Like Two Peas in a Pod
Nakata and Tanaka always were similar. Throughout the seasons, this takes us on their emotional journey to love. It is touching. I liked the friendship that developed between Nakata and his book club friend, Futaba. She was a good friend. The other chick ended up pissing me off. She was almost as stupid as Tanaka. The melancholy runs deep throughout this.
Ikotsu no Tabiji
Please mark this as completed?! I loved this so much. A bittersweet beauty.
Hitsuji ni Narasete itadakimasu
Loved this. Melancholy to lewd. Loved these two characters a lot, especially Mr. Iida.
Fujunna Renai
Interesting, if chaotic
Tada Zutto Negatteru
I loved how this played out! At least there's a small foundation to renew their friendship.
Kimi to Hasu no Niwa de
This is a beautiful, bittersweet gem. Tamao is the character that makes you want to protect him because you know he works so hard just to make ends meet. He does what he knows best because it's become survival for him. He has lost the love of his life, but fate plays its hand by bringing his dead lover's brother to his life. Very interesting and colorful people who have their own sob stories surround Tama. It's heartbreaking and joyful watching Tama find himself again, while knowing the surrounding ones will always be there for him. And sometimes this story is funny.
Curious Recipe
This is divisive for me. I love and hate it. Bittersweet and there are a ton of loose threads throughout. The stalker and the lover juxtaposition were interesting, but telling the characters apart was difficult. There was no true ending, and it just fell flat. Not bad, but not great. I also hated so much how he still called him pig, even as an adult, though it wasn't much, but if my husband called me that he'd be a dead man.
Liquor & Cigarette
Love, love, love the long-haired beauty.
Don't Call Me Daddy