New to watching Japanese Dramas so I love the fact the story is usually 11 episodes and I can binge watch. This drama was a surprise -- it was unique in all the right places. I enjoyed the coming of age aspects that were so real and emotional. Every character had flaws but every character caused the viewer to become "vested" or "divested". Life is complicated-- not perfect and the story writer and director planted a seed that transformed into a tree that grew branches -- then flowered - some flowers are weak or ugly and others were beautiful and strong. I felt like I watching a handbook on growing up and adapting to life's realities. Some scenes were not for the faint of heart. If I had a young teenage daughter I would sit down with her and watch this drama together.-- lots of talking points.