Review: Romantics Anonymous [Japan]

THE SHORT VERDICT:

In my opinion, this little show manages to do a lot, despite its very short run-time.

As a rom-com, it’s familiar yet fresh, managing to weave rom-com tropes that we recognize, into a Japanese-quirky narrative that I found difficult to predict.

And then, concurrently, we’ve got healing journeys for our main characters, which, at their core, feel relatable and meaningful, because don’t we all have some healing to do, yes? 🥲

Add on the facts that: 1, we get both Han Hyo Joo and Oguri Shun playing our OTP, 2, the chocolates in this show are lovingly filmed and look absolutely delicious, and 3, this is only 8 short episodes, and I don’t see how you’d want to say “No” to this one. 😉🥰
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Flash Review: Rich Man, Poor Woman [Japan]

I conclude that I might be one of maybe 3 people in the entire dramaverse who doesn’t love this drama to bits.

I really wanted to like this one, especially after long-time drama pal DDee told me that she loved this so much that she felt like going right back to the beginning of this show, once she got to the end.

In my experience, that’s serious high praise for any drama, and not to be taken lightly. So I promptly moved Rich Man, Poor Woman to the top of my watch list and dived right in.

Sadly, I never felt the same kind of love for this show that just about everyone else seems to have. I do concede that Oguri Shun can be very sexy, though.

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