We can make a deal with you...(c) Chajima Ryunoske Surprising thing, but despite the smooth, even viscous manner of narration, the detective turned out to be very, very interesting. To be honest, I turned it on only for the sake of Watabe Atsuro, who conquered in Bitter Blood, and here he continued to turn my head with feeling and arrangement. But gradually I realized that maybe the genre of these two series stated and the same: detective, but the embodiment is completely and completely different. And that's a plus.
The creators of both series found a highlight for their stories, and it’s not only the presence of an incredibly stylish protagonist in them. I’ve admired Bitter Blood for a long time and loudly, but there’s a series like this: bright, lively and loud. Here everything is the opposite, and therefore the admiration turned out to be restrained, but the approval is qualitative, with a firm 9th in estimates and without any significant minuses.
At first, it may seem that there is no general storyline, all cases are not related to each other, and the common elements are only one naive policewoman with eyes of a kitten from Shrek and a very impressive man with a squint of a squinting seductress-dandy. But no, gradually you begin to understand that it is in the manner of their way of solving crimes and there is a connection that seeps through all 9 episodes, by the end grew into a good stream of hidden lies and crimes at a higher level.
Some series look with the already known criminal, when both the viewer and the characters feel and understand who is to blame, but this must also be proved, but here it becomes more interesting.
Other series are so confusing that first you think on the first, then on the second, third, and the fourth or even the first is to blame, so it is difficult to predict the plot turns.
And there are also such series in which at first everything seems to be clear, but then suddenly it becomes pity not the victim, but the killer, whom you begin to sincerely sympathize with, and tears come to your eyes.
Western series sometimes fail to achieve this effect in a few seasons, the Japanese manage to do everything in 9-10 episodes. And this is the whole essence of the pleasure of watching Japanese TV series: they know how to touch something in the soul that you did not know before, they know how to squeeze out tears, although they do not seem to try much, they know how to make them empathize and transfer the problems of the characters to their own lives, from which everything that happens becomes not fictional, but quite real, which happened somewhere in the neighboring yard.
Goriki Ayama, a very young, but very beautiful and sweet actress, with the role of an innocent, believing in good and justice and unwilling to recognize any deals, but forced to put up with them, coped with the role. To some, Makita Hikari may seem too simple-minded, too soft, and sometimes completely retarded, but this is the beauty of her. Periodically, I was punched into a nervous giggle, when she once again began to appeal to the conscience of those who have no conscience in principle, to persuade me to confess/repent or strictly scold my partner, but by the end I even began to like it, besides, she changed and matured, and therefore, I think, in the future will come out of it useful.
Watabe Atsuro is a fruit that you can admire and admire, which I will continue to do. For the second time, his character as a partner gets holy innocence, first in the person of my personal variety of heroin Sato Takeru, now another charming character in his performance is forced to expose criminals paired with an inexperienced naive lady. Ryunoske Chajima, a stylish, intelligent, cunning aki devil and at first glance seemingly unprincipled, at first disposes of himself in contrast to the simple-minded naivety of his partner, but by the end suddenly shows such strong and respectable sides of the personality that at first just falling in love with him, now you begin and truly respect him. In addition, all the funny moments that were in the series are associated with him: whether it is tasting drinks, trying to dodge a branch or playing facial expressions without words. In general, it is unparalleled.
I was very pleased with Takaoka Saki, who played in the first series. I fell in love with her in The Emperor's Chef, and here she's insidiously beautiful. I also really liked the series, where one of the brothers was played by Miura Ryosuke. The story is touching, you do not know who to sympathize with, and the finale is so sad that you want to cry with everyone. And in general, this series should be tried, then you want to open series after series. But if you crave action and drive, then you are definitely not here, and therefore do not then grumble and say that you were not warned!
Chajima, make a deal. With me. (c) Makita Hikari
9 out of 10