#kuroki keiji

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Keiji in H&L The Live Disc 2 :3

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R.I.P

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I can't I actually have to show everyone he's perfect

Keiji singing 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭��😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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I DIDNT KNOW HOW MANY EXILE TRIBE MEMBERS WERE ACTUALLY IN HIGH & LOW ITS LIKE LITERALLY EVERYONE AND I FINALLY FOUND ROCKY 😍😍😍😍😍😍

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Jewels of Takarazuka – Serika Toa-san [Cosmos Troupe] (from Fujingaho August Issue)

"I realise that I'm colourlessly transparent in nature that I haven't changed much."

This series documents the powerful words of Takarazuka Top Stars that give courage. The new Cosmos Troupe Top Star Serika Toa-san appears on this month's issue. No matter what kind of profound roles that she plays, Serika-san always gives a feeling of a "dominant immaculacy". If you look at her and things surrounding her, you'd realise that she has been walking forward without hesitation and her accumulative experiences have reflected this complex but beautiful radiance, which we now want to know more about what she is thinking about.

(Note: Happy Shonichi for Serika-san's "Xcalibur"! This is her first performance as a Top Star, and it's worth the celebration of a translation:D)

“I am colourlessly transparent”. I remembered being a little shocked when I heard Serika-san’s words from before. Because Takarasiennes always do their best to showcase their respective strong styles…

3 years has passed since then, and now she has become Top Star, I wonder if there have been any changes?

“I’m not sure if there were any changes. But my position before was that I was able to play many interesting roles. It really was a good experience that I got to play a wide range of roles.”

So among those, what was the most ambitious role that you’ve taken on?

“I would say Rocky from “HIGH AND LOW” was quite difficult. It was very hard of Kuroki Keiji-san to play [Rocky] with that impression, and later knowing that [HIGH AND LOW] was going to be staged as a musical, there was difficulty that Takarazuka Revue is going to be performing this. [Such as thinking Rocky]’s going to be singing…? Finally, I wanted to mix a little of Kuroki-san’s vibes of Rocky [into my portrayal] and aimed to adjust my mindset to perform as such on the stage.”

What lies at the heart of Serika-san’s approach to portray these characters?

“I would make myself aware with how these roles would ultimately end up as. After figuring our their final destination and the “present” [of the plot], then I dive deeper from there. When there’s a goal and the present [starting line], then my approach is that I’ll delve deeper into whatever is in between the two.”

Would that also be a way of thinking that can be used not just for approaching your characters?

“I’d say so. When I think about my objective, and the current situation that I’m in, I will go deeper into that gap in between…For instance, if I couldn’t turn well in my dance, I would think whether there was something wrong with my posture. When I realise my situation, then the image of the solution will appear itself. The key is how to focus on yourself. No matter what you do, knowing about yourself is the best shortcut of growing up and improving. And the many failures will be the times when you know more about yourself. Looking back on the failures, it’s shock after shock after shock... You definitely want to evade [from those failures]. But you can’t escape from them by chance and each time you’d have to think logically… and that’s the approach that made me arrive at this point.”

Behind that sparkling smile as she talks, she looks back to the failures and realises these experiences that have accumulated solidly. But those times had been difficult… I wonder what she would be thinking during these times?

“When there were times that I couldn’t help myself, there is a great presence [of support] from everyone in the troupe after all. There were many times that I thought we could overcome this because we’re all in this together. I believed that my roles and lines exist for partners [that act alongside me]. For example, if I have to portray an amazing role, it is by the strength of surrounding factors that could show how amazing the role is. So for that, everyone and I must be careful with showing it. This [cooperation] is the culture of Takarazuka Revue, and also the responsibility of an upperclassman. When [the cooperation] is being executed, you can feel from everyone [that they are working on it together].

When she was transferred to Cosmos Troupe [in 2018], I thought how Serika-san used to say it was difficult to guide her juniors but for Serika-san now, she felt a great change in herself from that.

