Gomen, aišiteru

I definitely like it better than the Korean subject matter. That was, how can I put this... more evil. The story here isn't particularly cheerful – how could it be when your own mother acts like she doesn’t know you and you have three months to live – but the Ritsu here is more human, not a piece of garbage. He has a goal that he's been floundering with the entire series, and he never once strays from that path. Plus, the cast really came through, Nagase excels in the lead role. He usually plays more comedic characters and hasn't acted in a romance in a while, but he's really good in this genre as well. He proved to me that he can do more than make faces, he can play real emotions. The rest of the cast is more in his shadow, but they still do a very decent job of keeping up with him and certainly don't put their craft to shame. Probably the saddest show of the season, with a great ending. (10/03/2017)