Coffee & Vanilla (2019)

Ok so my rating is solely for those hugs,kisses and ahem mature scenes though they are cringeworthy and actors need more practising or experience as it comes off as forced but atleast it is a first for me to see this in an asian drama and ofcourse I enjoyed it ????
First of all I honestly doesn't understand why is almost all Japanese drama portray women as insecure, submissive and sorry to say dumb???? this heroine has dumbfounded me numerous times with her dumbness &her attitude as the perpetual damsel in distress. I have lost count the number of times various men have invaded her personal space; touched, hugged,pinched and kissed her and she didn't even raise her voice let alone land a puncand when ever she needs to speak up she clams up and get absused by whomever wants to do so let her be best friend or boy friend. The only time she opens her mouth is to apologize or to say yes to everything
Thank God it was a short drama otherwise I would have written a 10 page essay ????
Hiroto is typical tsundre guy and uses his experience with women to get his way with inexperienced Risa, for him the way to get over any issue is to seduce Risa ????

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Un deleite para la vista pero una pérdida de tiempo.

Si la ves por Sakurada Dori genial, si la ves por la trama real: HUYE.
Por empezar, puedes aceptar que es un drama y que por lo tanto va a haber cosas absurdas, pero este en concreto carece de cualquier sentido que se le pueda dar: un amor y una pasión desboradada para lo que se conocen los protagonista, un romanticismo que chirría por su sexismo y por su puesto, personajes clichés que no son más que eso: clichés.

Además de todo esto, no sé si en pleno siglo XXI alguien, sobre todo una mujer, puede aguantar a una protagonista tan débil y con pensamientos tan retrógadas como ésta. El drama en si es machista, pero la actitud de ella solo lo empeora más.

Mi consejo es que si quieres disfrutar de Sakurada Dori y de escenas subiditas de tono pues adelante, pero si lo que estás buscando es calidad y perderte en una historia que merezca la pena: no la veas. Hay dramas mejores.

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Só quero passar a ideia pra quem está pensando em assistir. Se fizerem questão, ok, mas saibam que é uma trama meio tóxica. Tem um cara sendo escroto/abusivo? Não, nada disso, ele é um príncipe. O problema é que a mocinha é intragável. Ela tem uma autoestima super baixa, vive se achando pouco suficiente pro boy, etc. A trama passa essa imagem de que a mulher tem que estar a altura de um cara incrível. Muitos mangas shoujos fazem isso, mostram o cara como o perfeito, quase um deus, e a menina é uma coisinha sem sal que deve se sentir super sortuda por ter chamado a atenção do boy deus. Péssimo.
Sorte que nem todas mangakas criam personagens femininas assim, tal como é bem interessante que os mocinhos também não sejam a perfeição em pessoa. Isso tá defasado, é irreal, chato e tóxico.
Mulheres também podem ser fortes e espetaculares nas tramas. Não só podem como devem. E mostrar que elas possuem amor próprio é essencial. Já se foi o tempo em que tramas que menosprezam a personagem feminina eram tidas como ok, hoje estamos mais espertas e sensatas, e tramas assim nos dão agonia, é desagradável de ver. A única coisa que "compensa" nesse drama é contemplar a beleza do Sakurada Dori, porque fora isso fica intragável. Não há boy lindo que nos faça aguentar. Recado tá dado.

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Some wet dreams should never be shared in the open

Three and a half episodes and I call it quits. Few of the stories I've seen over my years on this planet were as bland as this cringefest. There is nothing even remotely sexy or romantic in this show and five year olds would probably be more mature than this lot of characters.

Cliche after cliche, a doormat for a FL, a kid pretending to be a mature man for a ML, and a non-existent story that looks slapped together at the last minute. Japanese shows don't shy away from uncomfortable topics and perhaps this show/manga was aiming to be something of that kind. But the result is 9½ Weeks for kids, though suggestive scenes make this show not really suitable for them.

Symbolic 3.5 stars for the effort, but not recommended.

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(Lithuanian)

Trys su puse serijos. Daugiau neištvėriau. Per savo gyvenimą nedaug mačiau istorijų, kurios būtų tokios tuščios ir apie nieką. Seksualu? Romantiška? Nieko panašaus. Penkiamečiai ir tie atrodytų labiau subrendę nei šito serialo personažai.

Klišių paradas, bestuburė pagrindinė herojė, suaugusiu apsimetantis vaikas kaip jos partneris ir bet kaip turbūt paskutinę minutę sumesta istorija. Japonai mėgsta savo serialuose užkabinti keisčiausias, nelabai jaukias temas. Gal ir šitam seriale (mangoj) bandyta. Bet išėjo šnipštas – „Devynios su puse savaitės“ mažiems vaikams, tik dėl seksualinių užuominų tiems mažiems vaikams nelabai išeina rodyti.

3,5 simbolinių žvaigždučių už pastangas, bet tikrai nerekomenduoju.

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Real Life from Manga

I could have enjoyed this drama, aside from all the bad, I could have enjoyed it. However, what bothered me so much while watching is the “look” of the actors from their hairstyles, outfits, to the excessive aura/shine surrounding them. There is something to be said for literal translation from page to screen, but for me the look of almost every character in this drama is so OTT, its too fantastical to be taken seriously. Even the steamy skin-ship is ruined from the bizarre on-screen caricatures. Overall, it was just too much.

This is/was my first J-drama so maybe it has some intrinsic value I am unaware of. Don’t let my bad review deter you from making your own decision.

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Hmmm it seems coffee and vanilla looks familiar (Fifty Shades of Grey) the only thing is different is that Anastacia is not so popular with men and she is a little flirty bitch when seducing Christian grey the ,the CEO and the Saddist one.... But its kinda fun watching it because it recalls my memory watching the Fifty Shades... the sexiness is there...thiugh its not so sexy like the fifty shades of grey.....the story is good but i am confused with the first episode, how fukiyami found the girl, he is not in college.... Thanks and i treasure my husband for being a seductive one.. hahahahaha its off limits hahahaha..

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This is the first drama I have watched that I couldn't keep watching. The romance was unrealistically fast-paced and the acting was mediocre at best. There were some cute moments in between and a few dramatic points that I thought might make things a bit more interesting but said drama points were very anti-climactic and not worth getting excited over. There is zero character back-story when you meet the characters so you kind of have to figure them out on your own, so their introductions were very weak. This could have been really good because it does have potential but a lot of the scenes were very awkward and rushed. I wouldn't recommend this one.

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Dreamy hunk and timid titmouse

The ML was devoted, tender and sensual and maybe just a little scary. The FL was milquetoast. Her timidity and lack of confidence was distressing. She was a beautiful gentle woman who constantly apologized and acted like the ML was doing her a favor to even notice her. I would have liked the plot and character development to be more complex. I hope she shows more assertiveness and spirit in the next several episodes. The degree of subservience was demeaning and somewhat offensive. The skinship was definitely appealing and worth rewatching. Again, the FL could definitely be more of a participant instead of a doormat. The ML's acting was excellent. He portrayed an enamoured suitor with unlying strenghten and ruthless. Would love to see both leads in a storyline that supports more development of their characters and portrayal of their acting abilities.

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