“After all, when we communicate daily, I got to know how this person is like from their ways of thinking in this process. It has been a while since I transferred into Cosmos Troupe and I’ve been feeling great changes since then. Of course, this is also for the change in position. Our great troupe leader (kumichou) Susshi-san (Kotobuki Tsukasa) and [previous] Top Star Makaze (Suzuho)-san graduated, and I’ll have to think of how to lead the whole troupe. But when I give advice to my partners, or when I look back on how I console [people] from their troubles, in the end that was the greatest I’ve seen in my growth.”

From there, Serika-san’s Cosmos Troupe begins. What are your hopes for the reliant Cosmos Troupe members?

“Everyone in Cosmos Troupe is very serious and are very skilled. But even we enjoy being fun and unserious every day, we try not to do that on stage…I hope to support everyone and adding colour to the sophisticated Cosmos Troupe members is one of my missions.”

Her [Top Star] debut performance will be “Xcalibur”. This will be Japan’s premiere of this Korean musical with the songs composed by Frank Wildhorn.

“Korean musicals have an image of [encompassing superb songs]. For this performance as well, the volume and textures of Mr Wildhorn’s songs are fantastic. It takes the strength to sing Mr Wildhorn’s songs but it’s great to sing them. Besides, some songs delicately touch the heart and you could feel the softness of the piano melody. When creating this performance, the songs help me expand the imagination on how to portray my role, so I am looking forward to other hints that this musical would provide.”

Even with a condensed career, she has this immaculacy and transparency that never fades, and from there she continues to solidly accumulate her honed skills and mentality… Along with the struggles [that may rise], we look forward to how Serika-san’s energy will radiate.

MY JEWEL ~The jewel of the heart~

When talking about her teacup poodle Candy-chan (on the right), Serika-san’s face melts away in happiness.

“I love her dearly because I thought that I should work harder every day for her… Since she came to our house, I never wanted her to hate this place, or fear this place. When I ask “are you gong to sleep?”, her fixed position is [sleeping] on my lap… She’s just a princess.”

On the left is her chiwawa Purin-chan from her family home.

ON STAGE…

This is from the finale of “Casino Royale~My Name is Bond”.  Serika-san played an antagonistic role of Le Chiffre, but in the finale she showed a bright smile and appeared almost like a “Prince Highness”. This costume with a tight collar is matched in noble elegance. 

Cosmos Troupe performance: Musical “Xcalibur” (Adaptation and Direction by Inaba Daichi)

The Korean production company EMK Musical created numerous works such as  “Mata Hari”, “The Man Who Laughs” and they collaborated with the outstanding creator Frank Wildhorn for this gigantic musical. Ever since the premiere in 2019, this has been a topical performance with over 32 thousand audiences in Korea.

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So far.. I'm not sure. I see Red Rain and DTC being removed September 20, possibly other the spinoff movies. But not the main three movies though? I'm not sure. Just rewatch what you can before then.

I know there are sites where you can watch Asian shows and movies. Obviously. But if a lot of those sites lag or freeze up, don't forget the frequents ads too. So many advertisements even with blockers on to prevent ads, which really completely annoys me.

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If it wasn't for Murayama losing against Cobra, then he wouldn't reflect on his life choices. Like how that he loves his family and friends, wants to protect the people and places to matter to him. So on, so forth.

Hyuga complains about Rascals being fashionable while fighting, even though he's biting and pulling a lot of hair. Like a girl. But that... Is also how I figured Hyuga's kinks too. He definitely bites and pulls hair, during any intimate connections with his partner.

Yeah. The injury was accidental. But that's the main reason why Murayama becomes cautious of people he fights now. That's why he banned fighting... With the full time students and part time students.

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White Rascals are true feminists. These men are so handsome, fashionable, cares and protects women. Ideal boyfriends or friends. Depending on the whole relationship characters have with these guys.

Don't really know if you read the facts about White Rascals..

The four new members of White Rascals that join in the second movie are group Koo handpicked himself to join. They are referred to as SMG, which stands for Sekai Meisaku Gekijou (World Masterpiece Theater). This was a famous annual anime series that ran for several years, based on classic stories. Each year would debut a different series. It’s said that Rocky watched this with his mother and thus gave the four members names based on characters from these classic stories. The members are:

Heidi, named after the titular character of Heidi, Girl Of The Alps.

