Todome no Kiss (2018)

Yamazaki Kento shines so much as an anti-hero host! Great concept solidly acted!

I truly enjoyed the scenario of this drama which mixes time leap concepts with a host club as a starting point. I always liked "second chance" and "revenge on life" stories and I found it was done here in a particularly exciting and rather innovative way. There are unfortunately some loopholes inherent to that kind of supernatural element but it never really impacted my enjoyment of the series, except maybe in the last episode where I felt the solution chosen was a bit too abruptly put together and not very coherent. I was there for the emotional payoff but a bit more time for the resolution would have been appreciated.

Yamazaki Kento did an incredible job as the anti-hero, a host without morale and caring only about money, using women as tools. He managed to make the evolution of his character really believable and had some incredibly well-executed emotional scenes. It is probably my favorite role of his so far. Mackenyu, who I discovered here and who plays the antagonist, was a really good counterpart in terms of acting skills. I was totally invested in his character's storyline: it was so painful and dark. Not sure if it is due to the writing or the actor's performance (or more likely the combination of both), but I found it super interesting. Kadowaki Mugi and Araki Yuko were also very good in their respective parts, even if their characters had seemingly less agency than the male roles, they evolved all through the show, becoming stronger in advocating for themselves.

I liked the overall production of the series. It was super efficient in conveying the various time leaps. At no point as a viewer I felt confused about where we were on the timeline, it was very simple to understand. I really appreciated the opening generic and the OST as well. Suda Masaki’s character singing, as a street musician, was such a highlight in the drama. I loved it.

I would recommend this to people looking for a drama that will take you on a journey alongside its (anti-)hero. It mixes genres well with supernatural, thriller and romance elements.The acting is very solid with some passionate and captivating moments. There are some loopholes and the ending would have benefited from more time but I honestly found the watch incredibly rewarding with a lot of emotional payoff.

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Questionable, not satisfying, sad ending.. BUT, unique

Ok... so basically ... it has something to do with time leap or time skip. The casts have done an amazing job in acting. The main part here is that it gets confusing a bit. Some scenes are kinda exaggerated. , the reason why it is unsatisfying ,is that you'll feel this wired feeling at the end of the drama as you definitely will not see the end coming. It will not be to your expectation. But.. it will keep you occupied for quite a sometime. If you are a person into emotional and feelings drama.., this is JUST for u. It has quite a good amount of jealous. You can see the love developing between the leads casually and realistically. The love can be described as pure. Obviously it has something to do with lot of kissing. I will recmmend it to someone not too sensitive. If you are sensitive... PLS REFRAIN from watching it. It'll break your heart into million, not thousand, but millions. Overall, its thrilling and full of surprises. As i said... it is ACTUALLY pretty recommended.

And they even made a side series call 'todome no parallel'. So if you are not over with the drama, you can watch the mini series to calm your heart !

If you are sensitive : 2.5/10
If you are not 8/10

And ... MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD, IF YOU HAVENT WATCHED THE DRAMA, STOP READING FROM HERE PLSSS!! OR YOU WANNA NO THE FACTS, GO AHEAD ..!

the reason why i said it was unsatisfying is because, THE LEADS DON'T GET TOGETHER AT THE END!!!
Ik!!! It's really painful! The fact the saiko comes back to life and still doesn't find her way back into otaro's heart kills me. In my opinion, i would have been a tinzy binzy satisfied if saiko remained dead! This may sound creul, but it is better for a person to die and the other to stay alive knowing the fact that their loved one is no more rather than both staying alive and not feeling and fullfilling their heart's desire.

It really sad...REALLY SAD.

AND THAT IS WHY IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO SENSITIVE SOULS !!!
But if you are not sensitive, give it a go, you will be thinking about it even after a week you finsided watching it.

Anyways... happy watching, i love u, bye bye !!!

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IT'S A GEM!

THE BEST. WORTH IT!

I like how the motives of the characters were not directly or immediately shown. Indeed a mystery.

Plot, acting, overall STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!

I love the FC! I love her gloomy and innocent look. Plus she's honest, mature, and no beating around the bush. I hate it when FCs are too childish or naive and always acting dumb or stupid. Mugi Kadowaki did great! She's adorable.

I love the slow but strong development between the MC and FC. Not much the romance-yyy type but you'll definitely feel the love and connection!

If you're a fairytale person, you might not like the ending. BUT it is actually already good even when you don't watch Todome no Parallel. You still might want to watch it though for some extended feels, fun and what ifs, and satisfaction you might be looking for ;) It has 10 EPs but shorter duration. I'd say give it a go.

All the characters are so eye-candy! <3 I definitely want more.

This is now my favorite JDrama >< (Hana Yori Dango, you will always have a special place in my heart ^^)

Side note: It's the nature of the drama but it kinda felt tiring at some point to keep going back to the past. Lol.

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