Raise de wa Chanto Shimasu (2020)

The start of the new decade might be slow for Japanese dramas but in this year 2020 we got some of the funniest and wildest WTF plot in recent years, like the stalker masochist CEO in "Konootoko ha Jinseisaidai no Ayamachi Desu", and in this drama Uchida Rio portrays a woman who has intimate relationships with 5 different partners. When I said wild I don't mean the same goofy, meme worthy material you find in most Japanese advertisements, what I mean is the subject it tackled may be offensive to some especially if you are a person who always take everything seriously even if it's comedy.

This is by far the funniest Japanese drama I've seen this year and the reason for that is language they use is too graphic. There are moments where I can't believe the dialogue that coming from these characters, I cringe but then laugh out loud after. The setting is also another plus points for me given that I love anime, they work in CG Production Company for games and anime. You see them working hard but there are times where they are just slacking off and fooling around, and I don't blame them as working conditions in this industry is one of the worst. Like for example they rushed one project so that one of their colleagues won't miss his date, but not really it's just a usual appointment with a girl in a sex shop where he is a regular customer. LOL

It's more of a character driven than story driven plot, characters are not railroaded to certain goals or events, it's just these characters, their funny interactions, their development, those are what made this such fun drama. The cast are composed of quirky individuals, the female lead who is addicted to sex, the virgin friend boys love fanatic, the ex girlfriend obsessed muscle man, sex shop naive patron and this office fling playboy. Each episodes consists of segments where each explores the lives of these characters. We follow them in a slice of life way in which most of the time are just wild and WTF moments.

The acting is good for the most part, you don't need award winning acting for this type of drama anyway and all of them are good in comedy, their comedic timing is almost perfect. The chemistry between these actors is excellent, in which their characters compliments each other really well. The opening song at the beginning is as wild as this drama goes.

Conclusion In today's world where people are easily get offended by everything they see and hear, it seems this type plot wouldn't feel right, but just give this one a chance and you will see characters who respect and support each other for who they are. How I wish I have colleagues such as them.

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When I first read the plot, I didn't have any expectations to love this dorama as much as I did! I kinda judged it at first wondering, if it's another dorama to satisfy some people's "fantasies", but oh boy I was so wrong!! This dorama did what MANY others couldn't - using a theme like sex life of adults and making it FUN, LOVEABLE, REALISTIC and most importantly NON-TOXIC!

This dorama is honestly AMAZING! The story, the characters, everything about it is freaking WHOLESOME! Yes, I really think it was WHOLESOME! This dorama doesn't judge anyone and embraces their character's faults. Five very different adults work at the same company, but their friendship is just exceptional! They way they care for and help each other is so lovely. The story and their everyday struggles are so realistic and FUN at the same time! This dorama really makes you STOP judging people for what they like and just accept them.

I recommend this dorama to EVERYONE!! Because everyone should watch it and experience Studio Delta's everydays and fall in love with their employees! They are all lovely characters with their own kinks, but never toxic nor harmful! The actors did an amazing job at portraying their characters and their performance was super realistic, I really wished for their happiness and the ending was very satisfying! They didn't use any stupid cliches at the end (which I was a bit worried about), but as expected, they did not disappoint me until the end! I'm so thankful and happy that I could watch this dorama! Thank you so much for the subber too!!

It's one of the best dorama's of THE YEAR, honestly!!! AND WE NEED SEASON 2!

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Non-judgmental storytelling about casual sex - unique but not great

Completed - 6/9/2022

Japan really has its own unique style in telling stories. This drama not only focuses on our female lead's sex life with her 5 friends with benefits, but also touched upon subjects such as prostitution, asexuality, and transvestism.

This drama is not preachy or judgmental, but casually tells us stories of 5 working adults at a video production company. In order to enjoy this drama, one should be open to the above-mentioned subjects and the culture of having very casual sex. Each character is quite unique in their own way. I don't find any of them particularly lovable, and actually quite annoyed with the female lead. I am still trying to get used to Japanese humor and its uniqueness/weirdness.

It might seem like our female lead is enjoying her sex life just as much as all the male characters in this drama. However, she is not as liberated and carefree as it seems. Deep down, she is just like every other typical drama female character who longs for love and marriage, and is in love with someone who doesn't care for her. She's really no different than the women that her male colleague sleeps with. Maybe that's why, I don't particularly like her or her style of acting. I actually find the stories of her colleagues more interesting than her 5 sexual partners. Well, at least A-kun is quite handsome.