Marco, named after a character from 3000 Leagues In Search Of Mother.

Lassie, named after the titular character from Famous Dog Lassie.

Cosette, named after the titular character of Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette.

Lastly, name “Rocky” was chosen for the character based on the fact that his actor is named Kuroki Keiji. A few of his outfits and accessories are actually Keiji’s own.

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Coincidental. Unintentional. But yes! Basically very similar to their actual ages... Just switch Kento and Yuki. Yuki's born in September 1990, and Kento's in December 1990. So just switch their ages though.

And yes. Because how Keiji's appearance, I actually didn't expect him to be one of the older men who is involved with Exile. Granted the whole franchise did come out nearly nine years ago. But still. Keiji really does look good for his age. In my opinion anyway.

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Murayama might not be the most intelligent leader, but he's definitely not stupid either. He just has this different method of learning compared to any other characters. That's how I see it. But still a himbo.

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There are people who post snippets of the whole spinoff series. If I find those videos again, then I will send those videos to you. For you to watch.

Okay! Since you never said anything about the clip, about that scene, I really wasn't sure if you watched the video. But yes. They complained over the most.. That is what they complained about over the guys?!

Seriously.

They complain about Rocky being too old, a party animal, not cleaning his grille. Seriously? Rocky is a very man, not old. Just because he owns the club, doesn't mean he's a party animal since he is not the one partying. And, minus the smoking, Rocky cares about his hygiene so he'd clean his grilles too.

They complain about Cobra because he's too quiet. What's so wrong about dating a quieter man? Since I can't complain. I'm an introvert.. I enjoy the quiet.

They complain about Murayama being an adult still in school. That would be open to interpretation.

Smoky's from Nameless City. It isn't like he choose to be abandoned as a child in a city like that. So it is not his fault that happened to him. Like.. Seriously.

And Hyuga. The man was in prison for the violence, fighting and killing people... His older brothers were even involved with the yakuza. But they complained that he sits on the hood of his car. Like seriously.

Seriously?! These girls are stupid if that's what they choose to complain about when it comes to a lot of these men. No wonder most of them are still single.

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"Great minds think alike." Like us when H&L is really involved. Same concepts. It's a good and bad thing.

I've already mentioned before about another active person in the High&Low fandom who's writing their story whenever they can. Well.. For example. One of the introduction scenes where their character ends up meeting the White Rascals. A lot of that, not the entire thing, scene was how I imagined a character meeting Rascals. But now it feels like I'm stealing it from them. So now I have to think of something too different from that, just so people don't assume I'm stealing from that person. Because I'm not like that. Which is why I have not really written introductions yet, because I don't know how to introduce them.

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Do you have personality types for your original characters? Because I know some people have their personalities set for their characters.

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I should eventually watch more Ghibli movies. I did watch Spirited Away, maybe a few scenes of Howl's Moving Castle but never the entire movie.

Besides High&Low. What are some other shows or movies you've been watching? Unless that may end up distracting you from H&L. If it does distract you.

my biggest issue with watching on non-streaming apps like netflix/etc is that sometimes they’ll throw up and explanation for some specifically japanese/korean-ism but only for half a second and then i have to slam on the ‘go back 15 seconds’ button and wait for it to load again. like please! leave it on the screen a little longer! i want to understand!!

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if murayama didn’t lose to cobra he’d be undefeated and have wins across the board. #king. he did need to have his ass humbled tho, so thanks for the character development, cobra.

i think hyuga and murayama definitely have a kind of equation between s*x and fighting. like fighting is foreplay. they’re gonna kick some dude’s ass and then go make out with their gf. hyuga absolutely bites on any occasion, no girl is getting out of a sesh with him without marks.

murayama really ‘haha oops’ed himself out of that. like boy u better have apologised. todoroki is lucky he took his glasses off or that would’ve been a whole worse situation.

