Switch Girl!! 2 (2012)

If someone had told me I would watch Switch Girl one day, I'd have laughed. This show is the most random thing I've ever watched, so full of absurdities and manga-like situations you either approach it with no intellectual expectations or you'll sue the production.

And yet, here I am writing a review for the 2nd season, after having marathoned through the first in one night and this one in the next.
The plot is full of cliches - from a narrative point of view, the 1st season was much better - with a little too much lingering on evil sex slave dealers laughing crazily and raising their malignant eyes to the skies. There have been moments I wished they would just go on with the plot (whatever that was), since the drama only has 4 hours time to tell it.

The force of this show is therefore not in the plot, but the characters. Nika, our heroine, is possibly the most adorable being in the northern emisphere. I simply love her. Not because I can rely, or because she's realistic, or because she's flawed but for a combination of those and an amazing ability to surprise me. I couldn't stop laughing at her antics, her sitting in the middle of a square crying about her pubic hair showing from under her underwear. The second after, I would empathize with her. Yes, she's a crazy character whom you can either love or hate, but not ignore.

Arata is the silent hero every girl dreams of, and the chemistry between these two is quite striking if you think this drama is romantic despite having no such ambition.
All the side characters are insane and some deliciosuly hilarious. The villains, on the other hand, are so stereotyped they are forgotten the moment they are out of the screen.

Music is nothing special in this one, while I thought it was quite well chosen in the 1st season.

All in all, I am ready to recommend this drama to:
1. clever people who have put their brains in the fridge for some time to recharge it and don't want to use it for a while
2. fans of Renn Kiriyama (someone has called my name?) and/or Nishiuchi Mariya
3. girls who want to learn what to avoid before a romantic evening with their boyfriend, such as wild hair removal or litres of aphrodisiac perfume
4. lovers of manga-like, over the top comedy

If you're one of the above, enjoy your watch!

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I never thought that I would end up liking this drama. I actually really liked season 1. And ended up marathoning through season 2 as well! Finished both seasons in one day! I know, I know... crazy right?
This show is full of randomness and over dramatic scenes, but that's what makes it so entertaining for me! Overall, this a worth a watch! Make sure to watch the first season as well!

STORY-7, Nothing that special to the story. It's just about a couple and how they spend their time together, loving each other and thinking about taking their relationship a bit further. But it's really cute. I really like seeing Arata and Nika together. Renn and Mariya have such great chemistry! TO be honest, they have better chemistry in this season than season 1. Probably because they feel more comfortable now since they've already worked together. This show is stuffed with funny, romantic moments... random moments.. not any twists or trouble happening here.. but that's what makes it fun for me to watch! I've been watching dark dramas lately, so I decided to see a romantic comedy. I ended up loving this so much!

ACING/CAST-8. The acting from Renn and Mariya improved a lot. I can feel them getting much closer. I liked their chemistry in season 1, but I feel they have better chemistry in this season. The supporting characters did a great job as well.

REWATCH VALUE-7. I might re-watch this whenever I finish a depressing drama... Haha, I mostly likely will get a bit bored though.

Trust me, try this drama! You might end up liking this as much as I did!

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I started watching this straight after Switch Girl and I don't actually know what to say. While enjoyable, the second season of Switch Girl was utterly bizarre.

The main story arc is Nika wanting to "take her relationship to the next level". With literally every drama cliche all packed into 8 episodes. It was over the top and funny at times, but most of the time I just felt very uncomfortable. I think as fans of dromas, we can all say that about 80% of dramas have some evil sex plot somewhere. But Switch Girl 2 seemed to have an evil rapist or sex gang in every episode. While the way she beat the "black nails" gang was hilarious (SPOILER: sex toys.), it left a bitter taste in my mouth. I also hate the way the drama somehow got me rooting for the pervy teacher to get the girl. I swear if i hear another guy say "do her" I may throw up.

I found Arata's broodiness very annoying after about 3 episodes. A romance that I started out as a huge fan of ended up boring me. Also, if you take a shot every time Nika cries you will be drunk in 10 minutes.

Having said all that, I did laugh out loud at least once an episode and found myself dancing along at the end.

If you have previously watched Switch Girl or are a huge fan of this genre, give it a watch as it can be hilarious. If not, this drama really has nothing for you to enjoy.

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I liked the first season very much because it was funny, over the top, and cute. I hoped this season would be too, but, sadly, I was mistaken.

This season started off on the right foot, and then lost itself very quickly. Every two episodes or so, the same pattern gets repeated, so the story gets very repetitive really soon. What's more, the whole season is about rape. Every other episode, a character will try to rape either Nika or one of the other female characters. This is the reason why I gave the series such a low score.

The acting was generally good! The main cast is still great. As for the characters, while in the first season I liked Arata the most, in here I slowly fell in love with Masamune <3 Baka <3

The music is okay - and the dance in the ending credits is so cool!

All in all, I don't recommend this season to anyone. Believe me, you'll be better off.

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The original reason why I watch this series is because my best friend said that she just watch a very stupid dorama but it's just so damn funny. LOL
And then I watched it until this second season.

Story:
Same like the first season, this second season provide a lot of stupidity and comical effects which I love the most, because I still can laugh from the very first episode to the very last minutes of the last episode. And by the way, I love the ending! LOL

Acting/Cast :
In this second season I feel like all the casts did a great job and everyone have an outstanding acting.

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Second season of Switch Girl and here are my thoughts: even though I'm a japanese rom com otaku that probably will watch anything that was based on a manga, had a school concept and Kento Yamazaki was in, still, even I found this one idiotic. The one and only reason that I'm not giving this one one out of ten is because of the leading lady, who was spectacular. I mean, I imagine it's not easy to pull off that character and not appear fake and silly, and she managed to make it look natural. BUT, the cases were silly and extremely odd, and the whole rape thing was kind of insulting at some point. I mean, they used it as a threat and practicly everyone wanted to assult the girl. I understand cultural differences and all, but still, it was too much. Finally, the funny character stopped appearing and the romance was okay, even though the whole thing was based on the thrilling moment when those two will sleep together.

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