#sano hayato

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DRAMAS in 2024: 16 | Boku Dake ga 17-sai no Sekai de 僕だけが17歳の世界で (2020) — dir. Kanai Ko, Matsumoto Hana, Ogura Hisao      

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MY UNDEAD YOKAI GIRLFRIEND / EPISODE ONE

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You've never high fived before?

TRILLION GAME (2023) | 1.09

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My Undead Yokai Girlfriend (Ep 8)

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Screen Magazine & Flix Magazine Photoshoot

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they did this for me

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Todome no Kiss | s01e01

Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

~ Episode List ~ |  ~ Japanese Drama Master List ~

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Sano Hayato.

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no because i cant stop thinking about how perfect the casting is for trillion game live action

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devastating.

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[Series Review] Trillion Game (2023)

8/10

Full disclosure. I saw so many clips of this that I decided to watch it. And yes, I decided to watch the live-action of My Happy Marriage because of those clips too.

I already saw it on Netflix and was curious but I didn't really want to add it to my long "to-watch" list. But here we are.

I only know two things when I decided to click on that first ep: one, that it was based on a manga and two, that the two actors from My Happy Marriage were here.

The premise was so preposterous you just know you're setting yourself up for yet another drama with impossible feats - and I wasn't wrong. There is no way their start-up company would rise up that quickly. But hey, I stayed for the cast.

Meguro Ren played one-half of the duo, the mastermind and master manipulator, Tennoji Haru, and he did it splendidly. I haven't read the manga so I couldn't really compare it but he gave off that conman street smarts with skills to the dot. He was awfully smiley here too so that was a bonus.

The other half, Taira Manabu, was played by Sano Hayato and though I enjoyed him being the kindhearted computer genius, I can't really say much more about his acting here. This is my first time seeing him and he was okay. He was painfully awkward as his character demanded him to be so there's that. We never really learned why Haru calls him Gaku. I thought we were gonna get a flashback. (Or maybe it was explained but it flew over my head.)

Completing the unlikely trio (from the OG duo) is the adorably cute Takahashi Rinrin played by Fukumoto Riko. I liked her character so much, especially her Torinrin AI ego. It was my first time seeing her in a drama as well and she kept reminding me of another actress. She was the moral compass the group badly needed (of course since Haru didn't have one and Gaku mostly followed Haru).

My favorite character (and actor) hands down was Kokuryu Kirika, played by Imada Mio. First of all, I never realized how deep (and sultry) her voice is. Or maybe she deliberately made it that way for her character, but I loved it. I love her in her boss bitch era. And her looks! Slay after slay! Okay, enough about her because I would be gushing.

The plot points of the drama were so outrageous (join a competition and blatantly cheat to win; make an AI online app but wait, it's not really AI and we will answer all inquiries real-time anywhere; make a game but not really, just say we're making it to get investors). It was a rollercoaster but it was enjoyable if you just go with the flow.

When I say, I stayed for the cast, I think you know which two I meant. I wanted to know what would happen to their characters but alas, this is not a romance manga and we only get a few sprinkles of interactions in each episode. And guess what, I ate those up. They make up 5 of the 8 points I gave tbh. I also liked the Gaku/Rinrin moments. I don't know if these (and the Haru/Kirika) interactions were in the manga or just additions in the series.

So yeah, they said "See you next game!" so I'm going to wait if that actually happens. I also want to know Haru's actual motivation because he clearly doesn't want a trillion dollars just for the heck of it.

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Haru and Kirihime sure have a lot of chemistry but I am also high key vibing with Haru and Gaku

Haru lies to everyone, even to Gaku. But the way he is with Gaku sends me

Look at him! Even when they were pubescent teens Haru would look at Gaku like that

Years later when they meet again, Haru up and quit cause Gaku wasn't hired along with him

They started their own business and Haru spent the entire capital on a chair for Gaku. It's a special chair.

Gaku is so busy he can't even get up to eat but Haru is there feeding him. Haru that's a huge portion, I don't think Gaku can finish that

He still looks at Gaku like that avzvshamabdhdj

Haru sold his expensive watch to support Gaku

And when Gaku won!!! Look at them they are so precious

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Hayato x Yusei

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Well done, Gaku! I'm exhausted. But wasn't that easy? I'm sick and tired of computers. I'm hungry. What do you want to eat?

TRILLION GAME (2023) | 1.01

for @chrismequick

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My Undead Yokai Girlfriend (2024)

A student in Kyoto struggles in life, as he falls behind in school and is unable to get a girlfriend like his peers. Out of desperation, he turns to a mysterious scroll he found which contains a love spell which he hope to grant his wish to get a girlfriend.

But he did not realize that it's actually a forbidden spell to break free a Yokai who was imprisoned in the past by Samurai. In the beginning, it was fun and games, as they get into a chaotic relationship until a Samurai from the past appears to hunt her.

It gets worse when the Yokai detects the presence of the descendants of the Samurai who killed her family and imprisoned her in the past that she began her quest of vengeance, not knowing that the leader of the Samurai himself has returned.

It's a surprisingly good series that I binged watch it over the weekend! It's one of those shows where you do not judge by its plot which I thought to be a cheesy romance comedy (although it is like that in the beginning) but it takes a serious turn along the way.

It's a good mix of comedy and seriousness, the comedy aspect is where the Yokai struggles to figure out everything modern as the student's friends and family got involved in their shenanigans. The serious aspect is when the killing starts and the police gets involved.

The vibes and action scenes reminds me of House of Ninjas, and the cinematography and sceneries are just beautiful to watch. Like House of Ninjas, there will definitely be a second season! If you like those "time travel" fantasy genre, this one is for you!