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rocky said ‘everything i do is for women and especially for my mom and sister’ and i respect him for it. the whole childhood scenes got me in my feelings. like he was so little!! and also so f*cked up, him sitting there with his dead family while eating and then just. leaving. poor baby :(

i very lowkey ship cosette and marco. idk what to tell u. they’re just boyfriends in my brain. marco sleeping with his foot on cosette, leaning his arm on cosette’s knee while they’re planning, moving together to stop the daruma babies and chiharu fighting. they’re boyfriends! dtc’s entire rewatchability is dependent on me looking at them in the bg.

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high&low is just rife with himbos. no complaints. incredible character choices. winning across the board.

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i know we’re biased because we know all the backgrounds and have seen them in different situations and the strawberry girls likely don’t have all that information but still, no complaining! you wish - you wish! - you could get a guy like rocky!

what’s wrong with a quiet guy? also he’s got a motorbike. let him take u for a ride. maybe get to know the guy more than just in passing and he might open up to you.

well murayama’s graduated now. and he’s got a job. cant have any complaints about him now. he’s even got a bike too!

all the rude boys dudes are so cool and fun, just as an aside. also in addition to being abandoned in nameless, he’s mega sick and they realise that and just ‘he should go to a hospital’ - he’s got no money! all his friends are trying so hard to help him! no more talking about if he’s hot or not, get him some help!!

exactly! there is so much more to complain about about hyuga. the riding on the hood of his car is the least worrying thing on the list. (and also murayama does that. and technically worse since hes on the top of a gd truck).

they’re all single and then complain about literally the hottest dudes that they’re surrounded by who are also single. like ladies. cmon. oshiage is the only one who made a move, albeit at the wrong time bc murayama was having a character development moment.

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you n me 🤝 having excellent thoughts about h&l.

i’m so bad at figuring out how to introduce characters to canons they don’t have established relationships with. i’ve been turning over ideas in my head for how to introduce ryuko to the other sword groups (she already knows hyuga+kato) and haven’t come up with anything i’m completely sold on yet - hence why i’ve only written that murayama fic and just started writing her character-focused introduction scene of when she runs away.

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if you mean like myers-briggs types, then no because i cant figure them out. they’re kinda confusing to me. i do have their personalities planned out in my head though, like i know how they react to things and how they act, but i can’t slap a personality type on them. i have the same problem choosing birthdays for my ocs bc zodiac signs ahsdhfjdl

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spirited away and howl’s moving castle are absolutely excellent and both are my childhood movies. they’re all very good though. they’re all on netflix iirc

i haven’t started anything new yet, but i’ve got a handful of things queued up to watch when i finish h&l - including a couple that have some h&l dudes in them, like sugarless and prince of legend. i’m also planning on watching the killing vote and the zom100 live action movie. and a couple other things i can’t remember the names of rn, they’re on my list tho. that’s just the j/kdrama stuff though.

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SAY IT WITH ME! WHITE RASCALS NEED THEIR SPIN-OFF!

*us running to exile and Shigeaki Kubo office for a white Rascals spin-off*

Also, why does it look like Hyuga is flying?

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playing twister with Keiji until he yielded

[apotatowhenever]

Psst. Hear me out,

Kuroki Keiji as Nanami Kento from Jujutsu Kaisen

Raise your hand if you agree 🥺🤚

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Интервью с Кейджи Куроки, создателем Белых мошенников!

Translation | Russian

Интервью для NOSH в двух частях (сайт удален)

Перевод: murrrmur Корректура: Rileniya

NOSH представляет третье интервью в рамках проекта, посвященного выходу фильма «HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE 3 / FINAL MISSION» (в дальнейшем — HiGH&LOW 3). Кейджи Куроки, исполнитель роли Рокки (лидер Белых мошенников, одной из пяти банд SWORD), уже давал интервью к выходу «HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE 2 / END OF SKY» (в дальнейшем — HiGH&LOW 2) и снова согласился ответить на вопросы редакции. Он поделился, какие мысли его сопровождали во время создания Белых мошенников и какие трудности у него вызвала давно исполняемая роль.

