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Nigeru wa haji daga, yaku ni tatsu (2016)
It started as a cute love story...
...then it became centered on feminism. It was disappointing for several reasons. First, the cute love story stalls. That was the best part of the show. It was beautiful. Have tissues handy. Second, the female lead character suddenly starts having these bizarre over-reactions to things related the the male lead. They are primarily Japanese feminist gripes. The look at Japanese culture is interesting, but her behavior comes out of nowhere. She herself describes her condition as "muddle-headed" and can barely understand her reactions herself. There's a secondary character who was already carrying the feminist flag. I wish they would have left the lovers alone. Third, she went from madly in love to disgruntled instantly. Her erratic behavior continues and it's unpleasant. The mood throughout the show becomes darker. I thought maybe she suffered from depression or was bi-polar. She has bizzare daydreams, so I thought mental illness might fit. Nope. You also can't help but feel sorry for the guy, but he's an awkward, isolated, loner who's happy to have any woman in his life at all. It's a shame. There's just enough cute love story residue to carry you through the end of the season. I'd still recommend it I guess, but not strongly.