This is the drama, that got me hooked and pushed me into the big abyss of drama-world that you never emerge from again... It is not only a great sports-drama, but overall very good. It is a serious drama unlike the usual goofy J-drama-style, but never tragic or anything like that. It portrays even some sites of women that are not cliché. The acting is great, too, and this one scene... man oh man, the guy even forgot to take off his shoes! :D (not gonna spoil it) The OST is awesome (and I am not a huge fan of J-Pop and stuff like that). If I had any critique, it would be the unrealistic setting of the main characters at the end (which happens often in dramas, like seriously - as if they didn't have mobiles and skype and whatever...). The ending is a good one, though, so no worries about being unsatisfied. Just go for it! I think I will rewatch it now, too :)