Кейджи Куроки (в дальнейшем — Куроки): Они очень дружные и заставляют вспомнить собственные юношеские годы, это здорово. Они все крутые.

В.: Вы проводили юношеские годы так же, как и ребята из Дьявольской старшей школы?

Куроки: Да. Пацанов было много, поэтому атмосфера была примерно такая же. Много разных компаний.

В.: Полагаю, в Белых мошенников вы вложили и собственные мысли.

Куроки: Да. Поначалу мы хотели сделать безбашенную группировку, а в итоге они получились скорее бессердечными. Однако и в сериале, и в фильмах есть моменты, когда проявляется их человечность.

В.: Была в том числе сцена, показывающая суть Рокки.

Куроки: Этот момент, когда он показывает свою человечность, присутствует во втором сезоне сериала. После этого, начиная с HiGH&LOW 2, в проекте больше нет ребят из Golden Bomber. С появлением новых участников стали обновленными и Белые мошенники.

Все Белые мошенники носят белоснежно-белый, и мы подумали, что будет здорово объединить их всех одной чертой. В сериале произносят фразу «Белые мошенники не окрашены ни в один цвет», таким же образом мы хотели сделать из них мошенников.

В.: И после этого вы отразили в роли собственные идеи и даже носили очки без указаний со стороны. Наверное, было весело?

Куроки: С самого начала мне сказали, что я могу делать персонажа таким, каким захочу. Так я и поступил. В образе есть реальность и фантазии, в нем смешалось много разных элементов.

В.: Вам нравится, когда на площадке дают много свободы?

Куроки: Да. Вообще не люблю, когда меня что-то ограничивает (смеется).

В.: Говорили, что HiGH&LOW 2 и HiGH&LOW 3 снимались в одно и то же время, это так?

Куроки: Да, была большая неразбериха. В начале HiGH&LOW 2 есть сцена, когда лидеры района SWORD собираются на ринге, так? Эту сцену, например, мы снимали уже в конце. Съёмки велись с оглядкой на множество вещей, и играть в таких условиях очень сложно. Для роли Рокки я красился в блонд, потом перекрашивался обратно, и так несколько раз. В это же время Exile The Second проводили тур...

В.: Невероятная занятость.

Куроки: Поэтому особых воспоминаний о съёмках HiGH&LOW 3 у меня нет (смеется). Но стоит мне надеть костюм Рокки, надеть его очки, словно переключатель срабатывает.

В.: В предыдущем интервью вы рассказали, что образ Рокки — это оммаж к фильмам «Прирожденные убийцы» и «Заводной апельсин». Куроки-сан, вы киноман?

Куроки: Я смотрю самое разное кино. До сих пор хорошо помню «Семь самураев» или «Балбесов», которых видел ещё в начальной или средней школе. В голове словно отпечатывается образ. Думаю, с тех пор я и начал этим увлекаться.

В.: У Рокки много запоминающихся фраз, какая вам нравится больше всего?

Куроки: Когда он с улыбкой говорит «Время вечеринки» (Party Time). Хотя у него много мощных серьезных фраз...

В.: К этой фразе подходит множество эпизодов.

Куроки: Да, но на самом деле произносить её довольно трудно. Нужно идеально высчитать, насколько понизить голос. «Время вечеринки» можно произнести по-английски (Party Time), можно — следуя написанию на катакане (paatii taimu). Я выбираю промежуточный вариант. Голос звучит неровно, потому что в момент произношения реплики я хотел передать чувство «М? Ты сейчас что-то сказал?».

Поначалу в сценарии фраза была написана катаканой, но это противоречило образу Рокки �� моей голове, поэтому правильный вариант был найден методом проб и ошибок. Вместо того чтобы произносить фразу, ощущая её неправильность, в итоге я подобрал правильное произношение, примерно как сейчас.

В.: Значит, вот какая история скрывается за одной репликой. Спасибо за столь приятное интервью.

Куроки: Нет-нет, вам спасибо. Обязательно посмотрите HiGH&LOW 3.

Интервью взяла Кёко Акаяма, фотографии редакции.

[maki-ryota]

Keiji, how much are they paying you 😂

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These three❤️❤️❤️ specially featuring Keiji manhandling Taiki

[wolame-o-exl]

Happy wedding anniversary to Keiji and his wife Reika :3c

[veronica-nardi]

Wild heroes

La serie dei sermoni

Dopo essere uscita da Someday or one day senza aver perso la mia sanità mentale - ancora mi chiedo come sia possibile - avevo davvero bisogno di una serie più leggera e spensierata, e senza troppe pretese. Per questo scopo, Wild heroes è stata perfetta.

Dieci episodi da quarantacinque minuti, dieci episodi che raccontano una storia anche seria, ma che non si riesce a prendere sul serio, perché fondamentalmente i personaggi in scena sono degli idioti (detto in senso buono, più o meno).

Il protagonista Kiibu si ritrova a difendere e proteggere una bambina di dieci anni inseguita dalla mafia, dalla polizia, dall’esercito e da una setta religiosa - praticamente da mezzo Giappone - e con l’aiuto dei suoi amici che non vede da dieci anni dovrà affrontare pericoli, inseguimenti e scazzottamenti vari.

Credo ormai di fungere da calamita e di attirare a me drama contenenti bromance bellissime. In Wild heroes abbiamo, ovviamente, una bella bromance di gruppo, in cui l’unica stonatura è, a mio parere, il protagonista.

Kiibu è per me il più grande problema di Wild heroes, perché dà origine a tutti i mali di questa serie: l’eroismo solitario, la ripetitività, la scontatezza, il buonismo, e un certo no sense generale che pervade tutti gli episodi.

Ma il più grande male di questo lead è la sua incrollabile e insuperabile capacità di tenere sermoni sulla vittoria e sulla fiducia a chiunque incontri sulla sua strada. Sermoni che, il 90% delle volte, hanno successo, e qui entriamo nel buonismo e anche nell’assurdità più totale. Per non parlare delle frasi ripetitive e alla lunga noiose, che fanno solo venire voglia di skippare avanti i secondi. A una certa gli stessi personaggi della serie non ne possono più delle sue prediche e lo implorano di tacere.

Kiibu è un lead scontato, ripetitivo e bidimensionale, un eroe che vuole fare tutto da solo anche sul finire della storia, momento in cui dovrebbe avere un’evoluzione e agire DIVERSAMENTE da come faceva all’inizio. Gli altri membri della band sono dei santi ad andarlo sempre ad aiutare. nonselomerita

Gli altri membri degli Who are you - nome della band, non fatevi domande - sono carini e simpatici ma poco approfonditi. Il mio preferito, che è anche quello meglio analizzato e caratterizzato, è stato Choko, il più intelligente del gruppo e colui che capisce le cose prima degli altri.

Ma devo ammettere che il personaggio davvero più intelligente di tutti è stata la bambina protagonista, Hikari, che ho adorato. Intelligente, sveglia, un’improvvisatrice nata - fatele una statua per favore - acquista sempre più coraggio e sicurezza con l’andare della serie grazie al sostegno di Kiibu.

La metà degli attori di questa serie è la stessa della serie di High and low, e i momenti ripresi da quest’ultima sono vari. La differenza è che High and low è una storia molto più corale ed equilibrata, e sicuramente superiore in fatto di evoluzioni e psicologie dei personaggi.

Il lead è talmente banale e semplice come personaggio che chiunque risulta più interessante di lui, come la combattuta infermiera Mifumi o il cosiddetto “Presidente”, forse vero eroe della serie.

Tutta la storia ruota attorno al fatto di dover proteggere Hikari perché collegata a dei certi dati che a detta della Setta prima citata dovrebbero creare un mondo migliore. Ma quando questi dati vengono svelati mi è venuto da ridere e l’unica cosa che ho pensato è stata “questa è pura follia”.

Non è un drama che boccio perché di scene carine e divertenti ce ne sono, e perché è un drama che mi è stato simpatico al di là di tutto.

Punteggio: 6.3