Item 18

Been spending the last 2 days watching Atashinchi no Danshi.

Funny how it seems that the story works so much better if you watch it without anticipating anything.

When Atashinchi no Danshi ran last year, it was during this "ikemen" / "kkotnamja" boom and I was sick of watching series that were graced with too many good looking guys.

I'm in a different condition nowadays anyway.

I CRAVE for those ikemens :P

On the plot.

It's about this girl, Chisato who is homeless and being chased by loan sharks.

The guy who we all believe is her father, left the girl to fend for herself AND to pay for his 100 million yen debt.

Luckily, Chisato has this ability to influence people, particularly guys.

Thus, she has this group of self-proclaimed "Chisato's bodyguards" willing to run at her beck and call. (o-kie, that doesn't sounds right. But WTH eh)

So one day, while she's trying to run away from the sharks, a good looking old guy with horrendous fashion sense suddenly appear and saves her by paying the debt in full.

However, there's a condition, she has to marry him for a month or she'll have to pay 100 million to him, ASAP.

Oh, did I mention that that good looking old guy, Shinzo Okura, has 6 good looking adopted sons? (one's a minor, but still, he's cute)

She found out later that Shinzo tricked her; there are more things that has to be done before her 100 million yen debt is fully paid.

And Chisato's quest to fulfill the terms of the contract begins...

Brief review by yours truly.

Its wackiness kinda reminds me of Hana Kimi (The Japanese version, of course. These 2 share the same writer).

Those random scenes with the guys in the sauna were probably done as a fan service.

I mean what excuse do we have to NOT ogle pretty guys in skimpy towels? *sigh*

I like the twist where they revealed Chisato's real identity at the end.

That was nice, although the writer could have work more on the background story.

The acting by the cast need more work too.

Maki-chan's expressions' so limited that I have trouble dissecting what kind of emotions she's trying to convey.

Osamu Mukai - work more on your eyes dude. Your comic timing is good by the way.

Yoshinori Okada - overall, he's cool. People should give him more major roles.

Yusuke Yamamoto - it's hard to erase that image from Hana Kimi that he's imprinted on our memories (that's my own fault I guess? :P), but good effort anyway (especially in early episodes)

Koji Seto - this kid has big potential.

Jun Kaname - too bad this guy usually have a limited on-screen appearance. He's good in comedies.

Tomoki Okayama - aa, if you want me to compare the boy with child actors from Korea, he has a longggg way to go.
Koji Yamamoto - he rocks! He totally pwned the show!
In fact, I feel like AtaDan is more about Koji Yamamoto's Toki-chan, not Chisato.
Reiko Takashima - Thank God for bringing her into the picture, she's great (and so pretty!).

In a nutshell, if you're looking for something light and laugh-inducing, AtaDan is the answer to your prayer.

If you want something that meets your logic, go find something else.