With such a strong focus on sex, this drama is surprisingly PG-13. There's not a whole lot of skin shown during all the intimate scenes and they are not sexy or sensual at all. I am actually quite disappointed (no, I am not expecting p0rn either). Towards the end, it does show some chemistry between two co-workers, but nothing much really happened. Maybe their story will continue in Season 2.

Overall, this is a quick and easy watch. It could be fun if you are open to the topic. It's not a drama I highly recommend, but watch it if you want something different. Oh, and I really dislike the opening theme song.

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Overall it's a good drama to enjoy. Like I have seen many others mention, as vulgar as the topic can be, it is surprisingly a wholesome drama about 5 friends. If you are old enough and openminded enough, please give this a watch.

Story
The storytelling of this drama was very interesting. The whole drama revolves around a group of five coworkers/friends who each have a unique quirk/trait to themself but also mirror/parallel each other. This, I loved. We start of by getting to know the promiscuous girl, named Momoe, that has five friends-with-benefits whom she spends most of her nights with. In contrast, we have the only other girl, Ume, be an asexual virgin who's only sexual interest is BL. Matsuda is the male equivalent of Momoe, being a handsome man who has multiply friends-with-benefits. His other male colleague is Hayashi. Hayashi is a man who is constantly working out and looking at his ex's social media. Due to how things ended with his ex, he now only wants to be in a relationship with virgins and has become a "second virgin," not having sex with any other girl since his breakup. These four have Hiyama as their team leader, a workaholic who uses his money to buy time with an escort and does not have any real relationship with a girl outside of this.

Each episode would tend to focus on two individual themes that ended up being shared among two of the coworkers and how it differs among them. This shows how separate and unique their lives and problems are among the group. Soon after, the story had an "its a small world" interaction with characters, connecting all the personal lives of the five friends even outside work but with none of them finding out. I really like that, as usually when something like this happens, its to "out" a person to the rest of the characters, but not here.

Actors
I really liked all the actors here. They were above average and did real good, in my opinion.

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Despite having sexual content in the tag, it doesn't come out so sensual/erotic. Instead i find it really funny and relatable at times. The friendship and interaction between the coworkers are so fun to watch. Everyone had their own 'secret' hobby. But still can talk comfortably about it without getting judged.

Even with such short duration they managed to fit all the main characters. I like how they separate the episode into 2 section to tell the character's story.

The only thing i didn't like is the intro song. Idk it's just doesn't feel right to me. Outro song sounds better.

Overall, it's a good drama to watch if you want something light and easy to binge.

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This is probably the most complete incomplete show I have ever seen. Lol (though yes, I literally JUST found out there is going to be a season 2 and I'm so glad!!)

I'm trying to process my thoughts and feels about this show but really I'm still stuck in the "wow" phase. I started this show firstly out of curiosity and it was a bonus that it was such a quick watch. Even though it was only 12 episodes it kept me hooked through all of it.
Though the closer the last episode got, I started to panic because I just knew they weren't going to be able to sort out everyone's life and relationship in 25 mins. Yet they found a loophole that made it end perfectly. It it probably the one time I have ever seen a complete ending that was also a open ending. Lol It's so weird. Haha (though don't get me wrong. Thank gah there is a season 2, otherwise I might lose my mind) There really are way to much going on in this season to just leave it as is.


You'd think I'd learn by now with doramas that there will never be a "pass the time/play in the background" --I always end up hooked by the first episode and next thing I know, its ended and the birds are chirping outside. Haha

The storyline and characters were unique to me. So often we have the cut and dry good girl so it's good to see a more carefree MFL. Actually, all of the characters are more carefree so it really adds to the interest for me. I think the only character I didn't like so much was Hayashi. He was the basic jock type that made me want to scream. I kinda hope with season 2, he's not so much of a obnoxious person and returns feelings towards that one person. (I know this is wishful thinking, leave me alone and let me dream. Lol)

Okay I'm ready for season 2. *stalks the drop date*

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Crônicas sobre sexo e comédia

Esse jdrama de 12 eps é incrível pra quem quer se divertir vendo um draminha sobre pessoas com a vida sexual ativa e fumantes.
- O drama é baseado em um mangá de mesmo nome com os mesmos personagens.
- O drama trata a prota como viciada em sexo mas nem eu acho isso, ela só ama muito.
-Tem a amiga da prota que não sente atração por homem ou mulher.
- Tem o personagem que o safado conquistador com vários contatinhos.
- Tem o bombado que só quer pegar virgem.
- Tem o viciado em serviços de sexo.
No final o drama acaba sendo uma série de crônicas diárias divertidas mas apenas uma fração da vida deles. Eu, pessoalmente acho que tinha muito mais por traz do que eles mostraram mas o drama tinha uma finalidade divertida e pra pensar mas tbm não pensar muito.

