watched nobuta wo produce up to ep 4. i'm hooked! this is a pretty interesting dorama.it brings to mind 2 manga stories that i've read before: kareshi to kanojo no jijou and perfect girl evolution. karekano because of shuji's character who's a different person when with family and friends and when he's pretending to be perfect and agreeable with everyone in school so he can be popular. PGE because nobuko/nobuta = sunako! especially that scene in ep3 when they were watching a horror movie.

the dorama itself is a mix of silliness and sentimentality. with tidbits of truth about life that can get you a-pondering for a minute or two.

akira annoyed me at first because he sometimes speaks like he's drunk or sometimes like a pre-school kid and sometimes like a drunk pre-school kid! but all that is outweighed by how much i like his point of view on things. fave moments of him so far are: [click on the thumbnail for a bigger image]
1) the scene where he and nobuta were in the field of wheat

2) what he said about girls to bando's boyfriend

3) the way he barged into the house and immediately found shuji's secret life out (and he was pleased about it)

4) the way he threatened shuji in front of his brother and father (this really cracked me up!) plus the thought behind why he did it is *sigh*-worthy

5) his encounter with the hontou ojisan


fave ep so far: ep 4

fave shuji moments:
1) when he panicked about the willow and even bothered the fish for help ("sakana chan, oshiete kudasai!", nihihi)

2) inside the haunted house with his brother

3) when he and nobuko were following the willow (they on the bike and it on the boat)

4) whenever he's on the rooftop


5) drinking gyunyu with akira



it sort of appears like i balanced the fave moments so they'd have 5 apiece and yes actually i did. ^_^ but if i were to choose from the two main characters, i'd go with the simple but complicated akira (his being barely coherent not withstanding) just because i really like his perspective and the way truth comes easily to him whereas shuji is struggling in that aspect.

akira:


shuji:


shuji to akira: