite a few sensitive subjects. The thing about the finale, though, is that it feels a lot more “ridiculous” than the atmosphere and plot of the rest of the series. What bothered me the most, though, is that they could have taken advantage of some plot points to make it emotionally impactful, but they didn’t. As a result, it felt quite idiotic at times and it didn't really left a good impression on me.

"....love, jealousy, hate and joy. It all just slips through our fingers."