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¡Una maravilla completamente inesperada!

Lo que está a continuación engloba sin spoilers lo que pienso de la serie en su totalidad (hablo de ambas temporadas).

La serie nos cuenta la vida amorosa de cinco personas que trabajan juntas en Studio Delta (una compañía que hace CG para anime y juegos), siendo la protagonista Omori Momoe, una chica de 27 años que piensa en el sexo como un pasatiempo que no cuesta dinero. Ella tiene 5 "sex friends", siendo A-kun su favorito, de quien está enamorada, pero él tiene novia...

¡Los japoneses lo hicieron de nuevo! Este es un dorama súper divertido, que no se corta para nada con los temas que toca (digamos que los "amigos" de Momoe tienen algunas particularidades a la hora de tener relaciones) y que, aunque podría haber caído en un pozo lleno de problemas, no lo hizo (¿está en la fina linea entre ser todo lo que está bien y caer en el slut shaming? Sí, pero nunca la cruza, al menos no para el lado incorrecto).

Momoe me pareció una protagonista espectacular. Es bastante segura de sí misma y lleva su estilo de vida con orgullo. Además, sus interacciones con todos son muy graciosas (sobre todo con su versión masculina dentro de la empresa, a quien amo por algún extraño motivo jaja).

Hablando de los demás empleados de Studio Delta, no esperaba que tuvieran tanta importancia dentro de la serie, por lo que quedé súper contenta (lo mismo aplica a los sex friends de Momoe). Cada uno tiene sus mambos (uno solo tuvo una relación, otra es asexual y el último está enamorado de una trabajadora sexual que no sabe si lo está boludeando). Una genialidad cómo muestran distintas realidades (en lo que al amor se refiere) de forma cómica sin resultar molesto.

Lo único que puede llegar a resultar ofensivo, aunque es costumbre en las series de Japón, es cómo ve a los hombres, dentro de la historia, un personaje fujoshi. Las parejas homosexuales son, básicamente, su entretenimiento. Pero la representación LGBT en sí no está mal.

En fin, las dos temporadas (aunque prefiero un poquito más la primera) valen mucho la pena. Lo único que me entristece un poco es que no haya una tercera, porque la historia podría haber seguido.

IG DE RESEÑAS CORTAS: @altoplottwist

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Súper mega entretenida

(Reseña de toda la serie, incluidas las dos temporadas y los especiales)

Esta serie es un estallo total y todo lo que podría esperar de una comedia "erótica" japonesa (aunque no tiene escenas subidas de tono realmente, sino que tocan siempre temas relacionados con la sexualidad y el sexo). Algo que me gusta mucho es que más allá del humor buenísimo, nunca sentí que se estuviera juzgando a nadie por sus preferencias ni formas de vida; por el contrario, siempre se hace desde una mirada curiosa y abierta, sin que nunca caiga en un juicio moral, gracias también al narrador hilarante de la serie.

La trama es sencilla y no se complica; el desarrollo es súper dinámico y en general se maneja un formato episódico sin que deje de haber historias lineales para cada personaje. Al mismo tiempo, uno no se da cuenta, pero en realidad los personajes que se van conociendo en la primera temporada son un montón y todos tienen su momento de protagonismo por mínimo que sea, cosa que me encanta. Durante la segunda temporada no hay personajes nuevos, así que simplemente continuamos viendo el progreso en los vínculos entre los personajes.

A pesar del tono nada serio, tocan muchos temas, como ya dije, con una apertura de mente muy agradable, que considero están bien planteadas y representadas. Los personajes se hacen querer y me encariñé mucho con el grupo de los cinco protas. Una serie súper fácil de ver y maratonear que promete sacarte muchas carcajadas. Me encantó y obviamente la recomiendo.

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